From 19 to 30 October 2026, Yerevan will host the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on preserving biodiversity (COP17), bringing together governments, experts, organizations, civil society and other stakeholders from around the world to address one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time: preserving biodiversity.
As the global community comes together in Armenia to discuss how we can restore degraded land, strengthen resilience and protect ecosystems, My Forest Armenia will be present throughout COP17, sharing our experience of large-scale reforestation and the role that forest landscape restoration can play in supporting biodiversity.
You can find us in the Green Zone, where we will be taking part in the programme through exhibitions, installations, conferences and field visits.
Visit us at our booth
Come meet the My Forest Armenia team on the 3rd Floor of the Green Zone.
Stop by to learn more about our reforestation projects, the communities we work with, and our vision to restore biodiversity-rich forests.
Visit our astounding immersive installation
On the 2nd Floor, visit our special installation, Forest Biodiversity: An Immersive Experience.
Forests are more than collections of trees. They provide habitat for countless species, protect soils, regulate water, store carbon and support resilient landscapes.
This immersive installation invites visitors to discover the rich biodiversity that forests support and to experience the connections between forests, ecosystems and the wider landscape.
As the global community comes together in Armenia to discuss how we can restore degraded land, strengthen resilience and protect ecosystems, My Forest Armenia will be present throughout COP17, sharing our experience of large-scale reforestation and the role that forest landscape restoration can play in supporting biodiversity.
You can find us in the Green Zone, where we will be taking part in the programme through exhibitions, installations, conferences and field visits.
Visit us at our booth
Come meet the My Forest Armenia team on the 3rd Floor of the Green Zone.
Stop by to learn more about our reforestation projects, the communities we work with, and our vision to restore biodiversity-rich forests.
Visit our astounding immersive installation
On the 2nd Floor, visit our special installation, Forest Biodiversity: An Immersive Experience.
Forests are more than collections of trees. They provide habitat for countless species, protect soils, regulate water, store carbon and support resilient landscapes.
This immersive installation invites visitors to discover the rich biodiversity that forests support and to experience the connections between forests, ecosystems and the wider landscape.
See how we do our reforestation work
We have a very interesting installation just outside the Green Zone.
Visit our outdoor exhibition: Reforestation in Action, in the TUMO Gardens, at the corner of Kievyan Bridge and Halabyan Street.
Just a 5-minute walk from the Green Zone, the installation offers a closer look at what reforestation looks like on the ground—from planting trees to establishing and maintaining young forests.
Visit a reforestation site and nursery
Want to see the work for yourself?
Visitors will have the opportunity to join a 7-hour visit to one of our reforestation sites and our tree nursery near Vanadzor. The bus ride is free and lasts 2 hours in each direction.
Tours will take place on:
- 22 October (for press only)
- 23 October
- 24 October
The visits will provide an opportunity to see how trees are grown in our nurseries and how reforestation projects are developed and maintained in the field. Refreshments will be served at the nursery.
Registration is required before October 21, 2026. See link for registration.
We have a very interesting installation just outside the Green Zone.
Visit our outdoor exhibition: Reforestation in Action, in the TUMO Gardens, at the corner of Kievyan Bridge and Halabyan Street.
Just a 5-minute walk from the Green Zone, the installation offers a closer look at what reforestation looks like on the ground—from planting trees to establishing and maintaining young forests.
Visit a reforestation site and nursery
Want to see the work for yourself?
Visitors will have the opportunity to join a 7-hour visit to one of our reforestation sites and our tree nursery near Vanadzor. The bus ride is free and lasts 2 hours in each direction.
Tours will take place on:
- 22 October (for press only)
- 23 October
- 24 October
The visits will provide an opportunity to see how trees are grown in our nurseries and how reforestation projects are developed and maintained in the field. Refreshments will be served at the nursery.
Registration is required before October 21, 2026. See link for registration.
AGENDA OF CONFERENCES:
Large-Scale Reforestation: Challenges and Opportunities
My Forest Armenia Founder and Director Andre Gumuchdjian will present “Large-Scale Reforestation: Challenges and Opportunities” as part of the COP17 programme.
The presentation will explain the crucial importance of forests and the human impact on our planet. It will also highlight MFA’s action from producing and planting hundreds of thousands of trees to ensuring their long-term survival, while exploring the opportunities and benefits that large-scale reforestation offers to investors.
The same conference will also be given on the following dates:
Urban Forestry for Biodiversity: Green Cities as Living Forests
Giovanni Sala, Co-founder of LAND srl, Scientific Committee of My Forest Armenia NGO will present “The Need for Urban Forests” as a side event of the COP17.
The presentation will explore the growing importance of urban forests in creating healthier, more resilient cities. Present Urban Forestry as an integrated environmental, climate and social policy tool․ It will compare the ForestaMi experience with the context of Yerevan and showcase the My Forest Armenia model as scalable to urban and peri-urban settings.
Additionally, the Forest Alliance of Armenia will host the conference “Forest Dialogues: Forests, Biodiversity and Climate: Delivering Multiple Benefits” in the Blue Zone (Meridian Expo Center) Armenian Pavilion on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 13:00 – 13:50. You are welcome to attend if you are accredited.
We look forward to meeting you at COP17.
My Forest Armenia Founder and Director Andre Gumuchdjian will present “Large-Scale Reforestation: Challenges and Opportunities” as part of the COP17 programme.
The presentation will explain the crucial importance of forests and the human impact on our planet. It will also highlight MFA’s action from producing and planting hundreds of thousands of trees to ensuring their long-term survival, while exploring the opportunities and benefits that large-scale reforestation offers to investors.
The same conference will also be given on the following dates:
Tuesday Oct 27, 2026 at 11:15 in the Green Zone, Upper Stage
Tuesday Oct 27, 2026 at 16:30 at the Urban Biodiversity Zone
Thursday Oct 20, 2026 at 12։30 at the Urban Biodiversity Zone
Urban Forestry for Biodiversity: Green Cities as Living Forests
Giovanni Sala, Co-founder of LAND srl, Scientific Committee of My Forest Armenia NGO will present “The Need for Urban Forests” as a side event of the COP17.
The presentation will explore the growing importance of urban forests in creating healthier, more resilient cities. Present Urban Forestry as an integrated environmental, climate and social policy tool․ It will compare the ForestaMi experience with the context of Yerevan and showcase the My Forest Armenia model as scalable to urban and peri-urban settings.
Additionally, the Forest Alliance of Armenia will host the conference “Forest Dialogues: Forests, Biodiversity and Climate: Delivering Multiple Benefits” in the Blue Zone (Meridian Expo Center) Armenian Pavilion on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 13:00 – 13:50. You are welcome to attend if you are accredited.
We look forward to meeting you at COP17.