Pacific Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Conference of the Parties (COP 10) brief : draft

Abstract

Microsoft Word - PACIFIC CBD COP BRIEF 1 _2_PACIFIC CBD COP 10 Brief    Agenda Item and Issue: Item 1.2 Election of Officers Brief background – bullet points • At its ninth meeting, the Conference of the Parties elected ten Vice-Presidents for a term that will end at the closure of the tenth meeting. The Cook Islands was one of these. This term will end at COP 10. • Regional groups will be asked to nominate new Bureau members. They are urged to submit their nominations at the opening of the meeting so that the nominees can attend Bureau meeting as observers. Relevant papers  None  Why the issue is important to the Pacific: It is important for the Pacific to have an ongoing representation on the Bureau Having a Pacific representative on the Bureau ensures that issues of importance to the Pacific are properly reflected and addressed in the meeting agenda. The Bureau generally decides whether or not to hold contact groups on certain issues, therefore it is very usef