Apply for a Badge to Attend COP17 as an Observer via ESA

ESA is accepting expressions of interest from members to receive an ESA “observer status” badge to attend the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), which will take place Oct. 19–30, 2026, in Yerevan, Armenia.

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ESA may be able to issue a limited number of “observer status” badges to ESA members. Those receiving a badge would not be formally representing ESA. This summer, the UN will inform ESA about the number of observer badges it will provide.

Members would be responsible for all associated travel costs and expenses to attend COP17 if offered an ESA badge. Additionally, those selected to receive a badge would be required to meet all vaccine and other requirements set by the COP17 organizers and the host country and to submit any information that organizers request to register recipients, such as passport information.

Please complete this form to express your interest in receiving an ESA badge.