As this Report outlines, the period from July to September has been a busy but fulfilling quarter where we have made important progress on several milestones and contributed substantively to important deliberations such as the High-Level Political Forum in New York, the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Geneva and the 14th United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP in India.