Press Release
May 12, 2026
- Nature & Parks
International Day for Biodiversity (May 22)
1. May 22 is the International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) sanctioned by the United Nations, and events to popularize and raise awareness among the public under the international theme are held throughout the world.
2. The Ministry of the Environment will co-organize an international symposium on connection of local action to global targets through a whole-of-society approach "Acting Locally for Global Impact - Towards A World in Harmony with Nature through Collective Action" at the United Nations University Headquarters in Tokyo jointly with UNU-IAS * and other organizations.
* UNU-IAS: United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
3. Related organizations of the J-GBF* and other associations will hold events to experience, learn, and make actions on biodiversity throughout Japan, during the period around May 22.
* J-GBF: Japan Conference for 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework
(Chairman: Mr. TSUTSUI Yoshinobu, Chairman of KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation))
2. The Ministry of the Environment will co-organize an international symposium on connection of local action to global targets through a whole-of-society approach "Acting Locally for Global Impact - Towards A World in Harmony with Nature through Collective Action" at the United Nations University Headquarters in Tokyo jointly with UNU-IAS * and other organizations.
* UNU-IAS: United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
3. Related organizations of the J-GBF* and other associations will hold events to experience, learn, and make actions on biodiversity throughout Japan, during the period around May 22.
* J-GBF: Japan Conference for 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework
(Chairman: Mr. TSUTSUI Yoshinobu, Chairman of KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation))
■Overview
１．International Day for Biodiversity (May 22)
International Day for Biodiversity is an international day sanctioned by the United Nations for popularizing and raising awareness on issues regarding biodiversity. Commemorating the adoption of the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity on May 22, 1992, at the Conference for the Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity, May 22 every year is sanctioned as the International Day for Biodiversity.
Every year, various events are held around this day throughout the world, under the international theme to popularize and raise awareness among the public for the conservation and mainstreaming of biodiversity. This year's theme is “Acting locally for global impact”.
The logo designed by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has also been released.
Every year, various events are held around this day throughout the world, under the international theme to popularize and raise awareness among the public for the conservation and mainstreaming of biodiversity. This year's theme is “Acting locally for global impact”.
The logo designed by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has also been released.
２．International Symposium for the International Day for Biodiversity 2026: "Acting Locally for Global Impact - Towards A World in Harmony with Nature through Collective Action"
The Ministry of the Environment, UNU-IAS, GEOC* and IGES* will co-organize an international symposium on connection of local action to global targets through a whole-of-society approach at the United Nations University.
The symposium will share international policy trends on biodiversity as well as national and local initiatives. The event will also explore ways to connect local action to global targets through a whole-of-society approach.
* GEOC: Global Environment Outreach Centre
IGES: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
〇 International Symposium for the International Day for Biodiversity 2026 "Acting Locally for Global Impact - Towards A World in Harmony with Nature through Collective Action"
Date: May 28, 2026, 14:00-17:00
Venue: Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
URL: https://unu.edu/ias/symposium/acting-locally-global-impact-towards-world-harmony-nature-through-collective-action
* Advanced registration by May 25 is required from the above URL.
The symposium will share international policy trends on biodiversity as well as national and local initiatives. The event will also explore ways to connect local action to global targets through a whole-of-society approach.
* GEOC: Global Environment Outreach Centre
IGES: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
〇 International Symposium for the International Day for Biodiversity 2026 "Acting Locally for Global Impact - Towards A World in Harmony with Nature through Collective Action"
Date: May 28, 2026, 14:00-17:00
Venue: Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
URL: https://unu.edu/ias/symposium/acting-locally-global-impact-towards-world-harmony-nature-through-collective-action
* Advanced registration by May 25 is required from the above URL.
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