Published documents, existing decisions and proposals for COP17 have different status. Follow the current official meeting documents for the latest negotiated and adopted text.
Resource mobilization and financial mechanisms
Already agreed or published
The 2025–2030 resource-mobilization strategy and the GBF's finance goals are already agreed.
For consideration at COP17
COP17 will consider implementation, the contributor base and the effectiveness of financial arrangements. The final decision and any new arrangements remain under negotiation.
Business relevance
Track how public and private funding, investment criteria and safeguards may support nature projects.
COP16 agreed the multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism and the Cali Fund arrangements. Its indicative contribution rates are not a universal tax.
For consideration at COP17
Documents cover contribution rates, entity-size thresholds, allocation and effectiveness. The wording COP17 will adopt is still undecided.
Business relevance
Research, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, breeding, biotechnology and data-service teams should examine their use of DSI and relevant national implementation.
The GBF already calls for national measures on business and financial institutions' assessment and disclosure of biodiversity risks, dependencies and impacts.
For consideration at COP17
COP17 drafts address progress, monitoring, mainstreaming and the IPBES business assessment. They do not establish an adopted universal requirement to use a particular disclosure framework.
Business relevance
Connect disclosure information to business, sourcing and financing decisions; check actual obligations in each jurisdiction.
The final State of Biodiversity Action report is available from CBD, with a concise summary. It provides evidence for the first global review of GBF implementation.
For consideration at COP17
COP17 will consider the report and responses to the implementation gap. Publication of the report does not mean that the response decision is adopted.
Business relevance
Use the evidence to identify gaps between commitments and delivery, then prioritize measurable action.
New publications and draft-consultation notices. Scheduled announcements and released materials are distinguished; check each official link for current status.
22 October: ISSB plans to launch its nature-related Practice Statement consultation. The announced consultation end is 19 February 2027; the COP17 webinar starts at 18:00 Yerevan time. IFRS / ISSB ↗
Published on 13 October: Science-Based Targets for Nature 2.0 updates SBTN’s company methods, with broader freshwater and land coverage and new resources for action planning. SBTN ↗
Published on 13 October: TNFD LEAP 2.0 and NPI’s State of Nature Indicators and Metrics strengthen alignment between nature assessment, measurement, target-setting and disclosure. TNFD ↗ · NPI ↗
25 October, 17:00–18:00: announced launch of IAPB Nature Credit Market Standards at the Nature Credit Studio. Check the event's registration requirements. IAPB ↗
Participation
Registration deadline has passed
For the Nature and Culture Summit, the organizer requests an expression of interest by 12 October. The same form is mandatory for either field trip on 25 October. Blue Zone accreditation is needed for the 24 October summit.
Summit registration remains available for participants already attending COP17. ICLEI states that it can no longer arrange COP17 accreditation; registering for this summit does not provide a Blue Zone badge.
For participants registered for COP17 or NP-MOP6. Separate workshop registration is requested by 12 October 2026. Places are limited, with priority for advance confirmation. English only. The event page and notification do not publish individual session times.
Nine SBI recommendations and new pre-session papers posted
SBI Recommendations 7/1–7/3 and 7/5–7/10 are posted. Bracketed COP17 options remain in the global-review and financial-mechanism texts. Official records now total 10 for COP17, 13 for CP-MOP12 and seven for NP-MOP6; none is an adopted COP17 or MOP decision.
Recommendations and pre-session papers · not adopted decisions · 2026-09-18SBI-7 ↗
Closed calls and previous guidance
Calls for Green Zone exhibitions, sessions and cultural events closed on 15 September. General visitor registration is a separate procedure. Check official announcements for changes.
Outside the Blue Zone, near Republic Square in central Yerevan. No CBD accreditation is required. Each session needs an expression of interest and organiser confirmation; the exact venue is pending.
Public admission is free and the form is live. Exhibitor, session, culture, sponsor and media calls are closed. Green Zone registration does not grant Blue Zone access.