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Commissioner Roswall's keynote address at the event, ‘Bioeconomy as a Driver of Growth, Competitiveness and Sustainability' hosted by the Finnish Permanent Representation to the EU
European Commission Speech Brussels, 26 Mar 2025 Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, Europe is facing big challenges. When Ursula von der Leyen asked the European Parliament for confirmation as our Presiden...
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Water Day (22 March 2025)
Brazil to Host Critical UN Conference to Advance Global Conservation of Migratory Wildlife and Their Habitats
Aerial view of the Avenida Mato Grosso avenue at Campo Grande, Brazil, host city of the CMS COP15 in 2026 © Vinicius Bacarin | Dreamstime.com
The Federal Republic of Brazil and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) announced today that the country will host the Convention’s 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 March 2026. This landmark UN wildlife conservation meeting will bring together governments, scientists, conservationists, indigenous peoples and local communities, environmental leaders, and civil society from around the world to tackle the urgent conservation challenges faced by the thousands of species of wild animals that cross international borders.