Cambodia Showcases NBSAP 2026-2030 at UN Biodiversity Summit in Armenia

Phnom Penh, October 27, 2026: Cambodia has put its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2026-2030 before the international community at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia.

H.E. Eang Sophalleth, Minister of Environment, is heading the Kingdom's delegation at the summit, which runs from Oct. 25 to 29 and brings together government representatives, experts, academics, conservation and development partners and the private sector from 196 member states.

Photo: H.E Eang Sophalleth
In his keynote address, the minister is setting out Cambodia's policies and on-the-ground actions to protect, conserve and restore biodiversity and natural resources, and its role in global efforts to reverse nature loss amid climate change. The NBSAP 2026-2030 serves as the Kingdom's five-year policy framework for delivering the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

During the summit, H.E. Eang Sophalleth held talks with Ms. Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the NBSAP. Further bilateral and multilateral meetings with friendly countries and international partners, along with his participation in the KBF meeting as a KBF Council member, are aimed at securing support, mobilising financing and reinforcing Cambodia's shared position with the world on environmental issues.

Reported by The Khmer Daily Network