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 Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Daily web highlights

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Youth participants delivering their message to the COP 10 High-level Ministerial Segment.

The High-level Ministerial Segment convened throughout the day. Working Group I addressed draft decisions on the GTI, incentive measures, IAS, agricultural biodiversity and climate change. Working Group II considered draft decisions on the financial mechanism, SBSTTA effectiveness and the strategic plan. ABS negotiations focused on compliance, TK, and the draft COP decision. Several contact and informal groups met during the day and into the night.

COP 10 HIGH-LEVEL MINISTERIAL SEGMENT:

A video message by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to COP 10.

L-R: Joseph Deiss, President of the UN General Assembly; Ali Mohammed Mujawwar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen; and Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon

L-R: Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank; and Monique Barbut, CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

L-R: Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP;
Ryu Matsumoto, President of COP 10; and Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary

Youth participants at the High-level Ministerial Segment.

Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan

Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, delivering his statement

Jim Prentice, Minister of Environment, Canada

L-R: Maanee Lee, Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea; with Chan-woo Kim, Republic of Korea.

L-R: Pule Mphothwe, Botswana and Onkokame Kitso Mokaila, Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Botswana

WORKING GROUP I:

L-R: WG I Chair Hufler; David Coates and Annie Cung, CBD Secretariat

L-R: Song Dong and Keping Ma, China

Brad Fraleigh, Canada

Chantal Nkey-Ngono, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Marina Rosales Benites, Peru

Leonard Hirsch, US

L-R: Francisco Castañeda Moya; Carlos Montenegro, and Fernando Castro, Guatemala

WORKING GROUP II:

EU representatives in consultations during the suspension of WG II.

L-R: Delegates from Malaysia, Ecuador and Brazil consulting

Malaysia consulting with WG II Chair Luna

L-R: Delegates from Palau and Cook Islands in consultation.

WG II Chair Luna in discussion with Franz Perrez, Switzerland.

INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON ABS (ICG):

Hugo Schally, EU, in a conversation with a an industry representative.

L-R: A civil society representative discussing text with China and Malaysia.

L-R: Small Group Co-Chairs on compliance, Sem Shikongo, Namibia, and Alejandro Lago Candeira, Spain, in discussion with representatives from Canada.

The ICG in session.

Related Links

CBD resources

CBD website

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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

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