Convention On Biological Diversity
(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there will be ministerial attendance at the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 17) in Yerevan, Armenia.
Answered by
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 8th September 2026
Discussions to finalise UK representation at CBD COP17 are ongoing. However, Defra Secretary of State Eagle and Minister Riddell-Carpenter currently expect to attend the COP.