Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has reached Yerevan in Armenia, to participate in the high-level segment of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17). During the conference, Mr Yadav will highlight India’s efforts and achievements in biodiversity conservation at bilateral and multilateral forums.
In a social media post, the Minister said, country’s conservation initiatives had made significant progress towards meeting the targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in 2022. The framework aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and ensure that humanity lives in harmony with nature by 2050.
The conference, which began on 19th of this month, marks the first global review of progress in implementing the framework. It also brings together countries to discuss stronger international cooperation to protect ecosystems and conserve the world’s biodiversity.
COP17 is being held alongside meetings under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing.
