The ‘Bern III Conference on Cooperation among the biodiversity-related conventions for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’ took place from 23 to 25 January 2024. The Conference was hosted by the Government of Switzerland at the Universal Postal Union (Bern, Switzerland). It was organized by the United Nations Environment Programme working in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 

Responding to intergovernmental calls to build on the so-called “Bern Process” and continue to strengthen cooperation and collaboration between multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), the Bern III Conference aimed to contribute to the efficient and effective implementation of the CBD Kuming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework by identifying opportunities to drive and coordinate an inclusive, collaborative approach towards implementation of the framework while respecting the respective mandates of biodiversity-related conventions and other relevant multilateral agreements. Within this context, the primary objectives of the conference were to: 

• Identify opportunities to strengthen cooperation and collaboration among MEA parties in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at all appropriate levels.
• Make recommendations on further steps that could be taken to strengthen cooperation and collaboration among biodiversity-related conventions and other relevant MEAs. 
• Share practical experiences of cooperation and collaboration in implementing MEAs that could be scaled up as appropriate.