Minister: Conference in Armenia can serve as a  platform for  developing joint principles for ecosystem restoration

ArmInfo.RA Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan participated in a high-level event titled  "From Rio to Belem: Enhancing Policy Synergy Between Biodiversity Conservation and  Climate Action" in Brazil.

According to the Ministry's press service, the event aimed to  highlight the interconnectedness of the three Rio conventions and  present the steps countries are taking to advance the global agenda  on climate, biodiversity, and land conservation.

In his speech, Minister Matevosyan highlighted that hosting COP17 in  2026 represents both a great responsibility and a unique opportunity  for Armenia.

  "Our goal is to create an open, inclusive, and collaborative platform  where state institutions, civil society, youth, the private sector,  and the scientific community work together to develop real solutions.  Climate change and biodiversity loss are interrelated crises, and the  policies addressing them must be equally interconnected. Nationally  defined actions and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans  must evolve in a unified and complementary manner, not in parallel.  Healthy ecosystems are the foundation for both climate stability and  the safe development of communities, and nature-based solutions will  therefore be at the heart of our work at CoP17," the Minister stated.   Minister Matevosyan reaffirmed the Republic of Armenia's commitment  to building on the legacy of COP16 and ensuring a new phase of  progress.