UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

/ / CBD
/ Distr.
GENERAL
UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35
5 December 2012[1]
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Eleventh meeting

Hyderabad, India, 8-19 October 2012

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

REPORT OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

INTRODUCTION 4

A.  Background 4

B.  Attendance 4

ITEM 1. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 7

1.1. Opening of the meeting 7

1.1.1. Opening statement by Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, President of the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting 7

1.1.2. Opening statement by Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India and President of the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting 7

1.1.3. Opening statement by Ms. Amina Mohamed, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme 9

1.1.4. Opening statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity 10

1.1.5. Opening statement by Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of the Government of Andhra Pradesh 11

1.1.6. Opening statement by Mr. Tishya Chatterjee, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India 11

1.1.7. Opening statements by representatives of regional groups 12

1.1.8. Statements by representatives of indigenous and local communities and civil society 14

1.2. Election of officers 15

1.3. Adoption of the agenda 17

1.4. Organization of work 19

1.5. Report on the credentials of representatives to the meeting 20

1.6. Pending issues 21

1.7. Reports of intersessional and regional preparatory meetings 21

ITEM 2. STATUS OF THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND THE FAIR AND EQUITABLE SHARING OF BENEFITS ARISING FROM THEIR UTLIZATION AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTS 22

ITEM 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BIODIVERSITY 2011-2020 AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS 24

3.1. Review of progress in implementation including the establishment of national targets and the updating of national strategies and action plans 24

3.2. Review of progress in providing capacity-building support to Parties, promoting communication, education and public awareness and strengthening of the clearinghouse mechanism and technology transfer and cooperation 24

3.3. Further development of tools and guidance for monitoring implementation, including the use of indicators 24

ITEM 4. FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL MECHANISM 26

4.1. Review of implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization, including the establishment of targets 26

4.2. Report of the Global Environment Facility 30

4.3. Guidance to the financial mechanism: four-year framework of programme priorities and review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism 30

4.4. Needs assessment for the sixth GEF replenishment cycle 30

ITEM 5. COOPERATION, OUTREACH AND THE UNITED NATIONS DECADE ON BIODIVERSITY 33

5.1. United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 33

5.2. Cooperation with international organizations, other conventions and initiatives 33

5.3. Business and biodiversity 34

5.4. Engagement of other stakeholders, major groups and subnational authorities 34

ITEM 6. OPERATIONS OF THE CONVENTION 36

6.1 Periodicity of meetings 36

6.2. Consideration of the need to strengthen the existing mechanism of the Convention and the need for and possible development of additional mechanisms 38

6.3 Retirement of decisions 36

ITEM 7. ARTICLE 8(j) AND RELATED PROVISIONS 40

ITEM 8. REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORK ON ISLAND BIODIVERSITY 42

ITEM 9. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 43

ITEM 10. MARINE AND COASTAL BIODIVERSITY 44

10.1. Identification of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas 44

10.2. Other matters related to marine and coastal biodiversity 44

ITEM 11. BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND RELATED ISSUES 49

11.1. Advice on the application of relevant safeguards for biodiversity with regard to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries 49

11.2 Studies on climate-related geoengineering 50

11.3 Other matters related to biodiversity and climate change 51

ITEM 12. BIODIVERSITY AND DEVELOPMENT 52

ITEM 13. OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING FROM THE TENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES 53

13.1. Biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands 53

13.2. Forest biodiversity 54

13.3. Inland waters biodiversity 54

13.4. Protected areas 55

13.5. Agricultural biodiversity 55

13.6. Sustainable use of biodiversity 56

13.7. Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 57

13.8. Biofuels and biodiversity 58

13.9. Invasive alien species 58

13.10. Global Taxonomy Initiative 59

13.11. Incentive measures 59

ITEM 14. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS 61

14.1. Report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention and the trust funds of the Convention 61

14.2. Administration of the Convention and budget for the trust funds of the Convention for the biennium 2013–2014 61

ITEM 15. FINAL MATTERS 62

15.1. Date and venue of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties 62

15.2. Other matters 63

15.3. Adoption of the report 63

15.4. Closure of the meeting 63

Annexes

I. Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting 73

II. Chair’s summary statement of the High-Level Segment of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 282

III. Summary report of the Cities for Life: Cities and Subnational Biodiversity Summit 284

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

intRODUCTION

A. Background

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 X/46, adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India, from 8 to 19 October 2012.

