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Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing of the Convention on Biological Diversity (ABS 6)
21 - 25 January 2008 | Geneva, Switzerland
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ABS 6 Highlights: Thursday, 24 January 2008 On Thursday morning, the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) met in plenary to hear reports from the contact groups. The contact group on a draft decision to be considered by the Conference of the Parties (COP) met in the morning and in the afternoon. The contact group on the objective and main components met in the evening and continued discussions into the night. An informal meeting on capacity development for ABS convened by the Working Group Co-Chairs Timothy Hodges (Canada) and Fernando Casas (Colombia) was held during the lunch break. |
Plenary Session
Working Group Co-Chair Timothy Hodges (Canada) reported on the COP Bureau’s support for the current process. |
Contact Group on the Draft Decision
Robert McLean, Canada, requested that the COP "take note" of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples rather than "welcome it." |
Tone Solhaug, Norway, endorsed an observer’s proposal noting the importance of indigenous and local communities’ participation in the negotiations and supported stating it in an operational clause. |
Hugo Schally, EU, preferred placing such reference in the preamble. |
Informal negotiations in the plenary hall between Peru and Ecuador. | The African Group proposed referring to the role of parties and governments with regard to awareness-raising and capacity building. |
Afternoon Session of the Contact Group on the Draft Decision
Contact Group on the Components
Around the venue
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Monday, 21 Jan - Tuesday, 22 Jan - Wednesday, 23 Jan - Thursday, 24 Jan - Friday, 25 Jan
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