The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group was scheduled for 3-7 December 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The First Ad hoc Expert Open-Ended was held 29-31 May 2018, Nairobi Kenya. The meeting report can be accessed here: link to the report
The UN Biodiversity Conference was held from 13 - 29 November 2018 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The United Nations will call on decision makers from more than 190 countries to step up efforts to halt the biodiversity loss and protect the ecosystems that support food and water security and health for billions of people.
States exchanged their views on the project of a Global Pact for the Environment and a high level of support from States and NGOs has already emerged. The Group adopted the report of the meeting and set dates for three substantive sessions, all of which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya.
