Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie with other officials during the event.
Yerevan: Qatar participated in the High-Level Segment of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17), held in Yerevan, Armenia, on October 27-28.
The segment was held as part of the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference, hosted by Armenia from October 19 to 30. Qatar was represented at the meeting by Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie.
In his address, the Minister said biodiversity conservation and the protection of terrestrial and marine ecosystems are key national priorities, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Third National Development Strategy 2024-2030.
He noted that terrestrial protected areas cover around 27% of Qatar’s land area. By 2030, the country aims to protect 30% of its terrestrial and marine areas and restore 30% of natural habitats.
The Minister underscored the significance of the current conference, which marks the first global review of collective progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Qatar hopes the discussions will yield concrete measures to accelerate the fulfillment of international commitments and deliver measurable national results, he said.
He added that Qatar had aligned its national priorities with the framework’s goals and targets, integrated biodiversity objectives into its development plans, and translated its international commitments into specific national programmes subject to monitoring and evaluation.
