Welcome to COP 10

COP 10 - Agenda

  COP 10 Provisional Agenda (PDF)

I. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
1.1. Opening of the meeting.
1.2. Election of officers.
1.3. Adoption of the agenda.
1.4. Organization of work
1.5. Report on the credentials of representatives to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
1.6. Pending issues.
1.7. Date and venue of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

II. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS
2.1. Reports of inter-sessional and regional preparatory meetings.
2.2. Report of the Global Environment Facility.
2.3. Report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention and the budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention.

III. ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING
3. International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing.

IV. STRATEGIC ISSUES FOR EVALUATING PROGRESS AND SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION
4.1. Progress toward the 2010 biodiversity target, including national reports and the Global Biodiversity Outlook
4.2. Revised Strategic Plan, biodiversity target and indicators.
4.3. Operations of the Convention, including programme of work for the period 2011-2022 and periodicity of meetings of the Conference of the Parties.
4.4. Strategy for resource mobilization.
4.5. Scientific and technical cooperation and the clearing-house mechanism.
4.6. Technology transfer and cooperation.
4.7. Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.
4.8. Communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) and the International Year of
4.9. Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives, engagement of stakeholders, including business and biodiversity, cities and biodiversity, and South/South cooperation.
4.10. Financial mechanism: fourth review of effectiveness and guidance.

V. ISSUES FOR IN-DEPTH CONSIDERATION
5.1. Inland waters biodiversity.
5.2. Marine and coastal biodiversity.
5.3. Mountain biodiversity.
5.4. Protected areas.
5.5. Sustainable use of biodiversity.
5.6. Biodiversity and climate change.

VI. OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARISING FROM DECISIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
6.1. Agriculture biodiversity.
6.2. Biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands.
6.3. Forest biodiversity.
6.4. Biofuels and biodiversity.
6.5. Invasive alien species.
6.6. Global Taxonomy Initiative.
6.7 Article 8(j) and related provisions.
6.8. Incentive measures.
6.9. New and emerging issues.

VII ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS
7. Administration of the Convention and budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention for the biennium 2011-2012.

VIII. FINAL MATTERS
8.1. Other matters.
8.2 Adoption of the report.
8.3. Closure of the meeting.