COP-7 NGO CONSORTIUM Presentation at CI Annual Meeting Sheldon Cohen Director of Conservation Finance and Policy The Nature Conservancy
CBD COP-7 NEGOTIATIONS A MAJOR VICTORY
JOINT NGO CAMPAIGN
SPECIFIC PROTECTED AREA TARGETS AND TIMETABLES A MAJOR VICTORY 188 GOVERNMENTS PROGRAM OF ACTION SPECIFIC PROTECTED AREA TARGETS AND TIMETABLES
2010 / 2012 TARGET OVERALL OBJECTIVE By 2010 terrestrially and 2012 in marine areas, establish comprehensive, ecologically representative and effectively managed national and regional protected area systems
JOINT NGO STATEMENT
JOINT NGO COMMITMENT
NISP AGREEMENTS 11 NISP agreements signed before COP7 Mexico Jamaica Palau Republic of Congo Philippines Costa Rica Ecuador Indonesia Peru Brazil PNG 11 NISP agreements signed before COP7 More being developed Country Programs in lead
NEXT STEPS 1. MOBILIZE INTERNATIONAL FUNDING 2. COLLABORATE AROUND NATIONAL-LEVEL ACTION
LESSONS 1. CLEAR SHARED GOALS 2. COORDINATOR 3. JOINT NGO COMMITMENT 4. CONNECTING GLOBAL POLICY TO NATIONAL-LEVEL ACTION