Biodiversity and Climate Change Decisions

Decision V/3, paragraphs 4, 5, annex paragraph A, C
Risks, in particular, to coral reefs
Decision V/4, paragraphs 11, 16, 17, 18, and 20
Risks, in particular, to forests
Decision VII/15
Measures to manage ecosystems so as to maintain their resilience to extreme climate events and to help mitigate and adapt to climate change
Decision VIII/30
Importance of integrating biodiversity considerations into all relevant national policies, programmes and plans, in response to climate change, and need to identify mutually supportive activities to be conducted by the secretariats of the three Rio Conventions (UNFCCC, UNCCD, and CBD), parties and relevant organizations
Decision IX/16
Biodiversity and Climate Change
A. Proposals for the integration of climate-change activities within the programmes of work of the Convention; B. Options for mutually supportive actions addressing climate change within the three Rio Conventions; C. Ocean Fertilization; D. Summary of the findings of the Global Assessment on Peatlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change

Other COP Decisions Relevant to Climate Change

Decision V/5, appendix paragraph 3
Agricultural Biodiversity
Decision V/23, II paragraph 11 Activity 7 (f) and decision VIII/2, preamble paragraph 10
Biodiversity of Dry and Sub-Humid Lands
Decision VI/22, paragraph 40 and 41, annex goal 2
Forest Biodiversity
Decision VII/4, annex 1 paragraph 7, goal 1.1
Biodiversity of Inland Waters
Decision VIII/1, paragraph 18, annex paragraphs 9, 24, goal 7, appendix goal 1, goal 7
Island Biodiversity
Decision IV/5, II paragraph 4 and decision VII/5, paragraphs 8 and 26, annex I programme element 3, appendix 1 paragraph 1-4, appendix 3 paragraph 13, appendix 4 paragraphs B priority 2.3, annex III paragraph 15, 18, 24, 28, 31
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Decision VII/27, paragraph 10, annex paragraphs 5 and 8, goals 1.1, 1.2, 2.3, 3.1, and 3.2
Mountain Biodiversity

COP 9 decisions

• IX/1, paragraph 26-30
  In-depth review of the programme of work on agricultural biodiversity
  
• IX/4, section B. paragraph 10, 11, and 24
  In-depth review of ongoing work on alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species
  
• IX/5, paragraph 1.b), j), k), 2.c), 3.b), f)
  Forest biodiversity
  
• IX/7, paragraph 2.a)
  Ecosystem approach
  
• IX/11, Annex I. paragraph 2., IV. Goal 4.6.
  Review of implementation of Articles 20 and 21
  
• IX/13, Section B.
  Article 8(j) and related provisions
  
• IX/14, paragraph 14. b) Annex I. paragraph 3., V. paragraph 29. (ii), and VI. Paragraph 30.
  Technology transfer and cooperation
  
• IX/17, paragraph 6, 8.c), 10, 11, 12, 16
  Biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands
  
• IX/18, A. paragraph 23, B. paragraph 3.h), and 6.(e)
  Protected areas
  
• IX/19, paragraph 7
  Biological diversity of inland water ecosystems
  
• IX/21, paragraph 6 and 7
  Island biodiversity
  
• IX/22, Annex, output 4.13.2, 4.14.2
  The Global Taxonomy Initiative: matters arising from decision VIII/3, including the development of outcome-oriented deliverables
  
• IX/27, paragraph 2 and 5
  Cooperation among multilaterals environmental agreements and other organization