COP 10 in Nagoya: a success for global biodiversity governance?

An article which assesses the outcomes of the Tenth Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Nagoya (Japan) from 18 to 29 October.

Abstract :

COP 10 in Nagoya was the high point of the International Year of Biodiversity, which was marked by several major international meetings. This busy agenda helped creating a positive setting for the Nagoya meeting, where the delegations were determined to reach an agreement in order to avoid the “Copenhagen syndrome”. But this formal success must not disguise the fact that many uncertainties remain regarding the undertaken commitments. Therefore, if biodiversity loss is to be halted, tough decisions at various levels will need to be taken when implementing the bundle of decisions and commitments that have come out of COP 10.

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