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Belgium has officially published its national reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Protocols in the Online Reporting Tool. The reports were published on the 28th of February 2026, the deadline for the reports, and they will be taken into account by the Secretariat of the…

From 30 January to 31 March 2026 , the FPS Health has launched a public consultation to gather insights for the new Federal Plan for Pollinators. Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies and hoverflies, play an essential role in nature. The pollination of crops is crucial to our food supply. Yet…

Belgium is strengthening its commitment to nature conservation with the official adoption of the National Biodiversity Strategy 2025–2030. This updated strategy, the result of close collaboration between the regions and the federal government, forms the reference framework for Belgian nature policy…

Political Monitoring - November 2024 is available here

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Today in Agadir (Morocco), the International Coordinating Council for the UNESCO Human and Biosphere Programme decided to recognise KempenBroek as a cross-border Biosphere Reserve. KempenBroek thus becomes the first cross-border UNESCO Biosphere Area in the Benelux, the first in Belgium and the…

The political monitoring of June 2024 is an overview of the agenda items that were discussed at SBSTTA-26 and SBI-4 in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2024 The political monitoring is available here 280624_PolMon_0.pdf

From June 24 to September 24, 2024, the FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural sciences are organizing a public consultation on the draft of the 'Update of the Belgian national biodiversity strategy until 2030'. This gives you the opportunity to give…