COP17 conclusions: countries agree to the Yerevan Pathway, a roadmap to accelerate action for nature

Countries agree on the Yerevan Pathway, which sets out a shared response to the first review of collective progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The text identifies priorities for action through 2030 and the areas where progress needs to be accelerated, according to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 31/10/2026, at the close of COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia.

According to the Secretariat, nearly 50 decisions were adopted to strengthen science, support implementation and pave the way for accelerated biodiversity action. It describes the Yerevan Pathway as “one of the major outcomes” of the conference.

The text calls for:
•“tackling nature-harmful subsidies and incentives;
• increasing financial, scientific and…