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Ref: SCBD/OES/AD/DC/74579 20 December 2010 N O T I F I C A T I O N Report of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Dear Madam/Sir, I am pleased to inform you that the final report of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties is now available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop/cop-10/official/cop-10-27-en.pdf. Thank you for your cooperation and your continued support for the work of the Convention. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Ahmed Djoghlaf Executive Secretary Attachment To: CBD National Focal Points, other governments, and relevant organizations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations Environment Programme 413 Saint-Jacques Street, Suite 800, Montreal, QC, H2Y 1N9, Canada Tel : +1 514 288 2220, Fax : +1 514 288 6588 [email protected] www.cbd.int CBD Distr. GENERAL UNEP/CBD/COP/10/27 19 December 2010 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Tenth meeting Nagoya, Japan, 18–29 October 2010 REPORT OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5 I. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS ...................................................................................... 7 ITEM 1.1 Opening of the meeting ....................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 Opening address by Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, on behalf of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its ninth meeting ............................................. 7 1.1.2 Opening address by Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, Minister of the Environment of Japan and President of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties ....................................................................................... 8 1.1.3 Opening address by Mr. Masaaki Kanda, Governor of the Prefecture of Aichi ................................................................................................................... 9 1.1.4 Opening address by Mr. Takashi Kawamura, Mayor of the City of Nagoya .................................................................................................................... 9 1.1.5 Opening address by Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) .............................................. 10 1.1.6 Opening address by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity ..................................................................... 10 1.1.7 Opening statements by representatives of the regional groups ........................... 11 1.1.8 Statements by representatives of civil society .................................................... 14 1.1.9 Joint statement by the representatives of the world‘s youth to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ............................................................................................. 14 ITEM 1.2 Election of officers ............................................................................................................ 15 /… In order to minimize the environmental impacts of the Secretariat‘s processes, and to contribute to the Secretary-General‘s initiative for a C-Neutral UN, this document is printed in limited numbers. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies. UNEP/CBD/COP/10/27 Page 2 ITEM 1.3. Adoption of the agenda ..................................................................................................... 16 ITEM 1.4. Organization of work ........................................................................................................ 18 ITEM 1.5 Report on the credentials of representatives to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties .................................................................................................. 19 ITEM 1.6 Pending issues ................................................................................................................... 20 ITEM 1.7 Date and venue of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties ....................... 20 II. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS .................................................................................. 21 ITEM 2.1 Reports of inter-sessional meetings of subsidiary bodies and regional preparatory meetings ............................................................................................................................ 21 ITEM 2.2 Report of the Global Environment Facility ....................................................................... 22 ITEM 2.3. Report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention and the budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention .............................................................. 22 III. ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING .............................................................................. 23 ITEM 3. International regime on access and benefit-sharing .......................................................... 23 IV. STRATEGIC ISSUES FOR EVALUATING PROGRESS AND SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................................................... 27 ITEM 4.1. Progress toward the 2010 biodiversity target, review of national reports and the Global Biodiversity Outlook ............................................................................................. 27 ITEM 4.2. Revised Strategic Plan, biodiversity target and indicators ................................................ 29 ITEM 4.3. Operations of the Convention and the multi-year programme of work ............................ 33 A. Multi-year programme of work including periodicity of meetings and organization of work of the Conference of the Parties ......................................34 B. Fifth national reports ..........................................................................................32 C. Science-policy interface on biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well- being ...................................................................................................................35 D. Ways and means to improve the effectiveness of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, ..............................................35 E. New and emerging issues ...................................................................................35 F. Retirement of decisions ......................................................................................37 ITEM 4.4. Strategy for resource mobilization .................................................................................... 37 ITEM 4.5. Scientific and technical cooperation and the clearing-house mechanism ......................... 40 ITEM 4.6. Technology transfer and cooperation ................................................................................ 41 /… UNEP/CBD/COP/10/27 Page 3 ITEM 4.7. Global Strategy for Plant Conservation ............................................................................ 41 ITEM 4.8. Communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) and the International Year of Biodiversity .......................................................................................................... 42 ITEM 4.9. Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives, engagement of stakeholders, including business and biodiversity, cities and biodiversity, and South/South cooperation ....................................................... 43 A. General aspects of cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives ...............................................................................43 B. Promoting business engagement ........................................................................44 C. Promoting the engagement of cities and local authorities .................................44 D. South-South cooperation ....................................................................................45 E. Gender mainstreaming .......................................................................................45 ITEM 4.10. Financial mechanism: fourth review of effectiveness and guidance ................................ 46 V. ISSUES FOR IN-DEPTH CONSIDERATION ................................................................ 48 ITEM 5.1. Inland waters biodiversity ................................................................................................. 48 ITEM 5.2. Marine and coastal biodiversity ........................................................................................ 49 ITEM 5.3. Mountain biodiversity ....................................................................................................... 51 ITEM 5.4. Protected areas .................................................................................................................. 52 ITEM 5.5. Sustainable use of biodiversity ......................................................................................... 52 ITEM 5.6. Biodiversity and climate change ....................................................................................... 54 VI. OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING FROM DECISIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES ................................................................................
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