Malaysia ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1994. As a party, we are obliged to attend the biennial Conference of Parties (COP). In the run up to the 14th CBD COP in Sharm El Sheikh, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) will be present at the 22nd SBSTTA meeting in Montreal, Canada.

At this meeting, experts and policymakers from Malaysia will provide feedback on proposed recommendations to the CBD that will be legally binding. Malaysia is also chair to the Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC) and will be organising an expert meeting at this event.