What changed
Martha Kandawa-Schulz, Namibia’s Cartagena Protocol National Focal Point, died in Yerevan, Armenia, while participating in the ongoing United Nations Biodiversity Conference, CBD COP17. Her death was reported on 25 October 2026.
Why it matters
Kandawa-Schulz was part of Namibia’s official biosafety work under the Cartagena Protocol, the international framework named in her role. Her death therefore leaves a personal loss within the Namibian delegation and comes while the biodiversity conference is still under way.
The circumstances surrounding her death, including the cause, have not been reported. Further information may clarify how conference arrangements and Namibia’s participation will proceed.
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