Bern convention institutions
7-9 April 2026 Strasbourg

1st Bureau meeting 2026

6 May 2026 Online

Extraordinary Bureau Meeting

17-18 June 2026 Online

2nd Bureau meeting 2026

22-24 September 2026 Strasbourg

3rd Bureau meeting 2026

7-11 Decembre 2026 Strasbourg

46th Standing Committee

Ecological Networks
29-30 September 2026 Georgia

16th meeting of the Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological Networks jointly with 5th meeting of the Working Group on overseeing implementation of the Strategic Plan

scientific and technical meetings
4 March 2026 Online

4th meeting of the Working Group on overseeing the implementation of the Strategic Plan

24 March 2026 Online

Meeting of the Group of Experts on Large Carnivores

May 2026 Online

2nd meeting of the Working Group on exploring mechanisms to guide amendments to the appendices of the Bern Convention

TBC - 2nd Semester 2026 Online

Expert meeting on the eradication of the Ruddy Duck

TBC Online

Joint meeting with the CMS MIKT on Illegal Killing, Trapping and Trade in Wild Birds (IKB)

TBC

Meeting of the Group of Experts on Birds, back-to-back with a workshop on renewable energy and nature conservation

TBC Online

Meeting of the Group of Experts on Amphibians and Reptiles

TBC

Meeting of the Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species, with the Group of Experts on Amphibians and Reptiles

September 2026 Online

3rd meeting of National Focal Points for Sturgeon Conservation in cooperation with WWF

September - October 2026 Online

Meeting of the Working Group on the draft Protocol amending the Bern Convention

September - October 2026 Online

2nd meeting of the Working Group on exploring mechanisms to guide amendments to the appendices of the Bern Convention

25 June 2026 Online

Meeting of the Working Group on Reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012)

european diploma for protected areas
18 March 2026 Strasbourg

Annual Meeting of the Group of Specialists on the EDPA