Read our Business and Finance guides to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15
UPDATED: COP15 Business Guide
Learn more about COP15: how and why the business community should engage in the Convention on Biological Diversity Post-2020 process.
Finance Guide
This guide does not include the latest updates about COP15. For the latest update, read the business guide.
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) will take place in Kunming, China. At COP15, nations are expected to adopt a new Post-2020 Global Framework for Biodiversity (Post-2020 Framework). Since the publication of these guides, the date of CBD COP15 has been changed. Below are the planned dates:
To help businesses understand a bit more about the UN CBD process, we’ve helped to create both a Business Guide and a Finance Guide, which focus on why this particular meeting (COP15) is so important, why it’s relevant for business and finance, and how companies and financial institutions can engage.
As was the case for the Paris Agreement on climate change, an ambitious, clear and implementable international agreement at COP15 will ensure that the nature agenda is raised to the highest political level. This will help set the direction for business action, and guide governments in adopting policies that unlock new business opportunities and create a level playing field and stable operating environment for businesses around the world. COP15, and the other key biodiversity events on the road to COP15, are opportunities for businesses to contribute to and shape the nature agenda for a resilient and sustainable future.
“The science on nature loss is terrifying. Nature underpins everything on this planet. An ambitious post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that brings transformative change to our relationship with our planet is absolutely critical. Business should be at the fore of calling for this change. ”