Keynote Session for the International Symposium on Biodiversity and Peacebuilding

Oct 8, 2014 | Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

The Convention on Biological Diversity was inspired by the world community's growing commitment to sustainable development. It represents a dramatic step forward in the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.

The twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) has opened in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, the Republic of Korea, under the theme ‘Biodiversity for Sustainable Development.'

CBD COP 12 will also consider a series of strategic, substantive, administrative and budgetary issues related to: biodiversity and sustainable development; marine and coastal biodiversity; biodiversity and climate change; biofuels; Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge); sustainable wildlife management; invasive alien species (IAS); synthetic biology; and ecosystem conservation and restoration. Decisions taken at the meeting will be referred to as the ‘Pyeongchang Road Map.

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