Le groupe AFD à la COP17 Biodiversité

AFD Group at the COP17 biodiversity conference ruckkeenee@afd.fr Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 - 15:50 October 15, 2026 0 Biodiversity Yerevan will host COP17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity from 19 to 30 October 2026. For the first time, countries will collectively review progress under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in 2022. AFD Group will present its commitments and solutions for financing nature conservation in partner countries. COP17 marks the first review of progress under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The 196 Parties will assess progress since 2022 and the further efforts needed to halt biodiversity loss by 2030. Commitments have been made. The task now is to accelerate implementation. Financing will be central to the negotiations. The Framework sets a target of mobilizing $200 billion a year from all sources by 2030, including $30 billion in international financing for developing countries. The Parties will also discuss the role of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Framework’s main financial mechanism, which countries in the Global South want to make more accessible. More than half of global GDP depends on nature. For developing countries, protecting it is essential to development. This is the rationale behind AFD Group’s commitment to financing national biodiversity plans, helping integrate nature into economic policies, and encouraging other financial institutions to align their financial flows with the Global Biodiversity Framework. In Yerevan, AFD Group will join the French negotiating team to present its results, new tools, and the projects it supports on the ground. AFD Group at COP17 AFD Group will participate in COP17 alongside the French negotiating team. A major provider of biodiversity financing in developing countries, with a record €1.3 billion committed in 2025, the Group will reaffirm its commitment to maintaining €800 million a year in financing for nature despite budget constraints. AFD was the first public development bank to commit to aligning its activities with the Global Biodiversity Framework from 2027. It also aims to encourage other financial institutions to follow suit. In Yerevan, the Group will present its solutions for helping partner countries implement their national biodiversity plans and strengthen its partnerships with other donors, foundations, and organizations working in the field. AFD Group’s program Explore AFD Group’s day-by-day program below. 21 October 2026 | Side events • Shared territories for productive and bio-culturally diverse landscapes 11:30–13:00, Blue Zone, Talin, Side Event Room 1 Speaker: Emmanuelle Matz, Nature Finance Expert, Agence Française de Développement • Building a Sustainable Finance Ecosystem to Address Nature Risks and Harness Opportunities in Asia-Pacific and Beyond 13:15–14:45, Blue Zone, JUSCANZ Room Speaker: Emmanuelle Matz, Nature Finance Expert, Agence Française de Développement • Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Financial Systems: Practical Solutions for GBF Implementation and Resource Mobilisation (IDFC) 17:00–18:00, MDB Pavilion Speaker: Emmanuelle Matz, Nature Finance Expert, Agence Française de Développement 22 October 2026 | Side events • From data to action: empowering biodiversity-rich countries to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 12:45–13:45, IUCN Pavilion, Room B Speaker: Emmanuelle Matz, Nature Finance Expert, Agence Française de Développement 25 October | Access and benefit-sharing (ABS) Day • IDFC Journey to Finance Nature: Stocktake and Perspectives Towards GBF Alignment 18:00, Blue Zone, Finance Area, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation Booth Speaker: Audrey Rojkoff, Director of Climate and Nature, Agence Française de Développement 6 October | Finance Day • From Commitment to Capital: Scaling Nature-Positive Investment through the ADB-EU Partnership in the Nature Solutions Finance Hub 16:00–17:30, ASEAN Pavilion Speaker: Audrey Rojkoff, Director of Climate and Nature, Agence Française de Développement • High-level dialogue: The Future of Nature is Economic: Building Partnerships for Nature and Economic Prosperity 18:00–19:30, venue to be confirmed Speaker: Audrey Rojkoff, Director of Climate and Nature, Agence Française de Développement 27 October | Side events • From commitments to implementation: practical approaches to mainstreaming biodiversity and implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 09:00–10:00, Blue Zone, Armenian Pavilion Speaker: Karen Colin de Verdière, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Biodiversity Division, Agence Française de Développement • Ministerial dialogue: mobilizing finance for nature 16:00–18:00, venue to be confirmed Speaker: Audrey Rojkoff, Director of Climate and Nature, Agence Française de Développement • From COP17 to IMPAC6: Connected High Seas Marine Protected Area Networks 18:15, Komitas Room, Block 2, 3rd floor Speaker: Karen Colin de Verdière, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Biodiversity Division, Agence Française de Développement Resources Explore our thematic resources below. Explainers What role does AFD Group play in international environmental negotiations? Read © Ron Mader / Flickr Why does France’s development bank finance climate action in other countries? Read © Asadur Rahman / AFD Monday October 19, 2026 Friday October 30, 2026 Meridian Expo and Event Centre, 1 Voskerichneri Street, Yerevan 0015, Armenia 0