Rio Pavilion Archive

The inaugural Pavilion launched at CBD COP10 to promote synergies among biodiversity, climate change and land degradation. It brought together ministers, researchers, NGOs and policy experts to discuss integrated solutions. Learn more on the CBD site: CBD COP10 Pavilion.

At CBD COP11, the Pavilion fostered dialogue on integrating biodiversity, climate adaptation/mitigation and ecosystem resilience policies, bringing together multi-stakeholder partnerships to share knowledge and promote joint actions.

Held alongside the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, the Pavilion highlighted synergies between the Rio Conventions in sustainable development, green economy, and the post-2015 agenda. Sessions addressed restoration, land management, biodiversity and climate adaptation, engaging governments, civil society and the private sector.

Held under the theme “Shaping our future: Post-2015 agenda,” the Pavilion showcased sessions on indigenous land management, land degradation neutrality, ecosystem restoration, resource mobilization, landscape approaches and gender-sensitive drylands policy.

Running daily thematic programmes, the Pavilion linked land, biodiversity and climate in support of the Paris Agreement, with focus on mitigation, resilience, oceans, forests, gender-responsive adaptation, indigenous contributions, business engagement. See the UNFCCC exhibit: COP21 Pavilion summary and Oceans Day at COP21.

In the “Land for Life” Pavilion, sessions emphasized ecosystems restoration, Rio Convention synergies, sustainable land management, business engagement and integrating SDG target-setting into UNCCD frameworks.

The Pavilion highlighted integrated themeslandscapes, biodiversityclimate interlinkages, food systems, public health, IPLCs, tourism, fisheries, ecosystem restoration and social inclusiondemonstrating benefits from joint Convention implementation.

Hosted in Ordos, the Pavilion provided Parties, observers and experts a collaborative space to exchange experiences on climate change, land degradation and biodiversity, reinforcing synergies across all three Rio Conventions.

Featuring thematic days on infrastructure, nature futures, agriculture and biodiversity, the Pavilion convened partners to align post-2020 biodiversity goals with climate mitigation and land restoration strategies.

Hosted within the GEF Partnership Pavilion, sessions included a joint peatland declaration and other initiatives linking climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and land restoration.

A vibrant space with all-day events including GEF Day and Science Day, the Pavilion presented sessions exploring land degradation neutrality, land tenure security and the science-policy nexus for coordinated implementation across the Rio Conventions, along with thematic days such as Land for Life.

Held within the GEF/GCF Pavilion, the programme supported the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and explored strategies to link climate, biodiversity and land frameworks in delivering on Paris Agreement objectives.

An RCP-style event titled “Enhancing Synergies between the Rio Conventions” brought together CBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC and GEF leadership to galvanize collaborative actions during the UN Decade of Action.

Running thematic days like Restoration Day, Science Day and the first-ever Food Day, the Pavilion addressed ecosystem recovery, financing, best practices and alignment across all three Conventions and post-2020 frameworks.

Sessions explored ecosystem restoration, Africa’s updated NDCs amidst food and energy crises, and joined Convention strategies to foster coherence between climate, biodiversity and land agendas.

Restoration Day highlighted ecosystem recovery as central to the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, reinforcing the shared goals across the three Rio Conventions.