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7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities and its associated Pavilion at UN Biodiversity COP15

Taking Action for Biodiversity

8 - 18 December 2022
Montréal, Canada

ICLEI, together with its partners, is pleased to invite subnational and local governments to Montréal, Québec, Canada for the 7th Summit for Subnational Governments and Cities and its associated Pavilion.

The Summit, an official parallel event to the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, will be co-hosted with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and Regions4, along with the host Government of Québec and the City of Montréal, and with the support and engagement of the Province of Yunnan and the City of Kunming. Both the Summit and the Pavilion are financially supported by the Government of Québec.

The Summit and Pavilion constitute an unprecedented global milestone to welcome significantly strengthened contributions from subnational governments and cities to the new post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The Summit, focused on taking action for biodiversity, will be held on 11-12 December 2022 at the Palais des Congrès (blue zone) and will center around three elements: Engage, Influence and Act.

For the first time at a Biodiversity COP, there will be a dedicated Pavilion focusing entirely on subnational and local government actions and opportunities. The Pavilion programme will include multiple events, held between 8-18 December.

View the Summit Programme.

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The 7th Global Summit is convened by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, and co-hosted with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) and Regions4, along with the host Government of Canada, Quebec and the City of Montreal as Summit hosts.

This milestone Summit and Pavilion are supported by the Government of Quebec, as main sponsors, and will welcome Parties, subnational governments, cities, their leaders, networks and partners from across the world to contribute and actively participate – in person or virtually.