On October 26, Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Armenia, participated in a panel discussion entitled “Strengthening Biodiversity Action Through Information Integrity: Lessons from the Climate Experience,” held on the margins of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Ani Badalyan presented Armenia’s approaches to ensuring inclusiveness and transparency in advancing the priorities of the Armenian Presidency of COP17, emphasizing the importance of reliable and science-based information for the implementation of effective environmental policies and the strengthening of public trust.

The importance of meaningful youth engagement, the role of independent media, enhancing media and information literacy, as well as international cooperation in addressing evolving information challenges were emphasized.

The Spokesperson of the Ministry reaffirmed Armenia’s readiness, as the country holding the COP17 Presidency, to contribute to the development of practical cooperation in this area, including efforts aimed at achieving the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

The discussion brought together representatives of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Section, as well as the Youth Climate Change Council.