Reflections on SBSTTA-27 and the road ahead for COP17

With less than five years to 2030, SBSTTA-27 advanced preparations for the first global review of progress, strengthened coordination across the Rio Conventions, and elevated biodiversity–climate coherence. Discussions on agriculture and soil biodiversity, and the establishment of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j), underscored the importance of evidence, inclusive governance, and landscape-based approaches on the road to COP17.