Azerbaijan has applied to host the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 2026, the Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev said at the Baku Climate Action Week on Monday.

According to Babayev, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is scheduled to be held in Cali, Colombia in 3 weeks.

"Using this platform, I would like to inform you that Azerbaijan's candidacy has been put forward to host the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 2026. The final decision regarding the hosting will be made during the event in Cali at the end of this month," Babayev said.