At CBD COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia, BiodivEarth will host a side event at the IUCN Pavilion exploring how locally grounded experiences and resilience monitoring can inform global biodiversity goals.
The event draws on learnings from BiodivEarth’s Community of Practice, co-led with the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) through the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI). How can resilience monitoring be scaled up while remaining relevant to local contexts? And how can locally developed indicators inform global biodiversity frameworks? The discussion will explore how Communities of Practice can connect experiences from the ground with broader biodiversity objectives, supporting knowledge exchange while preserving the relevance of locally developed approaches.
The discussion will bring together perspectives from research, international initiatives and local practice:
- Paule Gros, Director and Co-Founder of BiodivEarth, will introduce the project and its Community of Practice and facilitate the panel discussion.
- Paulina G. Karim, from National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) and ScapesLab Research Centre, will share experiences of resilience monitoring in Xinshe village, Taiwan.
- Suneetha Subramanian, from UNU-IAS, will explore how Communities of Practice can support resilience monitoring beyond the local scale while preserving its relevance.
- Ulrika Åberg, Senior Programme Officer at IUCN, will discuss how local monitoring can inform global frameworks, including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the IUCN Green List.
The session will include time for audience questions and discussion, creating an opportunity to exchange experiences and explore how local knowledge can contribute to global biodiversity efforts.
Event details
- Date: 28 October 2026
- Time: 12:45-13:45 (UTC+4)
- Location: IUCN Pavilion, Blue Zone, Forum B, CBD COP17, Yerevan, Armenia
- Online: Watch the event live via this link.
Find out more about the side event here.
