I. DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES AT ITS TWELFTH MEETING 6
XII/1. Mid-term review of progress in implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 including the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, and actions to enhance implementation 6
XII/2. Review of progress in providing support in implementing the objectives of the Convention and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and enhancement of capacity-building, technical and scientific cooperation and other initiatives to assist implementation 12
XII/3. Resource mobilization 19
XII/4. Integrating biodiversity into the post-2015 United Nations development agenda and the sustainable development goals 49
XII/5. Biodiversity for poverty eradication and sustainable development 50
XII/6. Cooperation with other conventions, international organizations
and initiatives 57
XII/7. Mainstreaming gender considerations 61
XII/8. Stakeholder engagement 71
XII/9. Engagement with subnational and local governments 72
XII/10. Business engagement 73
XII/11. Biodiversity and tourism development 75
XII/13. Access and benefit-sharing 92
XII/14. Liability and redress in the context of paragraph 2 of Article 14 of the Convention 93
XII/15. Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 2011-2020 95
XII/17. Invasive alien species: review of work and considerations for future work 101
XII/18. Sustainable use of biodiversity: bushmeat and sustainable wildlife management 104
XII/19. Ecosystem conservation and restoration 106
XII/20. Biodiversity and climate change and disaster risk reduction 108
XII/21. Biodiversity and human health 110
XII/22. Marine and coastal biodiversity: ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) 112
XII/23. Marine and coastal biodiversity: Impacts on marine and coastal biodiversity of anthropogenic underwater noise and ocean acidification, priority actions to achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 10 for coral reefs and closely associated ecosystems, and marine spatial planning and training initiatives 167
XII/24. New and emerging issues: synthetic biology 177
XII/25. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 180
XII/26. Improving the efficiency of structures and processes of the Convention: Subsidiary Body on Implementation 182
XII/27. Improving the efficiency of structures and processes of the Convention: Concurrent meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meetings of the Parties to the Protocols 185
XII/28. Retirement of decisions 187
XII/29. Improving the efficiency of structures and processes under the Convention: other matters 189
XII/30. Financial mechanism 191
XII/31. Multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2020 202
XII/32. Administration of the Convention and the budget for the Trust Funds of the Convention 204
XII/33. Tribute to the Government and people of the Republic of Korea 222
XII/34. Date and venue of the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties 223
XII/35. Date and venue of the fourteenth and fifteenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties 224
II. PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING 225
A. Introduction 225
1. Background 225
2. Attendance 225
B. Organizational matters 227
Item 1. Opening of the meeting 227
Item 2. Election of officers 235
Item 3. Adoption of the agenda 236
Item 4. Organization of work 237
Item 5. Report on the credentials of representatives to the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties 239
Item 6. Pending issues 240
Item 7. Date and venue of the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties 240
C. Reports 240
Item 8. Reports of intersessional and regional preparatory meetings 240
Item 9. Report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention and the budget for the Trust Funds of the Convention 241
Item 32. Budget for the programme of work for the biennium 2015-2016 241
Item 10. Status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization 242
D. Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: Assessing progress and enhancing implementation 243
Item 11. Fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook 243
Item 12. Mid-term review of progress towards the goals of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and further actions to enhance progress 244
Item 13. Review of progress in providing support in implementing the objectives of the Convention and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and enhancement of capacity-building, technical and scientific cooperation and other initiatives to assist implementation 244
Item 14. Resource mobilization 247
Item 15. Financial mechanism 248
Item 16. Biodiversity and sustainable development 249
Item 17. Mainstreaming gender considerations 251
E. Other items resulting from the Programme of Work of the Convention 251
Item 18. Access and benefit-sharing 251
Item 19. Article 8(j) and related provisions 252
Item 20. Liability and redress 254
Item 21. Marine and coastal biodiversity 254
Item 22. Invasive alien species 256
Item 23. Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 257
Item 24. New and emerging issues: synthetic biology 258
Item 25. Biodiversity and climate change 259
Item 26. Ecosystem conservation and restoration 260
Item 27. Sustainable use of biodiversity: bushmeat and sustainable wildlife management 261
Item 28. Biofuels and biodiversity 262
Item 29. Cooperation with other conventions, international organizations and stakeholders’ engagement, including business 262
F. Operations of the Convention 264
Item 30. Improving the efficiency of structures and processes under the Convention, and retirement of decisions 264
Item 31. Multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2020 266
G. Final matters 267
Item 33. Other matters 267
Item 34. Adoption of the report 267
Item 35. Closure of the meeting 267
Summary report of the high-level segment held during the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 270
Informal dialogue on “Successes in mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society for implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020” 279
Statements made during the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties 283
Egypt, under item 7 (see p. 240, para. 79) 283
Uruguay, under item 13 (see p.246, para. 130) 283
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), under item 14 (see p. 248, para. 160) 283
Canada, under item 19 (see p. 254, para. Error: Reference source not found) 283
Argentina, under item 21 (see page 255, para. 219) 284
European Union and its 28 member States, under item 21 (see p.255, para. 229) 285
Peru, under item 21 (see p. 255, para. 229) 285
Mexico, under item 21 (see p. 255, para. 232) 286
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), under item 24 (see p. 259, para. 268) 286
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT THE twelfth MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES 287