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Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

18-29 October 2010 | Nagoya, Japan
 
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CBD COP 10
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Working Group I considered draft decisions on sustainable use, climate change, dry and sub-humid lands, and forest biodiversity. Working Group II addressed scientific and technical cooperation and the Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM), technology transfer, communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) and the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), cooperation with other conventions and engagement of stakeholders. ABS negotiations focused on traditional knowledge, compliance, emergency situations and the relationship with other agreements. Several contact and informal groups met during the day and into the night.
 
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L-R: ICG Co-Chairs Timothy Hodges, Canada, and Fernando Casas, Colombia.
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L-R: The ICG dais with Lyle Glowka, CBD Secretariat; Olivier Jalbert, CBD Secretariat; ICG Co-Chairs Timothy Hodges, Canada, and Fernando Casas, Colombia; and John Scott, CBD Secretariat.
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Representatives from Africa in consultation.
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L-R: Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition; Batta Torheim, Norway; and Friedrich Wulf, Friends of the Earth.

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Asghar M. Fazel, Iran
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L-R: Delegates from Malaysia with Khang Aun Pan; Noor Haliza Binti Abdul Halim; and K. Nagulendran
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Faleafaga Toni Tipamaa, Samoa

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Andreas Obrecht, Switzerland
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Abdul-Hakim Aulaiah, Yemen
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Samy Gaiji, Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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Wilson Busienei, Kenya
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Participants from NGOs and civil society.
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Related Links
CBD resources
*CBD website
*CBD COP 10 website
*CBD COP 10 agenda
*CBD COP 10 annotated agenda
*Draft decisions for CBD COP 10
*CBD COP 10 documents
*CBD COP 10 side event website

Host Government Information resource
*COP 10 website

IISD RS resources
*IISD RS coverage of Selected Side Events at CBD COP 10, 18-29 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan
*IISD RS coverage of the Fifth Meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Meeting of the Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5), 11-15 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan
*IISD RS briefing note of the Interregional Negotiating Group of the Ad-hoc Open Ended Working Group of Access and Benefit-Sharing, 18-21 September 2010, Montréal, Canada (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS coverage of the Resumed Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit‑sharing of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 10-16 July 2010, Montréal, Canada
*IISD RS coverage of the Third Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI), 24-28 May 2010, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
*IISD RS coverage of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to the CBD, 10-21 May 2010, UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
*IISD RS coverage of the Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (Article 8(j) WG 6) of the CBD, 2-6 November 2009, Montréal, Canada
*IISD RS coverage of CBD COP 9, 19-30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
*IISD RS coverage of Selected Side Events at CBD COP 9, 19-30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
*IISD RS coverage of CBD COP 8, 20-31 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil
*IISD RS coverage of Selected Side Events at CBD COP 8, 20-31 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil
*IISD RS biodiversity and wildlife page
*Biodiversity-L - A mailing list for news on biodiversity and wildlife policy
*SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
*Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
*MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
*Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
*African Regional Coverage
*Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage
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