Japan sends officials to UN biodiversity talks in Yerevan, Armenia
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has released a summary of three linked UN biodiversity meetings held in Yerevan, Armenia, from October 19 to 30, 2026, which closed on the morning of October 31. The meetings were the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the 12th meeting of the parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the 6th meeting of the parties to the Nagoya Protocol. Officials from eight Japanese ministries and agencies took part. The release points to an attached PDF for the outcomes.
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What does it mean?
These are UN meetings on protecting nature and the variety of living things, and on rules for genetically modified seeds and for sharing genetic resources. The notice only confirms that Japan took part and that a detailed summary is attached.