The Government of Egypt, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the African Union, the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, and other partners, will convene an African Biodiversity Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, immediately prior to the UN Biodiversity Conference.

The theme of the Summit is ‘Land and Ecosystem Degradation and Restoration: Priorities for Increased Resilience in Africa’.