THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

OF BIODIVERSITY OF BIODIVERSITY

François WAKENHUTHead of Nature and Biodiversity Unit,

DG EnvironmentEuropean Commission

Training on Biodiversity Policy and PracticeTraining on Biodiversity Policy and Practice11stst of June 2010 of June 2010

Convention on Biological Diversity

Objective 1: Conservation of biodiversity

Objective 2: Sustainable use of its components

Objective 3: Fair and equitable sharing of benefits out of the use of genetic resources

Ongoing negotiations on an international ABS

instrument (Protocol)

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Parties to the CBD

Only Andorra, Holy See and the United States of America have not ratified the Convention.

Implementation of the CBD: Action at national level

CBD

national governmen

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national laws integration into other

areas

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action

Plan (NBSAP)

conservation initiatives

national reports

goals and obligations

2010 timeline: the International Year of Biodiversity

J an Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec10

3rd and final meeting of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Busan, Korea, 7-11 June

CITES COP-15 Doha, Qatar, 11-26 March

CBD SBSTTA and WGRI Nairobi, Kenya, 10-28 May

United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Biodiversity, NYC, 22 September

CBD COP-10, Nagoya, Japan, 18-29 October

Close of IYB and contribution to the International Year of Forests, Kanazawa, Japan

Heads of State level

Core issues: Framing the post-2010 biodiversity strategy

Ensuring the means of implementation

Deriving benefits from biodiversity for development and poverty alleviation

Ensuring mutual supportiveness of biodiversity and climate change objectives

UNGA High Level Meeting, 22 September

Key issues for Nagoya

ABS Protocol Financing

CBD Strategic Plan

2011-2020

2050 Vision[2020]Mission

5 strategic goals + 20 targets