India releases Four Key Publications on Biodiversity Conservation, Biosafety and Access and Benefit Sharing at CBD COP-17, in Yerevan, Armenia

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change released four key publications at a side event of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia. The event focused on translating global biodiversity commitments into effective implementation, sustainable financing, and international cooperation. The four released publications are: Guidelines for the Designation of India's Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (I-OECMs) 2026, the 5th National Report on Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the Convention on Biological Diversity Handbook: Reference Guide and Indian Perspective, and India's ABS Success Story. Discussions during the event emphasized the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the principle of LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), and Access and Benefit Sharing under the Nagoya Protocol.