Implementation of the Kunming-Montréal biodiversity agreement

The European Commission is actively monitoring and reporting on progress in implementing the Kunming-Montréal Biodiversity Agreement. In February 2026, it published the 7th EU Country Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which provides an official overview of progress in implementing the agreement.

Is the EU meeting its biodiversity goals?

The EU’s 7th National Biodiversity Report found that the Union has made progress on 45 targets of the Kunming-Montréal Biodiversity Agreement and is on track to achieve 16 of them. The report stresses that despite the progress made, faster action and scaled-up implementation in all member states is needed if they are to be achieved by 2030.

A detailed assessment of progress toward the 2030 biodiversity targets is set out in Annex III of the Staff Working Document and will be uploaded to the CBD’s online reporting tool. 7. The EU’s national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity is available on the European Commission’s website.

UN Convention on Biological Diversity Kunming-Montréal

In 2022. At the UN conference, countries adopted the Kunming-Montréal Global Framework for Biodiversity Conservation. They set 4 global targets for 2050 and 23 for 2030. They address halting and then reversing the loss of biodiversity worldwide.

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity brings together 196 parties, including the EU and all its member states, to protect biodiversity, ensure its sustainable use and promote the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources.

The biodiversity targets submitted to the UN Convention in August 2024 reflect EU legislation and policies and are fully aligned with the 23 goals of the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties in 2022.

All parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity are to submit progress reports by the end of February this year. The reports will feed into a global implementation review presented at the CBD COP17 in Armenia this October. It should encourage parties to step up their efforts, if necessary.

The most important actions for biodiversity

The assessment confirms that the EU, together with its member states, continues to play a leading role in financing global biodiversity efforts. The EU has also made efforts to implement – with the support of a comprehensive legislative and policy framework – the protection, restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems on its territory.

One example of biodiversity action is the Nature Recovery Regulation, which translates one of the EU’s key biodiversity goals into concrete action – restoring ecosystems to improve water and food security, protecting communities from climate threats, and promoting Europe’s long-term resilience and prosperity.

To support the goals, the EU has launched a number of new initiatives in 2025, including:

• Water Resilience Strategy to protect and restore the water cycle;
• European Oceans Pact;
• A new bioeconomy strategy to promote a clean, competitive and resilient bioeconomy in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture and biotechnology, as well as in sectors dependent on them, such as food processing and retail;
• Action plan for nature-related credits to encourage and reward private investment in nature.

Financing for biodiversity

The EU and its member states are the largest provider of international funding for biodiversity to developing countries, particularly those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The EU is on track to meet its commitment to double international funding for biodiversity, particularly for the most vulnerable countries (compared to the previous financial framework; from €3.5 billion in the 2014-2020 budget period to €7 billion in the 2021-2027 budget period).

In this way, it will provide significant funding in third countries and contribute to the implementation of many global biodiversity initiatives. The programs, which include funds for agriculture, fisheries, regions and research, support restoration, innovation and environmentally friendly business models.

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In writing the article, I used:

https://environment.ec.europa.eu/publications/7th-national-report-cbd-progress-implementation-global-biodiversity-framework_en

https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/nature-restoration-regulation_en?prefLang=pl