As leading biodiversity law and governance counsel, experts and practitioners prepare to join Party delegates and observers for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, there is a timely opportunity to accelerate implementation, raise ambition and strengthen legal and institutional capacity for achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

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In response, the Biodiversity Law and Governance Initiative (BLGI) launches a global call for partners, session hosts, sponsors and supporters for Biodiversity Law and Governance Day 2026 (BLGD 2026), to be convened in hybrid format during CBD COP17, subject to confirmation of local arrangements and partner agreements.

BLGD 2026 is being developed with Yerevan State University and relevant Armenian institutional partners, together with the University of Cambridge, Asia Pacific University, the University of Costa Rica, the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), the International Law Association (ILA), the SDG Law Association and other BLGI partners.

The opportunity is open to CBD Parties, observers, international organisations, academic institutions, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, civil society organisations, legal practitioners, youth networks, foundations, businesses and other interested partners to participate as partners, sponsors or supporters, or to propose sessions for consideration by the BLGI COP17 Programme Committee.