UN Biological Diversity Convention SBSTTA 24 and SBI 3 online preparatory meeting was held on 10.09.2020 to inform our institutions and to discuss with which institutions we will determine our national positions in consultation with the agenda items. Several institutions were attended meeting such as; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Coast Guard Command, General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, General Directorate of Plant Production, General Directorate of Agricultural Reform, General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture, General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion, General Directorate of Water Management, General Directorate of EU and Foreign Relations, General Directorate of Legal Services, General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (Head of Department for Biological Diversity, Sensitive Areas and Nature Conservation).

During the meeting, two informative presentations were made on SBSTTA 24 and SBI 3 agenda items and items are allocated among the relevant institutions. Subsequent preparatory and consultation meetings will be held in the future with the contribution and participation of all relevant institutions, in order to be prepared for the international meetings in the most effective way.