Name: CGIAR @ CBD COP17
Start: 2026-10-19T07:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00
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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Kickstart your day with a hearty breakfast and connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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About the event

Biodiversity underpins the health and resilience of food systems. From crop genetic diversity to healthy soils and ecosystems, biodiversity is essential for sustainable agriculture, climate adaptation, and nutritious diets. Yet biodiversity loss continues to accelerate, threatening the stability of food systems worldwide.

At the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties (COP17) and in conjunction with the 2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP), CGIAR will highlight the role of science and innovation in conserving biodiversity while supporting productive and sustainable food systems. CGIAR research advances solutions that protect genetic resources, strengthen ecosystem services, and promote biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices.

Through our events and engagements, discover how CGIAR works with governments, global partners, and local communities to safeguard biodiversity while improving livelihoods, strengthening climate resilience, and supporting sustainable food systems.

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Food & Agriculture Pavilion

CGIAR will also host a Pavilion in the CBD COP17 Blue Zone, bringing together scientists, policymakers, and partners to showcase solutions for climate-resilient, nature-positive food systems.

Pavilion Website

Speakers

Vania Azevedo

Director

CGIAR Genebanks Accelerator

Juan Lucas Restrepo

Director General

Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT

Marcela Quintero

Associate Director General

Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT

Stanford Blade

Deputy Director General

ICRISAT

Lulseged Tamene Desta

Director, Multifunctional Landscapes Program

CGIAR

CGIAR Participation

19 October 2026

18:15–19:15

Accelerating the Transition: The Global Review, NBSAPs 3.0 and the Path to Nature-Positive Food Systems

Speakers: TBC

Location: Lori - Meeting Room 4 - Block 2, 3rd Floor

20 October 2026

12:30–13:30

Closed-door workshop: Operationalizing KMGBF Target 16: Policy Pathways for Sustainable Consumption and Agrifood Transformation

Speakers: Carlo Fadda

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Location: FAIRR Pavillion

13:15–14:15

Systematic monitoring of agrobiodiversity on farm and in situ – an overview of approaches, tools and prospects

Speakers: Carlo Fadda

Organizations: CGIAR | Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT / CGIAR

Location: Komitas - Business and Industry Organizations Group room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

22 October 2026

13:15–14:15

Scaling-up capacity sharing to bridge the DSI Divide: experiences and opportunities in the agricultural sector

Speakers: TBC

Organizations: CGIAR | ITPGRFA

Location: Ashtarak - NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

13:15–14:15

Inclusive Action for Biodiversity Outcomes: Gender Equality, Human Rights, and Community Engagement through NBSAPs.

Speakers: TBC

Location: Tatev - Subnational Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

18:15–19:45

Wetlands as Natural Water Infrastructure for Delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Speakers: TBC

Organizations: IWMI

Location: Ashtarak - NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

23 October 2026

12:00–12:45

Financing the Transition: Scaling Soil and Water Stewardship for Biodiversity

Speakers: TBC

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Location: Business and Finance Hub Space

24 October 2026

08:00–09:45

Breakfast: Unlocking Innovation at Scale: Transforming Agriculture for Nature, Water and Food Security

Speakers: TBC

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Location: Ramada Hotel in Yerevan

14:00–18:00

Water and Biodiversity

Speakers: TBC

Organizations: IWMI

Location: GBF Pavilion

26 October 2026

11:30–12:30

Nature Credits as a catalyst for mobilizing finance for biodiversity: aligning public, private and territorial action to boost demand and deliver Target 19

Speakers: Wendy Francesconi

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Location: Spitak - Side-event Room 2

14:15–15:15

Setting the Table for Change: How food systems partnerships can accelerate implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework

Speakers: Chiara Villani

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Location: Netherlands Pavilion

15:00–16:20

Scaling Regenerative Agriculture for Nature and People: Pathways to Biodiversity-Positive Food Systems and Sustainable Livelihoods

Speakers: Marcela Quintero

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Location: Talin, Side-event Room 1

16:30–17:30

Dialogue on Rio Synergies

Speakers: Chiara Villani

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Location: FAIRR Pavillion

18:15

Multilateral cooperation for plant conservation and food security - implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

Speakers: TBC

Organizations: ITPGRFA | NordGen | CGIAR | Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT / CGIAR | Crop Trust

Location: Sisian - Eastern European States meeting room

18:15

Rio Synergies in Action: Unlocking Finance for Biodiversity, Land, Climate, and Food Security through Integrated Land Use Planning

Speakers: TBC

Location: Vayk - Side-event Room 3

27 October 2026

10:00–11:00

The price of water: financial risk and resilience in food systems — an example from the livestock industry

Speakers: TBC

Location: Komitas - Business and Industry Organizations Group room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

13:15

Food Systems Partnerships as a Lever for Biodiversity Action at Scale: Accelerating Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Speakers: TBC

Location: Komitas - Business and Industry Organizations Group room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

28 October 2026

11:30–13:00

From Invasion to Resilience: Integrated Biosecurity, Invasive Species Management and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Food Systems

Speakers: tbc

Organizations: CGIAR | ACBA | ILRI | Biflores

Location: Vayk - Side-event Room 3

13:15–14:15

Biodiversity for Food Security: Mobilizing Plant Genetic Diversity for Resilient Food Systems

Speakers: Marlène Elias

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT | FAO | Ministry for Agrarian Development of Brazil | IUCN | IIED

Location: Ashtarak, NGOs Group meeting room (Block 2, 3rd Floor)

13:15–14:15

TERRA and the Global Biodiversity Framework: Agroecology and Agroforestry as Pathways to Close the Implementation Gap

Speakers: Wendy Francesconi

Organizations: CGIAR | FAO | Ministry for Agrarian Development of Brazil | IUCN | IIED

Location: Side Event Room 3

18:15

Genebanks for the Future: Conserving Crop Diversity through Global Cooperation

Organizations. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT | CGIAR | Crop Trust | ITPGRFA

Location: Arzni - SIDS Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

18:15

From COP16 to COP17 and beyond: Accelerating KMGBF Implementation through Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition

Organizations: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT / CGIAR | FAO | CBD | GIYC

Location: Ashtarak - NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor

30 October 2026

13:15

The Missing Multiplier: Unlocking Biodiversity, Climate and Development Dividends through Livestock Biodiversity and NBSAP Implementation

Speakers: Sally Katee and Christian Tiambo

Organizations: ILRI

Location: Komitas, Business and Industry Organizations Group Room, Block 2, 3rd Floor

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