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HIGH LEVEL MINISTERIAL
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Above photo L-R:
Jim Knight (UK), CBD Executive Secretary Ahmed
Djoghlaf, Vice-Minister Cláudio
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Luis Assis (HSBC), Assistant Secretary of State, Claudia
McMurray (US) and Len Good, GEF CEO
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Above photo:
Rachel Kyte (IFC) moderated the breakfast dialogue
with ministers and business leaders. |
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Above photo:
Jim Knight, Minister for Biodiversity
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Above photo:
Luis Assis, Chief Operating Officer of HSBC. |
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Above
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Philippine Secretary for the Environment |
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Above
photo L-R: Rejoice Mabudafasi, Assistant Secretary of
State, Claudia McMurray (US) |
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WORKING GROUP
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FOREST BIODIVERSITY:
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BRAZIL requested deletion of several references to Forest Law Enforcement and Governance
(FLEG) process.
Above photo: Raphael Azeredo (Brazil) |
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Noting sovereignty of States in ensuring forest law enforcement, CHILE,
requested deletion of text urging countries to provide information on forest law enforcement and related trade.
Above photo: Fernando Almuna (Chile) |
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GHANA requested a separate paragraph on the COP’s recommendation that Parties take a precautionary approach to using GM trees.
Above photo: Alfred Oteng Yeboah (Ghana) |
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PROTECTED AREAS:
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High seas PAs:
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On threats to biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, PALAU, opposed by JAPAN, reiterated his call for language on an interim prohibition on high seas bottom trawling.
Above photo: Joel Miles (Palau)
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On the CBD future work, TUVALU requested filling knowledge gaps on customary use of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices.
Above photo: Ian Fry (Tuvalu)
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VENEZUELA requested reference not only to UNCLOS but also to the CBD as the international framework for marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
Above photo: Luis Niño (Venezuela)
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WORKING
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Above
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ARTICLE 8(J):
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BRAZIL proposed facilitating the use of meeting documentation in national consultations with indigenous communities.
Above photo: Hadil Fontes Da Rocha Vianna
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ARGENTINA suggested differentiating between main criteria for selecting beneficiaries and other criteria.
Above photo: Claudio Gutierrez (Argentina) |
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CHINA expressed concerns regarding indigenous PIC to national and regional development of sui generis systems.
Above photo L-R: Cosima Hufler (Austria on
behalf of the EU) and Cheng Weixue (China) |
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Argentina presented a GRULAC proposal on collaboration between the Article 8(j) and ABS Working Groups.
Above photo L-R: Luis Niño (Venezuela) and Victoria
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The TULALIP TRIBES
welcomed the GRULAC proposal and suggested to mandate the Article 8(j) Working Group with developing an element of work for the international ABS regime related to “genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge”.
Above photo: Preston Hardison (Tulalip
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The IIFB called for language to guarantee full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities.
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