Welcome to COP 10

Description

COP 10 included a high-level ministerial segment organized by the host country in consultation with the Secretariat and the Bureau. The high‑level segment took place from 27 to 29 October 2010.

Geographical coverage

Global

Keywords

COP 10

Release date

28/03/2011

CHM Terms

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Event location

Nagoya

Location address

Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Start date

18/10/2010

End date

29/10/2010

Host

Japan Gouvernment

Agenda URL

http://www.cbd.int/cop10/agenda/

Event URL

http://www.cbd.int/cop10/

Details (HTML)

This meeting took place during the International Year for Biodiversity (IYB) as declared by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 61/203. During the course of the year events occured in every region of the world to raise public awareness of the importance of biological diversity to human well-being. Strategic Issues for Evaluating Progress and Supporting Implementation of the Convention were considered. The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing was adopted.

Type

conference

Contact person

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Contact email

secretariat@cbd.int

Contact phone

+1 514 288 2220

Contact fax

+1 514 288 6588