India releases Four Key Publications at CBD COP-17, in Yerevan, Armenia

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, today emphasised the need to translate global biodiversity commitments into effective implementation, sustainable financing and lasting conservation outcomes at a side event of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia.

The event was organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, in partnership with India’s National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The event was also graced by Mr. Hambardzum Matevosyan, President of CBD COP17 and Minister of Environment of the Republic of Armenia, besides Dr. Taukondjo Shikongo, Head of Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) unit, Secretariat of the CBD.

Delivering the keynote address at the side event titled – From Policy to Practice: Advancing India’s Biodiversity Commitments through Innovation, Finance, ABS and OECMS – Shri Yadav highlighted the importance of building implementation capacity, sustaining finance and ensuring that biodiversity conservation and sustainable use contribute to human well-being and intergenerational equity

During the event, Mr. Hambardzum Matevosyan, Armenia’s Minister of Environment, and Dr. Taukondjo Shikongo, Head of the ABS Unit, SCBD, appreciated India’s efforts in advancing biodiversity conservation and Access and Benefit Sharing. (UPDATED ON 28TH OCTOBER 2026)