A panel discussion at the Blue Zone Business and Biodiversity Hub will take place on 28 October 2026, during the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia. Five organizations are organizing the event:
- the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE)
- the European Research Agency Foundation (EURAGEN), Armenia
- the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden
- WWF Armenia
- the French-Armenian Foundation, France
The 45-minute session will explore how biodiversity can drive sustainable economic connectivity between Europe, the Caucasus and Asia through innovative business models, biodiversity finance and cross-border partnerships. The discussion will present practical approaches for integrating biodiversity into value chains, promoting nature-based enterprises and mobilizing finance. It will also look at strengthening scientific and technical cooperation and facilitating technology transfer between developed and developing regions.
