European Regional Consultation Meeting in preparation for the 12th GMGSF and GC-26/GMEF 27 October 2010 Ivonne Higuero UNEP-ROE Programme Coordinator Ecosystems Management Sub-Programme Regional Coordinator

2010 - International Year of Biodiversity Global Target: Reducing the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010 Global Biodiversity Outlook Pan European target: Halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010 EEA Biodiversity Assessment Progress in some areas but still the decline in biodiversity continues What has been achieved overall?

CBD COP 10, Nagoya, Japan “Biodiversity Summit” Adoption of an International Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing Assessment on the achievement of the 2010 target Adoption of a new strategic plan with internationally agreed goals and targets and a multiyear programme of work for the Convention Cooperation with other Conventions, organizations and initiatives Substantive issues: forest biodiversity, marine and coastal biodiversity, biodiversity and climate change, biofuels and Article 8j on traditional knowledge

UNEP and pan European biodiversity 5th Intergovernmental Conference Biodiversity in Europe (Liege Conference, September 2009) IPBES Regional Consultation for EECCA countries (May 2010) Biodiversity for Development and Poverty Alleviation: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (Gabala Conference, July 2010) Pan European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS) and synergies in the implementation of the biodiversity-related conventions