Summit Aims
The Summit aims to:
• review the implementation of COP decision X/22 and the associated Plan of Action on Sub-national Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity, taking stock of the main programs that have emerged as a result of, or in support of, the Plan of Action including ICLEI’s BiodiverCities Program;
• coordinate future implementation of the Plan of Action through various programs and to launch important initiatives such as the Cities and Biodiversity Outlook publication and Cities in Biodiversity Hotspots Program;
• contribute to COP 11 through a show of local level support for Parties’ implementation of the CBD including a possible speaking opportunity for local and/or regional government at its high level segment; and through support for a COP Decision to complement and build on existing cities and biodiversity COP Decisions;
• facilitate awareness, and thereby consensus, on positions among political leaders at the local level on biodiversity management and CBD implementation, expressed in a declaration characterizing the Summit and advancing the Aichi/Nagoya Declaration on Local Authorities and Biodiversity;
• and provide a platform for the exchange of local government expertise and experiences.