In its decision 15/6, the Conference of the Parties adopted an enhanced multidimensional approach to planning, monitoring, reporting and review, comprising, inter alia, a global review of collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, including the means of implementation, based on national reports and, as appropriate, other sources, to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth and nineteenth meetings. In its decision 16/32, the Conference of the Parties decided that the global review, including of the means of implementation, will be primarily based on national reports and a global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Framework.
Peer review of the first draft of the global report (2-29 June 2026)
In its decision 16/32, the Conference of the Parties defined the framework and timeline for the global review and decided that the global report will be made available for peer review and review by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body on Implementation before its submission to the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth meeting.
The first draft of the global report, (also available in Word version), was available for peer review from 2 to 29 June 2026. Courtesy translations of the first draft were provided using AI translation tools: FR, ES, AR, RU, ZH. These translations are not official and have not been verified, and so may contain errors.
The deadline for receiving comments on the first draft of the global report was 29 June 2026. Details on the peer review and all comments received are available at: notification 2026-047.
Peer review process for the global report is described in document CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/13.
A compilation of the Peer review comments and related responses is also available.
Revised global report following the June 2026 peer review process
Document SBSTTA/28/2/Add.3 provides a summary, conclusions and key messages of the revised global report.
CBD/SBSTTA/28/2/ADD1/REV1 Revised global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in PDF and the Word version
Presentation delivered during the Workshop on the Global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Framework held 25 July 2026.
Supplementary information:
- Decision 16/32 Mechanisms for planning, monitoring, reporting and review, including the global review of collective progress in the implementation of the Framework to be conducted at COP-17
- Decision 16/31 Monitoring framework for the Framework
- Update on national biodiversity strategies and action plans, national targets and national reporting (CBD/SBI/6/4)
- Methodologies used in the preparation of the global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Framework (CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/9)
- Updated metadata for the headline indicators for the Framework (CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/4)
- Review of the use of indicators in the seventh national reports (CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/11)
