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UNFCCC COP31
31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
9 Nov 2026
9 Nov 2026 - 20 Nov 2026
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - October 2026
The largest backup repository of crop diversity will open its doors again in October to welcome seeds from around the world.
20 Oct 2026
20 Oct 2026
CBD COP 17
17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
19 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
UNCCD COP 17
17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
17 Aug 2026
17 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026
Crawford Fund Annual Conference 2026
Australia’s key food security event: “Emerging Voices Shaping Regional Integration for a Food Secure World"
10 Aug 2026
10 Aug 2026 - 11 Aug 2026
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - June 2026
The largest backup repository of crop diversity will open its doors again in June to welcome seeds from around the world.
16 Jun 2026
16 Jun 2026
World Seed Congress 2026
The biggest global platform for the seed sector.
"Joint actions, resilient futures"
18 May 2026
18 May 2026 - 20 May 2026
Exploring What the Age of AI means for Genebanks
AI is transforming business and society. Companies are scrambling to integrate it into business models and governments are using it across departments. It is transforming workplaces and classrooms with record investment set to...
24 Apr 2026
The Alliance: Workshops to Scale Opportunity Crops
Two recent features by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT spotlight how Colombia is working to scale the potential of locally important opportunity crops – and where barriers still hold them back.
Both stories...
17 Apr 2026








