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The 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice concluded on 1 August 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya.
SBSTTA is the scientific advisory body of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
It provides assessments and recommendations to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.
The Convention on Biological Diversity was opened for signature at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Its current global targets are set by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Multilateral environmental treaties usually separate the scientific assessment of a problem from the political negotiation of what to do about it. A subsidiary body such as SBSTTA is composed of technical experts nominated by member states, and its task is to review the evidence and prepare recommendations. Those recommendations then go to the Conference of the Parties, the political decision-making organ where states negotiate and adopt decisions. The arrangement is intended to ensure that negotiators argue over policy on a shared factual basis rather than disputing the science itself, and it is why the technical meetings precede the COP in the treaty calendar.
Simple Analogy: It works like a committee of specialists preparing a briefing paper that the board then debates and votes on — the specialists do not decide, but they set the terms of the discussion.
GS Paper 3 > Conservation and Biodiversity; GS Paper 2 > Important International Institutions
General Awareness > Environment and International Organisations
Which of the following statements is/are correct? Proper design and effective implementation of UN-REDD+ Programme can significantly contribute to 1. protection of biodiversity 2. resilience of forest ecosystems 3. poverty reduction Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements: 1. Most of the world's coral reefs are in tropical waters. 2. More than one-third of the world's coral reefs are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia and Philippines. 3. Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone?
Answer: Valley of Flowers National Park
The "Miyawaki method" is well known for the:
Answer: Creation of mini forests in urban areas
The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the scientific advisory organ of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The political decision-making body of a convention, composed of all member states.
The CBD protocol governing the safe transfer and use of living modified organisms.
The CBD protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair sharing of benefits from their use.
The current set of global biodiversity targets, successor to the Aichi Targets.