Road to COP17 Initiative, a yearlong series of activities to boost national awareness and capacities ahead of CBD COP17

On September 12, 2025, the Road to COP17 Initiative, a year-long series of activities to boost national awareness and capacities ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to take place in Yerevan in October 2026.

Road to COP17 is co-organized by the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment, Armenia’s Ministry of Environment, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The main activities of the Road to COP17 Initiative include:

• Launch Event (September 12, 2025. See agenda here).
• Road to COP17 International Conference (October 7, 2025. Registration and agenda here.)
• Road to COP17 Professional and Technical Workshops
• Biodiversity4All

For the Road to COP17 Initiative webpage visit: ace.aua.am/projects/road-to-cop17.

See message from Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the launch of Road to COP17 in Armenia: