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Issue no. 36 | December 2025

Indo-German Biodiversity Programme Newsletter     This newsletter shares project updates and thematic news from our programme A service by IGBP, GIZ

Dear Readers, We close 2025 with the thirty sixth issue of our newsletter. At the global level, COP30 in Belém set the direction for climate action in the years ahead. This issue opens with an overview of what was agreed, what remains open, and India’s position in the negotiations. We also include an article on Kyasanur Forest Disease, outlining seasonal risks relevant to tourists visiting forested areas in Goa at this time of year. Closer to home, 2025 also marked the closing phase of the Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project. The final workshop offered a moment to take stock of seven years of work, share learning across institutions and reflect how these experiences can inform future approaches to wetland management. While this project concludes, engagement on wetlands remains a part of the programme through other initiatives. This issue also includes a short look back at selected updates from 2025, for readers who may have missed some of the year’s conversations. As the year comes to an end, we thank our partners and readers for being part of this journey. We wish you a very happy new year and look forward to continuing this work together in 2026. Warmly, Editors         Spotlight » Key Outcomes from COP30 » Kyasanur Forest Disease: What Tourists Should Know as the “Monkey Fever” Season Begins in Goa Update from Projects In Case You Missed It: Recap 2025 About the Programme Other Relevant Newsletters

Spotlight     Key Outcomes from COP30 What did COP30 in Belém deliver on nature, people and adaptation. This explainer brings together the key decisions, open questions and India’s position from the 2025 UN climate talks.     Keep reading »     Left and Centre: ©UNFCC COP 30; Right: ©PIB, Delhi Kyasanur Forest Disease What Tourists Should Know as the “Monkey Fever” Season Begins in Goa © AI-Generated     Update from Projects     Lessons & Takeaways from Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project As the project enters its final phase, its closing workshop brought partners together to reflect on lessons, share outcomes and discuss what lies ahead for wetland conservation in India.     Keep reading »         In Case You Missed It – The Best of Our 2025 Newsletters     © GIZ India     About the Programme       . The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, in partnership with GIZ India is implementing the Indo-German Biodiversity Programme (IGBP). Commissioned in India on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), the programme addresses various challenges of biodiversity conservation across projects.     Development of National Framework for Electronic People’s Biodiversity Registers (e-PBR) in India »         Enhancement of Smallholder Spice Farmers’ Capacities in Sustainable Farming »         One Health and Agroecology »         Strengthening Gender-Responsive Forest Ecosystems Management and Agroforestry (GVAN) »         Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection »         Subscribe to our Newsletter         Other Relevant Newsletters         The International Climate Initiative (IKI)         Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development (SNRD) Asia and Pacific

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