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UNEP/CBD/COP/10/27[*]
20 January 2011
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Tenth meeting
Nagoya, Japan, 18–29 October 2010
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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 8
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 11
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 15
ITEM 1.2 Election of officers 15
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 20
ITEM 1.6 Pending issues 21
ITEM 1.7 Date and venue of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties 21
II. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS 22
ITEM 2.1 Reports of inter-sessional meetings of subsidiary bodies and regional preparatory meetings 22
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 23
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 28
ITEM 4.1. Progress toward the 2010 biodiversity target, review of national reports and the Global Biodiversity Outlook 28
ITEM 4.2. Revised Strategic Plan, biodiversity target and indicators 30
ITEM 4.3. Operations of the Convention and the multi-year programme of work 34
A. Multi-year programme of work including periodicity of meetings and organization of work of the Conference of the Parties 35
B. Fifth national reports 32
C. Science-policy interface on biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being 36
D. Ways and means to improve the effectiveness of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 36
E. New and emerging issues 36
F. Retirement of decisions 38
ITEM 4.4. Strategy for resource mobilization 38
ITEM 4.5. Scientific and technical cooperation and the clearinghouse mechanism 41
ITEM 4.6. Technology transfer and cooperation 42
ITEM 4.7. Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 42
ITEM 4.8. Communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) and the International Year of Biodiversity 43
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 44
A. General aspects of cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives 44
B. Promoting business engagement 45
C. Promoting the engagement of cities and local authorities 45
D. South-South cooperation 46
E. Gender mainstreaming 46
ITEM 4.10. Financial mechanism: fourth review of effectiveness and guidance 47
V. ISSUES FOR IN-DEPTH CONSIDERATION 50
ITEM 5.1. Inland waters biodiversity 50
ITEM 5.2. Marine and coastal biodiversity 51
ITEM 5.3. Mountain biodiversity 52
ITEM 5.4. Protected areas 53
ITEM 5.5. Sustainable use of biodiversity 54
ITEM 5.6. Biodiversity and climate change 55
VI. OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING FROM DECISIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES 58
ITEM 6.1. Agricultural biodiversity 58
ITEM 6.2. Biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands 59
ITEM 6.3. Forest biodiversity 59
ITEM 6.4. Biofuels and biodiversity 60
ITEM 6.5. Invasive alien species 62
ITEM 6.6. Global Taxonomy Initiative 63
ITEM 6.7. Article 8(j) and related provisions 64
ITEM 6.8 Incentive measures 66
ITEM 6.9 New and emerging issues 67
VII. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUGETARY MATTERS 67
ITEM 7. Administration of the Convention and budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention for the biennium 2011-2012 67
A. Programme budget for the biennium 2011-2012 67
B. Review and revision of the administrative arrangements between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Convention 68
VIII. FINAL MATTERS 68
ITEM 8.1. Other matters 68
ITEM 8.2. Adoption of the report 68
ITEM 8.3. Closure of the meeting 69
Appendix 1. ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES 70
Appendix 2. CHAIR’S SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT, 29 October 2010 80
Annex. DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AT ITS TENTH MEETING, Nagoya, Japan, 18-29 October 2010 82
INTRODUCTION
1. In accordance with rules 3 and 4 of the rules of procedure for meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and decision IX/35 adopted at its ninth meeting, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held at the Nagoya Congress Centre in the City of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from 18 to 29 October 2010.
2. All States were invited to participate in the meeting. The following Parties to the Convention attended:
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia,
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe.
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3. The following State not party to the Convention was also represented: United States of America.
4. The following Secretariat units, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations were represented:
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Global Environment Facility (GEF) and its Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme - Equator Initiative
United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP- GRID-Arendal
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC);
United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN HABITAT)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH)
World Bank
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
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5. The secretariats of the following conventions and other agreements were also represented:
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA)
Carpathian Convention
International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat (IPPC)
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Northwest Pacific Action Plan – NOWPAP
Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
World Heritage Convention (UNESCO-WHC)
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6. The list of other observers from qualified bodies or agencies is attached as appendix 1 below.
I. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
ITEM 1.1 OPENING OF THE MEETING
7. The meeting was opened at 10 a.m. on Monday, 18 October 2010, by Mr. Jochen Flasbarth (Germany), on behalf of Mr. Norbert Röttgen, outgoing President of the Conference of the Parties.
8. At the opening of the meeting, on 18 October 2010, a video on biological diversity, produced by the Government of Japan, was shown and was accompanied on the Japanese bamboo flute by Ms. Deva Yoko.
9. At the opening session, statements were made by Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, on behalf of the outgoing President of the Conference of the Parties; Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, Minister of the Environment of Japan and President of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties; Mr. Masaaki Kanda, Governor of the Prefecture of Aichi; Mr. Takashi Kawamura, Mayor of the City of Nagoya; Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme; and Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
10. At the opening of the meeting, a second video on biological diversity, produced by the Government of Japan, was also shown and was accompanied by a performance by MISIA, the Honorary Ambassador for the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
1.1.1 Opening address by Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, on behalf of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its ninth meeting
11. Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, representative of the outgoing President of the Conference of the Parties, expressed his warm appreciation to the Government and the people of Japan for hosting the present meeting in Nagoya and for the excellence of the facilities that had been provided. He reminded the participants that the 2010 target for biodiversity had not been achieved and that biodiversity loss was still occurring. However, there had been some successes. Protected areas had been established and consumers were starting to ask for the products of sustainable development when purchasing products. Germany was privileged to have been instrumental in placing the idea of biodiversity higher on the political agenda so that it would be seen as the basis of life on earth by policy makers and not simply as something that was politically desirable. He said that the economic dimension also had to be considered and that it was important to move from counting the costs of environmental protection to considering the costs of the loss of biodiversity. That was the new approach to be found in The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study. Yet another element was the new intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IBPES). He said that as the outgoing presidency, Germany had done its best to help find common ground on the issue of an international regime on access and benefit-sharing and on the development of the Strategic Plan. The present meeting had the elements of a protocol on access and benefit-sharing before it and he urged the participants to finalize that protocol before the end of the meeting. He also said that all the elements for the Strategic Plan were in place and he urged governments to provide adequate financial resources to support it. That was the duty of all the Parties, but particularly the donor countries. In 2008, Germany had committed itself to contributing €500 million a year until 2012 and it stood ready to continue that contribution in 2013 and beyond. In closing he urged the participants to consider how they would explain and justify their actions at the present meeting to their children..
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
12. Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, Minister of the Environment of Japan and President of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, welcomed the participants to Japan, Aichi Prefecture and the City of Nagoya. It was a great honour to convene the tenth meeting of Conference of the Parties during the International Year of Biodiversity and the Government and the people of Japan had been working hard, together with the local authorities of Aichi Prefecture and the City of Nagoya, to prepare for the present meeting. He committed himself to furthering the discussions at the present meeting which marked a milestone for biodiversity. The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties would make contributions toward a new era for biodiversity by setting new global targets and by working toward establishing an international regime for access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources. He also expressed his gratitude to the Government of Germany for its efforts to address such issues as the setting of new global biodiversity targets and the international regime on access and benefit-sharing; and he committed himself to continue those efforts and do his utmost to fulfil his responsibilities as President of the Conference of the Parties.