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2025 Jan 07Calendar of biodiversity events 2025
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January 15 to 18: Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 20-24 January: 64th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) For more information: https://www.ramsar.org/fr/le-comite-permanent January 22: 18th Alpine Conference For more information: https://www.alpconv.org/fr/page-daccueil/ |
February 2: World Wetlands Day Learn more: World Wetlands Day | United Nations 3 to 8 February: 78th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) For more information: https://cites.org/fra/sc/78/agenda-documents 25-27 February: COP16 CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) resumed For more information: COP16.2 February 27: International Polar Bear Day Learn more: International Polar Bear Day | Polar Bears International |
March 1: World Seagrass Day Learn more: The General Assembly calls for action against food insecurity, creates a Seagrass Day and plans a fifth session of the “BBNJ” Conference | UN Press March 3: World Wildlife Day Learn more: World Wildlife Day | United Nations March 18: World Recycling Day For more information: Home - Global Recycling Day 17 to 26:10th annual meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (APSOI) For more information: https://siofa.org/meetings/SC10 March 21: International Day of Forests For more information: JIF — International Day of Forests (journee-internationale-des-forets.fr) March 22: World Water Day Learn more: World Water Day | United Nations |
13 to 17 April: 29th annual session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) For more information: http://www.commissionoceanindien.org/ April 22: International Mother Earth Day Learn more: International Mother Earth Day | United Nations April 24 to 26: ChangeNow For more information: ChangeNow - The largest event of solutions for the planet April 28 to April 30: Our Ocean Conference For more information: https://ourocean2025.kr/ 28 April to 9 May: Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel (COP-17), Rotterdam (COP-12) and Stockholm (COP-12) Conventions To find out more: BRS conventions |
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28 April to 9 May: Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel (COP-17), Rotterdam (COP-12) and Stockholm (COP-12) Conventions To find out more: BRS conventions May 2: World Tuna Day Learn more: World Tuna Day | United Nations May 12: International Plant Health Day For more information: International Plant Health Day | 12 May (fao.org) May 14: World Migratory Bird Day For more information: World Migratory Bird Day 2023 to Focus on Water | World Migratory Bird Day May 20: World Bee Day Learn more: World Bee Day | United Nations May 21: International Tea Day Learn more: International Tea Day | United Nations May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity For more information: International Day for Biological Diversity | United Nations |
June 3 to 6: One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC) For more information: https://one-ocean-science-2025.org/ June 5:
Learn more: International Day to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing | United Nations
For more information: World Environment Day | United Nations June 8: World Oceans Day For more information: About - United Nations World Oceans Day (unworldoceansday.org) June 9 to 13: Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) For more information: https://unocnice2025.org/ June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Learn more: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | United Nations 23 to 27 June: Meeting of the Commission of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) For more information: https://www.ospar.org/meetings June 29: International Tropical Day For more information: International Tropical Day | United Nations |
July 6 to 9: Sea and Coastal Day (France) For more information: Home - Fête de la Mer (fetedelamerlittoraux.fr) 23 to 31 July: 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands For more information: COP15
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August 9: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples For more information: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | United Nations |
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September 7: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Learn more: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies | United Nations September 16: International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Learn more: International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | United Nations September 22 to 27: 5th UNESCO World Congress of Biosphere Reserves For more information: https://www.unesco.org/fr/mab September 30: World Maritime Day Learn more: World Maritime Day | United Nations |
October 7: World Cotton Day Learn more: World Cotton Day | United Nations October 8: World Migratory Bird Day Learn more: World Migratory Bird Day on 9 October celebrates birds and nature | CMS October 9 to 15: IUCN World Conservation Congress (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) For more information: https://iucn.org/fr/notre-union/congres-mondial-de-la-nature-de-luicn |
November 6: International Day for the Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict November 10 to November 21: COP30 on climate in Belém Learn more: UN Climate Change Conference - United Arab Emirates Nov/Dec 2023 | UNFCCC November 24 to December 5: COP20 CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) For more information: https://cites.org/fra/cop/20 |
December 5: World Soil Day Learn more: World Soil Day | United Nations December 8 to 12: 7th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNE7) For more information: https://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/unea7 December 11: International Mountain Day For more information: International Mountain Day | United Nations |











