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ONEP and GIZ Hold CBD COP17 Debriefing for Thailand Biodiversity

ONEP and GIZ Hold CBD COP17 Debriefing for Thailand Biodiversity

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Reader Briefing

The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning and GIZ Thailand organized a debriefing session on the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

  • •The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and GIZ Thailand held the CBD COP17 Debriefing on November 13.
  • •The event took place at the Pullman King Power Hotel, Bangkok, to disseminate outcomes of the global meeting held in Yerevan, Armenia.
  • •The CBD COP17 meeting occurred between October 19–31, 2026, with Dr. Raweewan Phuridet leading the Thai delegation.
  • •The debriefing aimed to align global biodiversity goals, including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, with Thailand's context.

Overview

  • •The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning and GIZ Thailand organized the CBD COP17 Debriefing on November 13 at the Pullman King Power Hotel, Bangkok.
  • •The event was funded under the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German government.
  • •The CBD COP17 meeting was held in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia, from October 19–31, 2026.
  • •The CBD COP17 meeting adopted the Yerevan Pathway as a response to the first global progress assessment under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF).
  • •Global assessments indicate the world is not on track to achieve biodiversity goals by 2030, requiring urgent action in six main areas.
  • •Dr. Timo Menniken, Director of GIZ Thailand, provided a welcome address, and Mr. Bannarak Sermthong, Secretary-General of ONEP, opened the meeting.
  • •Ms. Nareerat Phanmanee, Deputy Secretary-General of ONEP, presented the key outcomes of CBD COP17 and the next steps for Thailand.
  • •The event included panel discussions titled 'Inside CBD COP 17' and 'Action on Ground' to translate global obligations into practice.

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Key Entities

Organization

Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning(สำนักงานนโยบายและแผนทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม)
An agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment that co-organized the CBD COP17 Debriefing.
ONEP(สผ.)
The abbreviated name of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning.
GIZ Thailand(GIZ ประเทศไทย)
An organization that co-organized the CBD COP17 Debriefing with ONEP.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม)ℹ️
The ministry overseeing the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Cali Fundℹ️
A fund discussed as a result of the CBD COP17 outcomes.

Place

Pullman King Power Hotel Bangkok(โรงแรมพูลแมน คิง เพาเวอร์ กรุงเทพฯ)
The venue where the CBD COP17 Debriefing was held.
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia(กรุงเยเรวาน สาธารณรัฐอาร์เมเนีย)
The location where the CBD COP17 meeting was held.

Policy

International Climate Initiative
A funding initiative of the German government that supported the debriefing event.
Yerevan Pathway
A guideline adopted at CBD COP17 to respond to the global progress assessment under the KM-GBF.
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework(กรอบงาน คุนหมิง–มอนทรีออลว่าด้วยความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพของโลก)
A global framework for biodiversity, abbreviated as KM-GBF.
KM-GBF
The abbreviation for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
NBSAP
A target mentioned as part of the urgent actions required for biodiversity.

Person

Dr. Raweewan Phuridet(ดร. รวีวรรรณ ภูริเดช)
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and head of the Thai delegation to CBD COP17.
Dr. Timo Menniken(ดร.ทีโม เมนนิเคน)
The Director of GIZ Thailand.
Mr. Bannarak Sermthong(นายบรรณรักษ์ เสริมทอง)
The Secretary-General of ONEP.
Ms. Nareerat Phanmanee(นางสาวนารีรัตน์ พันธุ์มณี)
The Deputy Secretary-General of ONEP.