CBD COP17: Parties adopt Yerevan Pathway as biodiversity talks end amid criticism
Parties at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) adopted the Yerevan Pathway to address global biodiversity loss. The agreement follows intense negotiations regarding financing, Indigenous rights, and conservation targets.
Why it matters
The Yerevan Pathway represents a critical international framework for meeting 2030 biodiversity goals amid concerns that current efforts are insufficient.
After more than two weeks of negotiations, Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have adopted a series of decisions and frameworks aimed at addressing global biodiversity loss, including the adoption of the Yerevan Pathway.
The Yerevan Pathway was adopted at the closing plenary on Saturday, 31 October, following negotiations that were scheduled to end on Friday but extended by an additional 24 hours.
The adoption followed weeks of intensive deliberations among Parties on a broad range of issues, including benefit-sharing, biodiversity financing, harmful subsidies, Indigenous Peoples’ rights and marine conservation.
In a statement announcing the conclusion of the conference, the CBD Secretariat said the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference had adopted a range of decisions advancing the Convention’s work across scientific, technical and implementation-related areas.
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