United Nations Biodiversity Conference
COP16

This year, COP16 will take place in Cali, capital of the department of Valle del Cauca (Colombia), between October 21 and November 1, 2024.

At this COP, countries are expected to present the update of their national biodiversity strategies and action plans in accordance with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. In this context, the status of implementation of the new framework is expected to be reviewed and follow-up mechanisms developed. An important aspect will be work on how to share fairly and equitably the benefits arising from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources.