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OFFICIAL GREEN ZONE REGISTRATION · CHECKED 18 SEP 2026
Exhibitor, session and culture calls closed · media closes 1 OctoberChoose your role, then take the right action.
The Green Zone registration hub is live. Public visitors, exhibitors, session organisers, cultural contributors, media and sponsors follow different entry and review routes.
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Exhibitor
The official hub says applications are closed and selected participants will be contacted. The existing standard 3m × 3m booth notice lists AMD 1,440,000 including local taxes for the full period, payable within 10 business days of confirmation. This is separate from public attendance.
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Session
Selected organisers will receive follow-up instructions; final presentation materials are due 5 October.
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Cultural programme
The official hub says applications are closed and selected contributors will be contacted.
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Green Zone media
The dedicated page, shared banner and FAQ now agree on 1 October. Final accreditation confirmation is due by 15 October. Blue Zone media accreditation already grants Green Zone access; a Green Zone pass does not grant Blue Zone access.
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Sponsor
The application link remained on the official hub on 18 September without a new deadline. Confirm availability and terms with official support.
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Important deadlines · 2026-09-18
Proposals, venue/catering arrangements, review submissions and attendance registration are separate procedures. Dates reproduce source wording; allow time where no cutoff hour is published. Closed calls are listed after active items.
Kunming Dialogue opening press conference
7 September, 11:00–12:00 China Standard Time. The opening press conference for the Kunming Dialogue ahead of COP17’s first global review will stream online in English and Chinese. This media briefing is separate from COP17 registration.
Source ↗Catering for Private Pavilions and Commercial Offices
The CBD information note updated on 3 September sets 25 September for catering orders and full payment through the official portal. Approved official Side Events receive separate CBD email instructions; do not order before selection. This is not a meal-booking deadline for ordinary attendees.
Source ↗FPWC Blue Zone pavilion session proposals
FPWC offers one-hour sessions for about 40 participants, listing US$1,000 for partners and US$1,500 standard. Application or payment guarantees neither selection nor Blue Zone accreditation; secure CBD registration separately. Ask the organiser about limited assistance for IPLC, youth and small organisations.
Source ↗Biodiversity Law & Governance Awards nominations
The BLGD organiser gives 30 September as the award nomination deadline. This is separate from registration or session proposals for the 24 October event; use the Awards nomination link on the organiser’s page.
Source ↗Finance for Biodiversity next signatory round
FfB says its next group of Pledge signatories will be welcomed at COP17 and gives 30 September as the registration deadline. This is an FfB route for financial institutions, not a COP17 badge or guaranteed Finance Day access.
Source ↗Green Zone media representative application
The dedicated page, shared banner and FAQ now agree on 1 October. Final accreditation confirmation is due by 15 October. Blue Zone media accreditation already grants Green Zone access; a Green Zone pass does not grant Blue Zone access.
Source ↗Final presentation materials for Green Zone sessions
The official session-registration PDF sets 5 October for selected sessions’ final presentation materials, separate from the 15 September proposal deadline. Submission and hosting are free, but selection and preferred timing are not guaranteed.
Source ↗Protected-area and OECM updates to WDPCA
CBD Notification 2026-066 asks Parties to submit updated protected-area and OECM data to WDPCA by 30 November. Geospatial data sent later will not enter the progress report. This is an official Target 3 headline-indicator submission, not COP17 registration.
Source ↗9th Summit for Subnational Governments and Cities (24 October)
ICLEI provides a registration form and a 09:00–16:00 programme. Capacity is limited and applicants must be authorised to represent their institution. Accreditation facilitation requires a passport photo page and an authorisation letter; applying does not guarantee a place or CBD accreditation.
Source ↗TNFD COP17 Programme (23–24 October)
Eleven TNFD Hive sessions are published: sessions fall between 08:30–15:30 on 23 October and 08:00–19:30 on 24 October. The venue is near Republic Square, outside the Blue Zone. No CBD accreditation is required; register interest for each session and await confirmation.
Source ↗Green Zone public-attendee registration (19–30 October)
Public admission is free. On 18 September, the official Public attendee form displayed attendee-information fields and a review step. This is separate from exhibitor, session, cultural and media applications and does not confer Blue Zone access.
Source ↗Yerevan Conservation Symposium (17–18 October)
FPWC’s international symposium for up to 200 delegates is accepting registrations. Confirm the final venue and detailed programme before locking transport and accommodation.
Source ↗Business for Nature COP17 business guidance and opportunities
Checked 18 September 2026. Business talking points, an event calendar, briefings and engagement tools remain in development. Business for Nature is not a public conference-badge route, and the 15 September formal nomination and registration deadline has passed.
Source ↗Green Zone sponsor application
The official hub still showed a Sponsor application link on 18 September, without a new deadline on the live hub. Confirm availability, scope, pricing and benefits with official support. This is separate from public attendance.
Source ↗CBD Communities of Practice implementation webinars
8 September: agriculture; 15 September: trade; 22 September: private-sector action using the IPBES business and biodiversity assessment; 29 September: aquaculture. The local-government detail page says 16 September at 09:00 EDT (13:00 UTC), while the series index still says 9 September; confirm in the registration form. These online learning opportunities are separate from COP17 registration. Confirm each session’s registration and time on the official page.
Source ↗Original credentials for Party representatives
CBD Notification 2026-069 asks Parties that have not yet done so to send a scanned credential copy well before opening and bring the original to the venue credentials desk. Signature by the Head of State or Government or foreign minister is required. This is separate from Observer nomination.
Source ↗Business / Finance Day venue and access
CBD’s official list confirms Business Forum on 25 October and Finance Day on 26 October. Final session times, rooms, capacity and registration details remain pending.
Source ↗Official Side Event host applications
The host-government site confirms that host applications are closed. This was not an audience-registration deadline. CBD now lists 298 events with times and rooms; attendance requires COP17 registration.
Source ↗Biodiversity Technology & Innovation Expo exhibitor EOI
This was the prospective-exhibitor deadline, not an attendee deadline. 15 August was the planned notification date; confirm acceptance directly with the organiser.
Source ↗Finance for Biodiversity standard sponsorship
This was the standard sponsorship deadline for logo and booth opportunities. It was not a general-attendance, delegation or Blue Zone deadline.
Source ↗TNFD 2026 Status Report survey
This voluntary survey on organisations’ progress with nature-related assessment and disclosure closed on 14 August. Results publish in September and will be covered in the COP17 programme. It is separate from event registration.
Source ↗Accreditation request for a new Observer organisation
This closed on 31 August. It was organisation-level admission, not an unaffiliated individual application. Individuals cannot be accredited as Observers; admitted bodies move to nomination and registration by 15 September.
Source ↗Biodiversity Law & Governance Day 2026 session proposals
The 31 August proposal deadline has passed. The 24 October event now displays a registration button, but it points to Eventbrite’s homepage rather than a verified event form. Confirm the venue, detailed programme and working registration route with the organiser.
Source ↗Peer review of ecosystem-based climate adaptation and disaster-risk guidance
CBD invites comments on expanded nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based climate adaptation and disaster-risk guidance supporting KMGBF Targets 8 and 11 and related targets. The review submission deadline passed on 2 September. English follow-up webinars run on 29 September at 07:00–09:00 and 15:00–17:00 UTC. This is separate from COP17 registration.
Source ↗Alignment of State of Nature metrics with the KMGBF monitoring framework
The draft-study peer review closed on 6 September. It was a technical submission, not COP17 registration.
Source ↗Blue Zone banquet / reception venue requests
The request window for the Banquet Hall (seated) or Reception Hall (standing) closed on 7 September. It was an organiser request subject to availability and approval, separate from the 25 September catering deadline.
Source ↗Green Zone exhibitor application
Applications closed on 15 September. The official registration hub says selected participants will be contacted. This is separate from public attendance.
Source ↗Green Zone session application
Applications closed on 15 September. Selected organisers will receive follow-up instructions; final presentation materials are due 5 October. This is separate from public attendance.
Source ↗Green Zone cultural contributor application
Applications closed on 15 September. The official registration hub says selected contributors will receive follow-up instructions; performers and crew still require registration and accreditation.
Source ↗COP17 CHM virtual/poster Knowledge Fair
Extended from 20 August to 15 September. Parties, governments, Indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organisations and technical/scientific cooperation support centres may submit one A1 digital poster in JPEG or PDF.
Source ↗Official nomination letters
The host-government 15 September deadline has passed. If submitted, confirm status with the nominating body or registration contact; if not, ask the official contact whether any exception exists.
Source ↗Blue Zone media accreditation
The dedicated application deadline passed on 15 September. There is no on-site accreditation. Media covering only the Green Zone use a separate route closing 1 October.
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Blue Zone nomination or accreditation route
The 31 August new-Observer deadline and the 15 September operational deadline for government or CBD-admitted Observer nominations and registration have passed. Party credentials under CBD Notification 2026-069 are separate: outstanding Parties should send scans early and bring originals to the venue.
Next: If submitted, confirm registration status with the nominating body; if not, ask the official contact whether any exception exists.TNFD COP17 Programme · 23–24 October
TNFD Hive has published eleven sessions outside the Blue Zone. CBD accreditation is not required; individual expressions of interest need organiser confirmation.
Next: Choose individual sessions, register interest and check the organiser’s confirmation.Green Zone registration · 19–30 October
The free public-attendee form remains live. Exhibitor, session and cultural applications closed on 15 September; the sponsor link remains available on the official hub, and media closes 1 October. Green Zone registration does not confer Blue Zone access.
