The MEA high level side event aims at presenting the results and outputs of the Bern III conference, which took place on 23-25 January 2024 in Bern, Switzerland. Upon opening remarks by Ms. Inger Anderson and H.E. Huang Runqiu from China the conference co-chairs, Clarisse Kehler Siebert from Sweden and Camila Isabel Zepeda Lizama from Mexico, will introduce the concrete actions identified by them and the conference participants during Bern III. A high-level panel moderated by H.E. Katrin Schneeberger from Switzerland will further bring forward perspectives from MEAs parties and secretariats. To conclude the side-event, the floor will be opened to Ministers and MEA secretariats for their inputs.
The Bern III Conference took place in person at the Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland from 23-25 January 2024. Amongst its 133 participants, the conference included representatives of parties and secretariats from 69 countries and 16 multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) as well as a wide range of stakeholders and experts, including women, youth, and indigenous people. The goal of the conference was to contribute to the efficient and effective implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) by identifying practical opportunities to drive and coordinate an inclusive collaborative approach towards implementation of the framework while respecting the mandates of participating MEAs. The KM-GBF was adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in December 2022 through decision 15/4. Delivery of the framework and achievement of its goals and targets is not only fundamental to achievement of the objectives of the CBD and its Protocols but is also directly relevant to the mandates, interests and activities of other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).
Further information on the Bern III Conference is available on the
Conference Website. Light refreshments for participants will be served before the start of the side-event from 17:00 to 17:15
Contact Person:
Diane Klaimi, Program Management Officer UNEP
