1.
APEC Japan 2010 Economic Leaders’ Meeting
2.
Prime Minister Kan’s Visit to the G20 Seoul Summit
3.
The First Meeting of States Parties to the
Convention on Cluster Munitions
4.
The Aichi-Nagoya Ministerial Meeting of the REDD+
Partnership
5.
COP10 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
6.
ASEAN related Summit Meetings
7.
The PALM Ministerial Interim Meeting
8.
The Eighth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 8)
9.
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) |
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JICC
Newsletter
No.1, January 2011 |
5. COP10 to the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
The Tenth Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD):
Japan Contributes to the Adoption of the Nagoya Protocol and Other
Important Decisions as the President of the Conference
The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held in Nagoya, Aichi
Prefecture, from October 18 to 29. The meeting drew the
participation of more than 13,000 people from the Parties to the
Convention, relevant international organizations, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), and other institutions. H.E. Mr. Ryu
Matsumoto, Minister of the Environment, served as the President of
the Conference. On October 27, H.E. Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of
Japan, attended the High Level Segment of COP10 that the Government
of Japan hosted concurrently from October 27 to 29.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Kan announced the
Life in Harmony Initiative (2 billion dollars) to support efforts
being made by developing countries for biological diversity
conservation; Minister Matsumoto announced the Japan Biodiversity
Fund (1 billion yen) developed under the above Initiative to support
the compilation of national strategies on biological diversity, and
assistance (1 billion yen) to developing countries for capacity
building regarding Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) related to
genetic resources. Furthermore, H.E. Mr. Yutaka Banno, State
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced specific assistance
measures concerning genetic resources and forest conservation.
COP10 adopted the Nagoya Protocol on ABS and the New
Strategic Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity (the “Aichi
Target”) for 2011 onward. In addition, the fifth Meeting of the
Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to
the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP5), held prior to COP10,
adopted the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability
and Redress for Damages Resulting from Living Modified Organisms.
Japan,
as the President of the COP10 and COP-MOP5 meetings, welcomes these
outcomes. For the heavily debated Nagoya Protocol, Japan contributed
to building consensus among the Parties toward the agreement by
presenting a balanced draft President’s text which reflected the
interests of all the Parties at the meeting. Going forward, Japan
will contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of
biological diversity and proactively support the efforts of
developing countries to achieve the Aichi Target and implement the
Nagoya Protocol by utilizing its knowledge and technology, taking
into account the needs of developing countries. |