Next: Use the public-attendee form for a visit; organisers and media should follow their role-specific deadlines.Business Day, Finance Day and Side Events
CBD now posts 298 official Side Events with times and rooms. The Business Forum is 25 October, Finance Day the 26th, and CBD/COP/17/5 plans a finance–environment ministers dialogue on the 27th. Side Event attendance requires COP17 registration; final times, rooms and event-specific access for major meetings still need checking.
Next: When the CBD daily schedule lands, resolve conflicts against your priority agenda.Morning Business Briefing · 09:00, 22–27 October
Planned in front of the connected IUCN-Japan Committee and Earth Day Everyday booths. Public-attendee registration is live; final booth location and official programme listing remain pending.
Next: Re-check the meeting point and entry route shortly before travel.Build 23–27 October around your objective.
CBD has published dates for the major parallel meetings. The densest business and finance overlap is 24–26 October; adding the Action Zone on the 23rd and Gender Forum on the 27th creates a stronger decision-making window.
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Blue Zone programmes require a COP17 registration badge. Dates are published by CBD; some final times, rooms, capacity limits and event-specific registration arrangements are still pending.
CBD date + organiser announcement
Business, finance and youth take the Action Zone
The official Action Zone Auditorium allocation is in the Blue Zone. It overlaps the first day of the off-site TNFD Hive. Use the published TNFD session times and allow for travel when splitting coverage.
CBD-published dates
Cities, science, nature and culture converge
Nature and Culture Summit, Cities Summit and Science Forum overlap. The GBF Pavilion covers invasive alien species in the morning, water in the afternoon; the previous evening ocean slot is not currently listed and needs final-programme confirmation. This is also the organiser-announced second TNFD day.
CBD-published date
The anchor day for the Business Forum
CBD's current parent list shows the Business Forum, Science Forum, Nature and Culture Summit field trip and ABS in Action. Its relationship to the earlier Business and Biodiversity Forum / Business Day labels awaits the final programme.
CBD-published date
Track finance and project pipelines on Finance Day
A day to track resource mobilisation across finance, policy and business. Mountain ecosystems occupy the GBF Pavilion all day. Final times, rooms and any event-specific registration remain pending.
CBD-published date
Connect the Gender Forum to faster delivery
Gender Forum takes place, and CBD/COP/17/5 plans a finance–environment ministers dialogue as part of the High-level Segment. The GBF Pavilion covers faster NBSAP implementation in the morning and education in the afternoon; final times and rooms remain pending.
24 OCT · 09:00–16:00Published Cities Summit programme
Opening, messages of support and group photo
Connecting agendas and mainstreaming nature
Financing solutions and delivering impact
Celebrating action and closing
Times follow ICLEI’s programme; recheck speakers, final room and registration terms before travel.Official ICLEI programme ↗ICLEI registration ↗OFFICIAL LISTSee every major Blue Zone meeting
2026 Biodiversity Capacity-Building and Development Forum
Biosafety Clearing-House and Risk Assessment Training Workshop
2026 Biodiversity Technology and Innovation Expo
CHM Knowledge Fair · virtual / poster exhibition
Action Zone
Nature and Culture Summit 2026 · 24 Blue Zone / 25 Field Trip
Ninth Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities
Science Forum
Global Biodiversity Framework Pavilion
Business Forum
Showcasing Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) in Action
Finance Day
2026 Gender Forum
Names follow CBD's display rechecked on 18 September: Business Forum, Finance Day, Science Forum and ABS in Action. Their relationship to longer titles on earlier detail or organiser pages will be rechecked against the final programme. Some times, rooms and registration arrangements remain unpublished.Blue Zone Side Events also have published dates and rooms. The list checked on 2026-09-20 contains 298 events. Start times and durations vary. COP17 registration is required.CBD official Side Events page ↗24–29 OCTGBF Pavilion · theme timetable
09:00–13:00 Invasive Alien Species · 14:00–18:00 Water & Biodiversity
09:00–18:00 Target 3 (30x30) · 18:30–20:00 Transformational Change
09:00–18:00 Mountain Ecosystems
09:00–13:00 Accelerating NBSAP Implementation · 14:00–18:00 Education
09:00–18:00 Agriculture & Food
Restoration · parent: 09:00–18:00 / detail: 08:30–20:00 · confirm final times
Official GBF Pavilion page ↗SEPARATE ACCESSDo not confuse Blue Zone and off-site access
Action Zone (19–29 October) and the other listed Blue Zone meetings are for registered COP17 participants.
The Global Youth Summit for Biodiversity is listed by CBD for 17–18 October. Its detailed programme and participation route are not yet published.
TNFD Hive runs on 23–24 October near Republic Square, outside the Blue Zone. CBD accreditation is not required; individual sessions require an expression of interest and organiser confirmation.
The Public Green Zone is open and free, and its online Public attendee form is live. Green Zone registration does not confer Blue Zone access.
Action Zone ↗Host Green Zone overview ↗TNFD COP17 Programme ↗