Conference of the Parties
Background and Status
The Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the Convention, and advances implementation of the Convention through the decisions it takes at its periodic meetings.
Meetings of the Conference of the Parties
Cop |
Date |
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| Cop10 |
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| Cop9 |
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| Cop8 |
(20 - 31 March 2006) |
Curitiba, Brazil |
| Cop7 |
(9 - 20 February 2004) |
Kuala Lumpur, |
| Cop6 |
(7 - 19 April 2002) |
The Hague, Netherlands |
| Cop5 |
(15 - 26 May 2000) |
Nairobi, Kenya |
| Cop4 |
(4 - 15 May 1998) |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Cop3 |
(4 - 15 November 1996) |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Cop2 |
(6 - 17 November 1995) |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Cop1 |
(28 November - 9 December 1994) |
Nassau, Bahamas |
The agenda of the meetings of the Conference of the Parties is very wide-ranging, reflecting the programme of work the Conference of the Parties has established for itself. At its first meeting, the Conference of the Parties decided on a medium-term programme of work for the period 1995-1997. Implementation of this programme has laid the groundwork for the long-term implementation of the Convention itself. In particular it has seen the development of a number of thematic work programmes, and identified a series of key cross-cutting issues relevant to all work programmes.
The fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties established a programme of work to cover the period from then until the seventh meeting and, more importantly, established a process to review the operations of the Convention and set out a longer term programme of work. As part of this process, an intersessional meeting on the operations of the Convention was held in 1999, the results of which were reported to the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and formed the basis for a decision on future operations of the Convention.
Convention on Biological Diversity : 193 Parties |
