Civil Society Statement in Plenary

A statement from a civil society drafting group, involving Natural Justice, warns that the COP will fail unless Northern governments adopt a legally binding Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Protocol with strong enforcement to prevent biopiracy and protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

• The drafting group asserts that the COP is at risk of failure, comparing it to the Copenhagen climate summit, because Northern governments are refusing to fulfill financial commitments and accept legally binding obligations regarding the Convention's third objective on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS).
• Civil society calls for the adoption of a legally binding ABS Protocol that includes robust compliance and enforcement mechanisms to end biopiracy and uphold the rights of Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples as defined by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

APA

Henderson, I. (2010). Civil Society Statement in Plenary. Natural Justice. https://naturaljustice.org/civil-society-statement-in-plenary/

Chicago

Henderson, Ian. Civil Society Statement in Plenary. Natural Justice, 2010. https://naturaljustice.org/civil-society-statement-in-plenary/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Henderson |first1=Ian |title=Civil Society Statement in Plenary |publisher=Natural Justice |date=22 October 2010 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/civil-society-statement-in-plenary/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{henderson2010civil, author = {Henderson, Ian}, title = {{Civil Society Statement in Plenary}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, year = {2010}, month = oct, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/civil-society-statement-in-plenary/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }