UNCCD COP17 · Ulaanbaatar · 17–28 August 2026
Find us at COP17
The Nature Pavilion is a shared space of MNLF, The Nature Conservancy Mongolia and the Wildlife Conservation Society, with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. You will find us in the Green Zone at Pavilion C4, and across a number of Blue Zone engagements.
Shared agenda
The Nature Pavilion
consolidated programme
Every session at Pavilion C4 across the full two weeks, from all three partners.
Green Zone · Pavilion C4
Our days at the
Nature Pavilion
Open to all COP17 Green Zone visitors. All times are Ulaanbaatar local time.
Nature Pavilion Opening
The official opening of the Nature Pavilion, with introductions to each partner's programme across the two weeks.
Completed
National Green Lab Day
Investing in Mongolia's green future. An introduction to the National Green Lab platform, a project storytelling showcase, a media hour and one-on-one meetings.
Sustainable Green Practices Day · Session 1
Nature-Positive Business Coalition
Mongolia's platform for business engagement and investment in biodiversity. Global trends in nature-related risk, finance and disclosure, biodiversity finance, and scaling up investment in wildlife-friendly linear infrastructure.
Sustainable Green Practices Day · Session 2
Sustainable Business Practices: From ESG Commitments to Nature-Positive Action
Mongolia's first voluntary, market-based ESG labelling initiative for the food sector, global trends in sustainable labelling and standards, market incentives for sustainable products, and financing the transition for SMEs.
Protected Area Day
The revised draft Law on Protected Areas and the Accelerator Programme, Mongolia's Protected Areas Roadmap, panels on PA policy and on the role of park rangers, and showcases from protected areas across the country.
Finance Day
Community-Based Natural Resource Management
Policy, finance and local leadership. The current state of CBNRM in Mongolia and the roadmap for future development.
Finance Day
Sustainable Finance Knowledge Exchange: Insights from Eternal Mongolia
Eternal Mongolia and building sustainable conservation finance, the conservation finance system assessment, and a panel on conservation finance research, policy and collaboration.
Green Investment to Support Livestock and Pasture Management
Green investment approaches supporting herder livelihoods, livestock and pasture management.
Blue Zone
Where we are
across the negotiations
Blue Zone access requires UNCCD accreditation. These sessions are listed for reference and are not open to the general public.
Land Degradation Neutrality Solutions
Protected Area Policy, Management and Financing
High-Level Sustainable Finance Forum
Forum Day 1
High-Level Sustainable Finance Forum
Forum Day 2
From Rangeland to Carbon Market
Side event
Protected Area Co-Management Event
Tentative
National Green Lab Project Pitch Showcase
Pitching bankable solutions for Mongolia's rangelands
National Green Lab Pitch Showcase
Rangeland Investment Forum side event
Protected Areas at the Heart of the Land
Side event
Addressing Land Degradation through Sustainable Value Chains and Green Financing
Programme details may change during the conference. For anything time-critical, contact us at info@mnlf.org.