CURRENT MEETINGS COVERED BY ENB

CITES COP-12 CONVENES IN CHILE
Santiago, Chile | 3 - 15 Nov 2002

The 12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) opened on Sunday, 3 November in Santiago, Chile. Delegates plan to consider, inter alia: the 2003-2005 budget; a change to the title of the Convention; CITES-relevant outcomes associated with the WSSD; and address trade and conservation issues relating to many species, including freshwater turtles, sharks, minke whales, sturgeon, Patagonian toothfish and bigleaf mahogany. Issues related to the African elephant, both the illegal hunting of the species and the illegal trade in ivory, will also be discussed.  ENB's daily complete coverage, including Real Audio and photographs.

ITTC MEETS FOR ITS 33RD SESSION
Yokohama, Japan | 4 - 9  Nov 2002
The 33rd Meeting of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and Associated Sessions of the Committees opened on 4 November 2002 in Yokohama, Japan. The session is slated to address, inter alia, the renegotiation of the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) and emerging international trade issues of relevance to the International Tropical Timber Organization, forest law enforcement in Africa, and the role of phased approaches to certification as a tool to promote sustainable forest management.  ENB's daily web coverage, including Real Audio and photographs.

RECENT KEY MEETINGS

DELEGATES ADOPT DELHI DECLARATION,
AS CLIMATE CHANGE COP COMES TO A CLOSE

New Delhi, India | 23 Oct - 1 Nov 2002

On the final day of the eighth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Parties adopted the Delhi Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. Several States, including Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the G-77/China and the United States expressed their support for the Declaration. Others, including the EU, Bulgaria, Tuvalu, Japan, and Canada, expressed disappointment in the lack of a forward-looking sentiment in the Declaration.  ENB's Summary and Analysis of COP-8; daily web coverage in English; Spanish; French.

AFTER THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 
Ottawa, Canada | 23 Oct 2002

This event convened to review the outcomes of and coordinate follow-up to the WSSD. Priority issue-areas for Canada, as identified by participants, included: ratifying the Kyoto Protocol by December 2002; doubling ODA by 2010; increasing market access for less developed countries by January 2003; developing a National Sustainable Development Strategy by 2005; supporting sustainable development in Africa through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD); and prioritizing environmental and social objectives over trade liberalization.
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GLOBAL MOUNTAIN SUMMIT 
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 29 Oct - 1 Nov 2002

At the close of the first-ever Global Mountain Summit, participants adopted the Bishkek Mountain Platform, designed to guide governments and other actors involved with mountain issues toward achieving the objectives of improving mountain people’s livelihoods, protecting mountain ecosystems and using mountain resources wisely. During the Summit, Norway also announced its intention to help clean up nuclear waste dumps in Kyrgyzstan’s mountains to prevent a potentially devastating environmental disaster in one of the most densely populated areas of Central Asia.

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RECENT NEWS

IVORY ISSUE INTENSIFIES IN LEAD UP TO CITES COP

On the eve of CITES COP-12, African elephant range States met to build an African consensus regarding the proposals from Botswana, Namibia, South African and Zimbabwe for one-off sales of existing legal ivory stocks, to be followed later by annual export quotas. All countries, with the exception of Kenya, have agreed to the proposals. More information.

BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE PRIMERS UPDATED

Linkages provides background information on various issues and multilateral processes. Recently updated primers include:

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including the COP, SBSTTA, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Working Groups on Article 8(J) and Access and Benefit-Sharing

Commission of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), including the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR)

Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), including conservation agreements and memoranda of understanding

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

KEY PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE RESOURCES

 Damming the CDM (IRN and CDM Watch 2002)

 A Journey in the History of Water (Norwegian Broadcasting Corp 2001)

 Global Water Outlook to 2025 - Averting an Impending Crisis (IFPRI and IWMI 2002)

 World Atlas of Biodiversity – Earth’s Living Resources for the 21st Century (UNEP-WCMC 2002)

 Integrating Intellectual Property Rights and Development Policy (Commission on Intellectual Property Rights 2002)

 Guide to Developing a Biodiversity Strategy from a Sustainable Development Perspective (Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie, Ministère de l’Environnement du Québec, UNDP and UNEP 2000)
 

 Global Environmental Governance: Options & Opportunities (Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 2002)

 Global Environmental Institutions: Perspectives on Reform (RIIA 2002)

 International Sustainable Development Governance: The Question of Reform: Key Issues and Proposals (UNU/IAS 2002)

 Roads to the Summit (Panos London and LEAD International 2002)

 The Challenge of Sustainability: An Action Agenda for the Global Environment (GEF 2002)

 Children in the New Millennium: Environmental Impact on Health (UNEP, UNICEF, WHO 2002)