Unep/cbd/cop/12/29 17 October 2014



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UNEP/CBD/COP/12/29

17 October 2014
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH


CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Twelfth meeting

Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, 6–17 October 2014

REPORT of the twelfth meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity


The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity held its twelfth meeting in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, from 6 to 17 October 2014. It adopted 35 decisions and these are provided in section I of the report. The first six decisions together form the Pyeongchang Roadmap for the enhanced implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The subsequent decisions focus on engaging actors in support of the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, followed by decisions on traditional knowledge, access and benefit-sharing and liability and redress, as well as on scientific and technical matters. Finally, there are decisions on procedural and organizational matters.

The accounts of the proceedings of the meeting are provided in section II of the report. Annex I provides the summary report of the high-level segment held during the meeting. Annex II provides a report of the informal dialogue session held on 10 October 2014. Where Parties requested statements made during the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to be included in the report, these are provided in annex III. Finally, annex IV provides the list of the organizations represented at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.




Contents

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




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