United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17)

Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) and the Global Wildfire Collective (GWC) will participate in the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 20-28 August 2026.

CBI and GWC will be represented by Karl Peet (Senior Advisor, Global Strategy) at the following events:

The Next Fire Won’t Wait: Turning Knowledge, Technology, and Community Action into Resilience

• Date/time: Saturday 22 August (11:30–13:00)
• Venue: Blue Zone, UNCCD Action Dome
• Co-organisers: Environmental Defense Fund, UNCCD Secretariat

Wildfire Modelling Approaches for Post-Fire Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Land Management

• Date/time: Sunday 23 August (11:00-11:30)
• Venue: Green Zone, Tului Hall (Resilience Day)
• Co-organisers: Conservation Biology Institute/Global Wildfire Collective, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Sustainable Land Restoration Strategies for Agricultural and Forest Soil Health

• Date/time: Monday 24 August (15:00 – 16:30)
• Venue: Blue Zone, Room MET-04
• Co-organisers: Conservation Biology Institute, Cambodia Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries (MAFF)

We’d welcome the chance to meet during UNCCD COP17.   Please reach out to Karl Peet (karl.peet@consbio.org, +1 312 813 0111) if you plan to be in Ulaanbaatar, and we will connect.