International Biodiversity Day Celebration | in-person & online
Organised by the Geneva Environment Network, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the IPBES
International Biodiversity Day Celebration: Multilateral Geneva Creating Interlinkages and driving Transformative Change in Harmony with Natura and Sustainable Development
22 May 2025, 13:15 - 15:00 (CEST) | in-person at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland & livestreamed on YouTube
Join us to celebrate International Biodiversity Day, discussing the findings of the IPBES Nexus Assessment and the Transformative Change Assessment and how they serve as a basis to debate the multilateral system and the interconnected challenges that result from the accelerated speed and scale of environmental change and rising inequalities identified in the assessments.
The event will be held in person at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, and livestreamed on YouTube!
The 2025 edition theme “Harmony with nature and sustainable development” focuses on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Goals and Targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), with the main theme: "Multilateral Geneva Creating Interlikages and driving Transformative Change in Harmony with Natura and Sustainable Development".
Speakers
- Astrid SCHOMAKER: Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Biological Diversity | Video message
- David OBURA: Chair, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
- H.E. Amb. Anita PIPAN: Permanent Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
- Maria J. SANTOS: Associate Professor, University of Zurich | Nexus Assessment Lead Author
- Mialy RANN ANDRIAMAHEFAZAFY: Science-Policy Officer, University of Geneva | Transformative Change Assessment Lead Author
- Jim SKEA: Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Maria NEIRA: Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization
- Dominique BURGEON: Director, Geneva Liaison Office, Food and Agriculture Organization
- Jillian CAMPBELL: Head of Monitoring, Review and Reporting, UN Convention on Biological Diversity
- Franziska FISCHER: Member, Facilitation Team, Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders (ONet)
- H.E. Amb. Hasmik TOLMAJIAN: Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
- Sebastian KÖNIG: Chief Scientist Environment International & IPCC and IPBES National Focal Point, International Affairs Division, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment | Moderator
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Photo by Hunter Masters on Unsplash: A passerine bird popularly called the great kiskadee, photographed in Costa Rica, is part of the family Tyrannidae