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Ninth Meeting
of the Conference
of the Parties
19-30
May 2008| Bonn,
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Highlights
for Wednesday, 21 May 2008
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Delegates met in two working groups throughout the day. Working Group I (WG I) considered forest biodiversity, the ecosystem approach, invasive alien species (IAS) and incentive measures. WG II addressed Article 8(j) and access and benefit-sharing (ABS). The contact group on financial resources and mechanism, the informal consultative group on ABS, an informal group on Article 8(j), the budget group and Friends of the Chair groups on agricultural and forest biodiversity also met during the day.
Above photo: Delegates discussed a roadmap for negotiating the international ABS regime until COP 10 in 2010 tabled by the Co-Chairs
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| WORKING
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| ECOSYSTEM APPROACH: |
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| Chair
WG I Maria Mbengashe (South Africa) |
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Malawi, for the AFRICAN GROUP, with others, emphasized the need for capacity building, enhanced public awareness, and financial resources.
Above photo: James Seyani (Malawi) |
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COLOMBIA suggested establishing indicators for assessment and guidelines on adaptive management.
Above photo: Giannina
Santiago (Colombia) |
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HAITI suggested involving decision makers in the application of the approach, with PAKISTAN asking for better definition of the role of civil society.
Above photo: Joseph Toussaint (Haiti) |
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| Invasive
Alien Species:
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JAPAN noted the importance of communications, outreach, access to and exchange of information.
Above photo: Tsunao Watanabe (Japan) |
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SEYCHELLES and others called for capacity building.
Above photo: Selby Remie (Seychelles) |
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SAINT VINCENT AND
THE GRENADINES, on behalf of SIDS, underscored the need to prioritize guidance for specific pathways like aviation and tourism.
Above photo: Marcus Richards (Saint Vincent
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA respectively drew attention to the Global Ballast Water Management Program and Act.
Above photo: Jee Young Kim (Republic of
Korea) |
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| WORKING
GROUP II
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| ARTICLE 8(J):
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UN UNIVERSITY (UNU) presented on their work on traditional knowledge.
Above photo: Sam Johnston (UNU) |
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| Chair
WG II Chaweewan Hutacharern (Thailand) |
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UN PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES
(UNPFII) urged coordination between the eleven UN programmes dealing with
indigeous issues.
Above photo L-R: Victoria Tauli Corpuz (UNPFII)
and Jennifer Corpuz (Tebtebba Foundation) |
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The EU suggested focusing on interlinkages with major CBD thematic areas and starting by biodiversity and climate change, protected areas and agricultural biodiversity.
Above photo: Cosima Hufler (Austria) |
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Above photo L-R: Relmu Nanku (Argentina
Mapuce Peoples); Rene Vidaurre Sanchez
(Bolivia); Indigenous Peoples from the Amazon |
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| ABS:
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| ABS Working Group Co-Chairs Fernando Casas (Colombia)
(right) and Timothy Hodges (Canada) (center)
reported on the intersessional meetings, noting the sixth meeting of the Working Group (ABS 6) resulted in a sound basis for further negotiation of an international ABS regime. |
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The INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (ITPGR) reported on the use of its standard material transfer agreement
Above photo: Shakeel Bhatti (ITPGR) |
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The THIRD WORLD NETWORK called for monitoring compliance and opposed issuance of IPRs following negotiated access.
Above photo: Chee Yoke Ling (TWN) |
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| Booths
from the Diversity Plaza |
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| Catalina
Santamaria (UNFF) and Ivonne Higuero (UNEP/ROE) |
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| Éric
Darier (Greenpeace Canada) |
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| Delegates
from the US, Kelly Milton and Christine
Dawson |
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| Delegates
from the Philippines |
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| Stas
Burgiel (The Nature Conservancy) |
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| CBD
staff Franca D'Amico and Sandra
Meehan |
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Related Links
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