IISD RS @ CBD COP 10, 18-29 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

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

18-29 October 2010 | Nagoya, Japan

Highlights for Thursday, 21 October 2010

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Nagoya Castle is a fortification built in the beginning of the Edo period by the ruling Tokugawa family. It is considered one of Japan's most important castles and is a symbol of Nagoya.

Photo courtesy of Stefan Jungcurt.

Working Group I considered draft decisions on agricultural biodiversity, biofuels, invasive alien species (IAS), the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) and incentive measures. Working Group II addressed the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) and Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge). ABS negotiations focused on emergency situations, traditional knowledge, compliance and the preamble. Several contact and informal groups met during the day and into the night.

INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON ABS (ICG):

Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean in consultation with a representative from the Asia-Pacific group.

Representatives from the Asia-Pacific group.

Representatives from Africa consulting.

Negotiations on compliance were saved by a footnote indicating that the relationship between some articles remains to be clarified. Delegates should beware of tripping over the footnote when revisiting the text.

Photo courtesy of Stefan Jungcurt.

L-R: ICG on ABS Co-Chairs Timothy Hodges and Fernando Casas.

Small group on compliance negotiating text.

WORKING GROUP I:

L-R: WG I dais with Jo Mulongoy, CBD Secretariat; WG I Chair Hufler; and David Coates; CBD Secretariat.

François Pythoud, Switzerland

Saulo Ceolin, Brazil

Ricarda Steinbrecher, Federation of German Scientists

L-R: Participants from the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim; Evelin Acosta Gutierrez; Relmu Nanku; Hortencia Hidalgo; and Karmen Ramirez Boscan.

Touasi Tiwok, Vanuatu

Jorge Ernesto Quezada Diaz, El Salvador

L-R: Jo Mulongoy and Sarat Babu Gidda, CBD Secretariat

Isikeli Mataitoga, Fiji.

L-R: Elenita Dano; Silvia Ribeiro; and Pat Mooney, ETC Group.

Stas Burgiel, Global Invasive Species Programme

WORKING GROUP II:

L-R: WG II dais with Ravi Sharma, CBD Secretariat; WG II Chair Luna; John Scott, CBD Secretariat.

L-R: Edgar Selwin Perez and Cleotilde Cu Caal, Guatemala.

Jennifer Corpuz, IIFB

L-R: Alejandra Guzman and Gabriela
Garbuza, Mexico

L-R: Maximiliano da Cunha Henriques Arienzo and Adriana Tescari, Brazil

Prudence Tangham Galega, Cameroon

Ed McIsaac, New Zealand

Jock Langford, Canada

Douglas Nakashima, UNESCO

Muslim Anshari Rahman, Singapore

Participants from NGOs and civil society.

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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

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