The 5th Global Biodiversity Summit of Cities & Subnational Governments was held in Cancun, Mexico, as an official parallel event to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 13th Conference of the Parties.

The Summit saw participation from 73 countries, 90 distinguished panelists and speakers, over 700 registrations, and endorsed the Quintana Roo Communiqué on Mainstreaming Local and Subnational Biodiversity Action, which was presented to the COP 13 plenary on the 13th of December, 2016.

Delegates had the opportunity to attend a rich variety of plenary, breakaway and roundtable sessions focused around the Summit theme, “Mainstreaming Biodiversity where Nature Matters Most,” ranging from the role of local and subnational governments in the new Global Development Agenda to an Interactive panel discussion on financing local biodiversity initiatives and new opportunities.