Biodiversity Summit for Cities & Subnational Governments has been held along with COP since its 9th meeting in order to discuss supportive measures and roles of local governments to practically implement the UN Convention of Biological Diversity(CBD).

Biodiversity Summit for Cities & Subnational Governments 2014 will serve as a venue for discussion on various issues, including reaffirming significant roles of local governments for practically implementing CBD, supporting means for local governments to promote and conserve bio-diversity, coordinated measures among national/subnational governments, ect.

In addition to this, during this summit participants will adopt Gangwon/Pyeongchan Declaration that calls for integration of the partnerships among local, subnational and national governments to achieve Aichi Targets and implement the CBD.

In particular, in Mayor/Governors’ Round-table leaders of local governments from around the world will share their insights under the theme of Overcoming the Silo Approach, How to Mainstream and Integrate Biodiversity.