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Climate Change and Biodiversity Monday // 3.23.2026 Climate Change and Biodiversity It is now widely recognized that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected. Biodiversity is affected by climate change, with negative consequences for human well-being, but biodiversity, through the ecosystem services it supports, also makes an important contribution to both climate-change mitigation and adaptation. Consequently, conserving and sustainably managing biodiversity is critical to addressing climate change. More » What's new5 June 2025Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on World Environment Day, 5 June 202522 April 2025Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day 22 April 2025Notifications23 March 2026-2026-033Technical Information Exchanges on enhanced cooperation and policy coherence to support the implementation of the Rio Conventions1 May 2025-2025-060Technical Information Exchange on enhanced cooperation and policy coherence to support the implementation of the Rio ConventionsUpcoming Meetings7 September 2026, Geneva, Switzerland International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies16 October 2026, Rome, Italy World Food Day9–20 November 2026, Antalya, Turkey 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 31) Biodiversity and Climate Change Island BiodiversityDry and Sub-Humid Lands BiodiversityPolar BiodiversityForest BiodiversityMarine and Coastal BiodiversityMountain BiodiversityInland Waters BiodiversityAgricultural Biodiversity