Biodiversity Law and Governance Day 2026 Outcomes
Held 24 October 2026 · Yerevan, Armenia · CBD COP17
4,480 registrants · 170+ countries · 5 BLGD editions
SHARING KNOWLEDGE – BUILDING CAPACITY
SUPPORTING SYNERGIES – ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY ACTION
COP17 research in practice
OECM study presented at the Hub and Green Zone
The WWF–CISDL global study on legal pathways for OECMs was presented at the Academic & Research Organisations Hub on 26 October and the COP17 Green Zone Main Stage on 28 October 2026.
What We Do
EVENTS
Organise multi-partner events alongside CBD processes and beyond to debate and inform legal and institutional reforms.
CAPACITY BUILDING
Supports the capacity building efforts of national, sub-national & non-state actors from BLGI and its partner organisations.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Offers opportunities for law and governance students & early career biodiversity researchers to get involved in different ways.
CBD COP INVOLVEMENT
Biodiversity Law and Governance Initiative partners coordinate and support a full programme of events at each Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. If you would like to learn more about these activities, partners engaged and outcomes, please visit the past and upcoming events pages.
Our Events
Annual flagship events coordinated by BLGI‘s secretariat include:
Biodiversity Law and Governance Day – A full day knowledge sharing and research symposium alongside the UNCBD COP.
Find out more about past outcomes and planned events.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
Join BLGI and support the initiative through knowledge, funds and ideas or participate in our events.