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Biodiversity Measures

Last Updated March 4, 2024

Biodiversity Regional Strategy (Biodiversity Yokohama Action Plan)

Citizens interact with familiar creatures, deepen their understanding of biodiversity, and promote initiatives to take action.

Background of the Plan
Date of Formulation (Revised) [plan period]	Approach to Formulation and Revision
Revised in November 2018 [Medium- to long-term targets: FY2025]	This is a comprehensive plan for the environmental field of YokohamaYokohama City Environmental Management PlanRevised in a form that is incorporated into Main contents are described in Chapter 5, Basic Measures 2 “Biodiversity”
Revised in January 2015 (PDF: 8,705KB) [Medium- to long-term targets: FY2025] [Short-term targets: Until FY2017]	Specific initiatives and targets have been revised due to the expiration of the planning period. Reflecting the promotion of “mainstreaming of biodiversity” in the significance of the plan formulation
Formulated in April 2011 (PDF: 13,477KB) [Medium- to long-term targets: FY2025] [Short-term targets: Until FY2013]	Formulated as a regional biodiversity strategy based on the Basic Biodiversity Basic Law Set up the “target image for 2025” and set “priority measures” and “specific initiatives and targets by 2013” to achieve them

Edinburgh Declaration

Yokohama City endorsed and signed the purpose of the Edinburgh Declaration, which summarizes the opinions of local governments around the world regarding biodiversity. (External Site)

What is the "Edinburgh Declaration (PDF: 2,097KB) (PDF: 2,097KB)"
It was formulated with the aim of reflecting the voices of local governments in the "Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework" to be adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15, May 2021, Kunming, China).
The signing of this agreement reaffirms the importance of the role of the government in the conservation and the restoration of the natural environment, and to work together with the international community.

Montreal Pledge

Yokohama City has endorsed and signed the Montreal Pledge, a pledge relating to the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). (External Site)

What is "Montreal Pledge (PDF: 36KB) (PDF: 36KB)"
At the call of Mayor Valery Plante of Montreal, the host city of COP15, the host city of COP15, the host city of COP15conservation. When it was announced during the COP15 period, 47 cities around the world signed. Currently 63 cities are signed (outside site).。 (As of January 2024) (Click here for Japanese translation (PDF: 115KB))

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD and COP)

What is the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (external site)
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the highest decision-making body of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP) is held approximately once every two years. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) (external site) was held in Montreal, Canada from December 7 to 19, 2022, the Kunming Montreal Biodiversity Framework, was adopted as a successor to the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and Aichi Targets adopted in 2010.

Biodiversity Local Government Network

Yokohama City participates in the "Biodiversity Local Government Network" (outside site), which is comprised of local governments across the country, and is promoting initiatives in cooperation with local governments nationwide.

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