Decision COP X/5
Implementation of the Convention and the Strategic Plan
Welcoming the substantial progress made by Parties towards some of the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan, in particular with regard to the development of national biodiversity strategies and action plans, the engagement of stakeholders, and the widespread recognition of the 2010 biodiversity target,
Expressing concern over the limitations in the financial, human and technical resources available to Parties to fully implement the Convention, especially for developing countries, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition,
1.Emphasizes the need for increased support to Parties, especially developing countries, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, to strengthen capacity for the implementation of the objectives of the Convention, in line with the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, including:
(a)Support for the updating of national biodiversity strategies and action plans as effective instruments to promote the implementation of the Strategic Plan and the mainstreaming of biodiversity at the national level, taking into account synergies among the biodiversity-related conventions, in a manner consistent with their respective mandates;
(f)Support to assess, on a scientific basis, the economic and other values of biodiversity and ecosystems in order to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of biodiversity, and thereby contribute to the mobilization of additional resources for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity;
3. Invites Parties and Governments to involve national focal points of all the biodiversity related agreements, as appropriate, in the process of updating and implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans and related enabling activities;
4.Requests the Global Environment Facility to provide adequate and timely financial support for the updating of national biodiversity strategies and action plans and related enabling activities, and requests the Global Environment Facility and its implementing agencies to ensure that procedures are in place to ensure an expeditious disbursement of funds;
5.Invites other donors, Governments and multilateral and bilateral agencies to provide financial, technical and technological support to developing countries, particularly least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, to strengthen their capacities to implement the Convention, including support for relevant initiatives and strategies of indigenous and local communities;
6.Requests the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of resources, in collaboration with Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations such as the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other partners, to continue facilitating the provision of support to countries for capacity building activities, including through regional and/or subregional workshops on updating and revising national biodiversity strategies and action plans, the mainstreaming of biodiversity and the enhancement of the clearing-house mechanism;
(a) Prepare a further and in-depth analysis of the main reasons why the 2010 biodiversity target has not been met despite the activities undertaken by Parties, drawing upon the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, the fourth national reports and other relevant sources of information;
- Body
- Conference of the Parties (COP)
- Meeting
- COP-1018 - 29 October, 2010Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Actors
- 10 2 Parties 2 Government(s) 1 Global Environment Facility 1 Stakeholder(s) 4 Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
- AICHI targets
- 20
- Subjects
- 5 1 Strategic Plan 2011-2020 1 Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity 1 Clearing-House Mechanisms 1 Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) 1 National Reports
- Decision document
- Implementation of the Convention and the Strategic Plan
- Documents
- https://www.cbd.int/gbo4/
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