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08 MARCH 2026
International Women's Day 2026
For International Women's Day, we look at the gender component of relationships between health and biodiversity and how these are being addressed in international policy.
For many people and ...
16 FEBRUARY 2026
UN Biodiversity subsidiary body on implementation meets in Rome, 16th - 19th February 2026
Rome, 16th February 2026
This week at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome, Italy, member countries of the UN are meeting to review the progress of implementat...
23 DECEMBER 2025
Third International Conference on Health and Biodiversity to be held in Galway City, Ireland, in 2026
Galway, 23rd December 2025
The Cohab Initiative Secretariat is pleased to announce that the third International Conference on Health and Biodiversity, Cohab 3, will be held in Galway City,...
17 OCTOBER 2025
Panamá City hosts two intergovernmental meetings on biodiversity, 20th - 30th October 2025
Panamá City, 17th October 2025
From 20th to 24th October in Panamá City, the Government of Panamá will host the 27th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technologic...
22 SEPTEMBER 2025
High Seas Biodiversity Treaty - an opportunity for Blue One Health
Geneva, Switzerland, 22nd September 2025
Last week, a landmark treaty to protect the biodiversity of the high seas reached the milestone of 60 signatories required for it to enter into force.  ...
20 MAY 2025
World Health Assembly adopts historic Global Pandemic Agreement
Geneva, Switzerland, 20th May 2025
After a four-year process of negotiations, the 194 member states of the World Health Organisation have endorsed a global accord to support international ...
01 NOVEMBER 2024
UN’s nature conservation body adopts Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health
Cali, Colombia, 1st November 2024
The negotiating body of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today adopted its first Global Action Plan for Biodiversity and Health, at its 16t...
19 DECEMBER 2022
UN biodiversity summit adopts a new Global Biodiversity Framework
Montreal, Canada, 19th December 2022
Today at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) in Montreal, the international comm...