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Ninth Meeting
of the Conference
of the Parties
19-30
May 2008| Bonn,
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Highlights
for Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Delegates met in two working groups throughout the day. In morning, afternoon and evening sessions, Working Group I (WG I) considered invasive alien species (IAS), protected areas (PAs), dry and sub-humid lands, inland waters and marine and coastal biodiversity. WG II addressed liability and redress, operations of the Convention, and communication, education and public awareness (CEPA), and considered conference room papers (CRPs) on the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO 3), the gender action plan, and technology transfer and cooperation. An evening plenary was dedicated to celebrating the International Biodiversity Day, focusing on biodiversity and agriculture. Contact and informal groups on financial resources and mechanism, access and benefit-sharing (ABS), Article 8(j), agricultural and forest biodiversity and the budget also convened during the day.
Above photo: View of the plenary during the International Day
for Biological Diversity celebration. |
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| WORKING
GROUP I |
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| PROTECTED
AREAS: |
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BRAZIL noted that compensation payments, private-public partnerships and payments for ecosystem services are useful but must remain secondary to international donor support.
Above photo: Pedro Andrade (Brazil) |
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The Bahamas, for SIDS, highlighted funding mechanisms that increase and capture revenues for
PAs.
Above photo: Deon Alexander Stewart (Bahamas) |
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ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC and the AFRICAN GROUP requested
greater recognition of the role of protected areas
in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Above photo: Tousi Tiwok (Vanuatu), Tregar
Albons Ishoda (Marshall Islands) and Joseph
Aitaro (Palau) |
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The INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
(IPIECA) said the IUCN category system for PAs is not suitable to determine no-go decisions.
Above photo: Alexander Shestakov (IPIECA) |
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| MARINE AND COASTAL BIODIVERSITY:
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| Valentina
Germani (UNDOALOS) |
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A
number of delegates expressed concerns regarding
ocean fertilization, with
ECUADOR, the
PHILIPPINES
and GHANA
calling for a moratorium.
Above photo: Antonio Matamoros and Veronica
Arias (Ecuador) |
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Discussions
on marine and coastal biodiversity will continue on
Friday.
Above photo L-R: Sigurdur Thrainsson and
Hrefna Karlsdóttir (Iceland) |
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| WORKING
GROUP II
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| LIABILITY
AND REDRESS:
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The
AFRICAN GROUP pointed to ongoing work on rules and
procedures on liability and redress under the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, as a reference
point for future work under the CBD.
Above photo: David Hafashimana (Uganda) |
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WG II Chair Chaweewan Hutacharern (Thailand) in
consultation with CBD staff. |
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| INTERNATIONAL
DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY:
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Bärbel
Diekmann, Mayor of Bonn, gave an overview of the activities of the Cities and Biodiversity Initiative. She said that demand for food products in cities determines agricultural production in rural areas, and called for changes in consumption
patterns.
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| Bakary
Kante, on behalf of UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, presented the COP 9 President with a trophy symbolizing the Beobab Tree of Life, in recognition for his work on education and awareness raising. |
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| Sergio
Zelaya, on behalf of UNCCD Executive Secretary
Luc Gnacadja, outlined the UNCCD’s contribution to conserving agricultural biodiversity by combating land degradation and desertification. |
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| Robert Watson highlighted the multifuctionality of agriculture and the challenge of increasing the production of nutritious, affordable food, grown in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. |
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| Jochen
Flasbarth, on behalf of Germany’s Minister of the Environment and COP 9 President Sigmar Gabriel, introduced the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity “Biodiversity and Agriculture.” He noted that causes for biodiversity loss are complex and cautioned against simplistic explanations, such as blaming the global food crisis only on
biofuels. |
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photo L-R: Saint Lucia's Michael Andrew and Peruvian
delegates Clara Omland and Maria Luisa del
Rio Mispireta presented artwork to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture |
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David
Ainsworth, CBD Secretariat, presented the message of UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in which Ban Ki-moon outlined the
dangers of agricultural biodiversity loss in the face of new threats such as climate change. |
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In a video message,
James Butler, FAO Deputy Director-General underlined the mutually beneficial relationship between biodiversity and
agriculture. |
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Emile
Frison, Director-General of Bioversity International, said in his video message that the current food crisis is a wake-up call to invest
in agriculture and conservation of wild crop relatives.
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Ahmed
Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, pointed out that the full implementation of the three CBD objectives can constitute a response
to the unprecedented food crisis. |
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| COP
9 ENB SNAPSHOTS:
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| Child
on a WWF picture booth |
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| Thai
delegation served delicious Thai lunch boxes
to COP 9 participants. |
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German
Ministry of Environment and the University of Bonn
treated COP 9 participants with their edible booth
to raise awareness on the plight of various
pollinators. |
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| CBD
staff Franca D'Amico and Marie
Khan |
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| Marc
Auer (Germany) (right) in disscusion
with a colleague from the EU. |
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| Giannina
Santiago (Colombia) |
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| Olivia
Pasini (ENB) (right) with
participants from IUCN |
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| Hesiquio
Benitez Diaz (Mexico) |
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| Rene
Lefeber (the Netherlands) in discussion
with Elsa Tsioumani (ENB) |
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Related Links
CBD
Secretariat
CBD
COP 9 official website
Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety Web page
COP
9 Meeting Documents
Summary
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International
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Global
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Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment
Countdown
2010 initiative
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21-25 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
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Benefit Sharing (WGABS 5),
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30 May - 3 June 2005, Montréal, Canada
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Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,
22-26 October 2007, Montréal, Canada
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