India, Aug. 13 -- The 7th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 7) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to an end in Nairobi, Kenya on August 12. 2026. This meeting followed the 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) that ended on August 1.

The main agenda for the delegates at both the meetings was to use the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) and identifying gaps and actions to strengthen and accelerate implementation.

For the delegates, this was the last opportunity to address implementation of KMGBF before the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to CBD. COP 17 is the halfway point o...