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THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF BIODIVERSITY

Join us on June 1st, 2010 for a training session on biodiversity policy and practice. Learn from François WAKENHUT, Head of Nature and Biodiversity Unit, DG Environment European Commission, about ongoing negotiations on international ABS instruments, CBD implementation at the national level, 2010 timelines, and key issues for Nagoya. Explore strategic goals, targets, and the CBD Strategic Plan 2011-2020. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with core biodiversity issues!

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THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF BIODIVERSITY

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  1. Training on Biodiversity Policy and Practice 1st of June 2010 THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF BIODIVERSITY François WAKENHUT Head of Nature and Biodiversity Unit, DG Environment European Commission

  2. Convention on Biological Diversity Ongoing negotiations on an international ABS instrument (Protocol) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

  3. Parties to the CBD  Only Andorra, Holy See and the United States of America have not ratified the Convention.

  4. Implementation of the CBD: Action at national level CBD goals and obligations nationalreports national government National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) national laws integration into other areas conservation initiatives

  5. 2010 timeline: the International Year of Biodiversity Close of IYB and contribution to the International Year of Forests, Kanazawa, Japan CBD SBSTTA and WGRI Nairobi, Kenya, 10-28 May CBD COP-10, Nagoya, Japan, 18-29 October CITES COP-15 Doha, Qatar, 11-26 March United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Biodiversity, NYC, 22 September 3rd and final meeting of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Busan, Korea, 7-11 June

  6. UNGA High Level Meeting, 22 September • 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

  7. Key issues for Nagoya 5 strategic goals + 20 targets CBD Strategic Plan 2011-2020 [2020]Mission 2050 Vision ABS Protocol Financing

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