B. Attendance

2.  All States were invited to participate in the meeting. The following Parties to the Convention attended:

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

Afghanistan

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

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 People's Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

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

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Lithuania

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Niger

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Samoa

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Tajikistan

Thailand

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Republic of Tanzania

Uruguay

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Viet Nam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

3.  The following State not party to the Convention was also represented: United States of America.

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

4.  The following Secretariat units, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations were represented:

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Global Environment Facility and its Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF);

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN HABITAT)

United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination

United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)

United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

World Bank

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

5.  The secretariats of the following conventions and other agreements were also represented:

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS);

International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat (IPPC);

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat;

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCO/ROAP);

The Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification;

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD);

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

6.  The list of observers from qualified bodies or agencies is attached as an appendix below.

/…

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/35

Page 71

Item 1. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

1.1. Opening of the meeting

7.  The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties was opened at 10.15 a.m. on Monday, 8October2012, by Mr. Kazuaki Hoshino (Japan), on behalf of Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, outgoing President of the Conference of the Parties. Mr. Hoshino expressed his sincere appreciation to the Government and the people of India for hosting the present meeting in Hyderabad. He paid tribute to the work of the former Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, and welcomed the new Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, and commended him for the focus on implementation of the Convention and increased efficiency in the work of the Convention. The main challenges experienced since the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties had been related to setting national targets, based on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and incorporating them into national strategies. During its presidency, Japan had set up the Japan Biodiversity Fund, which had provided financial assistance for capacity-building workshops in 21 regions and subregions. The adoption of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020 by the United Nations General Assembly offered a unique opportunity to build momentum towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. He expressed sincere appreciation for the cooperation and advice received from Parties, the Bureau of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and the Secretariat.

8.  At the opening plenary session, statements were made by Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, outgoing President of the Conference of the Parties; Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India and President of the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting; Ms.Amina Mohamed, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity; Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; and Mr. Tishya Chatterjee, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India.

1.1.1 Opening statement by Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, President of the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting

9.  Mr. Matsumoto, former Minister of the Environment of Japan and outgoing President of the Conference of the Parties, said that the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in Nagoya, Japan, had been a historic event, achieving significant results and outcomes, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization. Those agreements reflected the sense of urgency felt by Parties with regard to acting on biodiversity loss. However, change would not occur unless the agreements were implemented. Significant efforts had already been made in that regard, such as developing national strategies and preparing for the early ratification of the Nagoya Protocol, and more steps would be taken at the present meeting. The earthquake that had struck Japan in 2011 served as a reminder of the massive power of nature, but also reaffirmed the pressing importance of preserving forests and other ecosystems. The slogan of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, “Nature Protects if She is Protected”, captured that message perfectly. Unfortunately, biodiversity loss was continuing, and work was needed if the Aichi Biodiversity Targets were to be met. It was vital for Parties and other relevant stakeholders to work together in that regard.

1.1.2 Opening statement by Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India and President of the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting

10.  Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India and President of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, welcomed participants to India, the State of Andhra Pradesh and the City of Hyderabad. She expressed gratitude to the Parties to the Convention for placing their faith in India to host the meeting and paid tribute to the Government of Japan for its dedication and hard work during its presidency. Her country had accepted the onerous responsibility of presiding over the meeting with all humility, but also confident that, with Parties’ support and cooperation, the meeting would contribute to taking the global biodiversity agenda forward, in the context of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity.

11.  Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, was vital to social and economic development and fundamental to humanity’s survival. The goods and services provided by biodiversity yielded both global and local benefits, especially in countries like India where biodiversity was directly linked with providing livelihoods and improving the socio-economic conditions of millions of people, thereby contributing to sustainable development and poverty alleviation. The continuing loss of biodiversity, largely as a result of human activities, should therefore be a matter of concern to all. Pursuing “business as usual” would be a grave error and would testify to an ignorance or arrogance that humans might not even live to regret. The third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook indicated that, if current trends in biodiversity loss continued, they would result in a catastrophic reduction in essential ecosystem services. It also predicted that action taken over the coming two decades would determine whether the environmental conditions on which human civilization had depended for thousands of years would continue beyond the twenty-first century. At its tenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties had produced significant outcomes, the implementation of which represented a real challenge. The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties was the first since the adoption of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) and provided a unique opportunity to assess the progress made in implementing the Strategic Plan and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, review national biodiversity strategies and action plans, facilitate the early entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol and set targets for resource mobilization, thereby building on the momentum created at Nagoya in order to meet the targets set for 2020.