The Conference of Parties to the CBD has adopted several important decisions on mainstreaming, or integrating biodiversity considerations, into a variety of sectors whose actions have measurable impacts on biodiversity.

Parties recognized within the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework that ambitious and transformative actions to mainstream biodiversity within and across sectors are required to achieve the mission to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.  At COP16, Parties are expected to discuss the future of the work on mainstreaming within the Convention. 

The proposed high level side event aims to bring together ministers and high-level representatives to elevate visibility and political awareness on mainstreaming and create a space for parties to share their vision, commitments and actions to mainstream biodiversity within and across key sectors, including food and agriculture, health, energy and fisheries, and, potentially, converge on joint collective actions.

Ministers and high level representatives from various sectors will be encouraged to participate and to share their experiences, successes and challenges met in implementing the mainstreaming related elements of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, notably in setting national targets and developing NBSAPs, and identify needs and opportunities for collective future work.