The PRI has responded to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat consultation requesting views on options for enhanced policy coherence between the Rio Conventions.

The CBD Secretariat launched a consultation, pursuant to decision 16/22 of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD, seeking to gather views on options for enhanced policy coherence between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), CBD, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), including a potential joint work programme.

These three ‘Rio Conventions’ stem from the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the ‘Earth Summit’, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and they address similar, interlinked environmental and development issues with sustainable development at their core.

The consultation closed on 1 May and the CBD Secretariat will prepare a compilation of submissions received which will be made available to the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice for consideration at its meeting in October 2025.

Download the PRI’s response in full below.

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