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The
EU, proposed a new operational paragraph to invite
parties and other governments to provide the Executive
Secretary with guiding questions for an online
conference; this proposal was adopted.
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MALAYSIA,
proposed a revision of the first operational paragraph
to request the Executive Secretary to make a
compilation on gaps available to parties prior to
COP/MOP 5, but it was not adopted.
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and detection:
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Delegates
considered a draft decision on sampling and detection.
They remained divided on a proposal by ETHIOPIA to
reference field trials, and a compromise proposal by
EGYPT to reference cases in which LMOs are "intended
for future placing on the market," in a preambular
paragraph on the importance of reference materials.
Above photo L-R: Jean Bruno Mikissa (Gabon), Francis
Ogwal (Uganda) and Osama Mohammed el Tayeb (Egypt)
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ETHIOPIA
called for text requesting "parties and governments
of those in possession of reference materials" to
provide access for agencies that may need such
materials for the purpose of detecting LMOs.
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WORKING GROUP II
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CLEARING HOUSE:
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NEW ZEALAND proposed the deletion of a paragraph requesting the Executive Secretary to improve electronic tools.
Above photo: Simon Rae (New Zealand)
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QATAR supported the extension of the UNEP-GEF BCH project.
Above photo: Mohammed Saif Al-Kuwari
(Qatar)
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2 dais chaired by Reynaldo Alvarez Morales (Mexico)(center)
and supported by CBD Secretariat staff Giovanni
Ferraiolo, Erie Tamale and Philippe
Leblond |
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BUILDING:
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Morales noted that funding items
involving GEF requests will be compiled by
the Secretariat into a separate document,
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BRAZIL
supported a proposal by NEW ZEALAND to
develop a shorter list and consolidating
decision text on indicators for capacity
building.
Above photo: Adriana Tescari and Pedro
Andrade (Brazil) |
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| CONTACT
GROUP |
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AND REDRESS:
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Co-Chair
Lefeber tabled a draft COP/MOP decision on
international rules and procedures in the field of
liability and redress.
Above
photo: Contact Group on Liability and Redress
Co-Chairs Rene Lefeber (Netherlands) and Jimena
Nieto (Colombia) |
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Above photo: View of the evening session of the
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BUDGET:
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In
the morning, the budget group considered a detailed
version of the EC's proposal for a core budget
funded in part through contributions from the
cumulative reserve, including projected implications
for parties' assessed contributions towards the
Protocol's core budget.
Above photo:
View of the morning session on the contact Group on
Budget.
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photo L-R: The dais during the Contact Group on
Budget with Ide Ahmed (CBD), Victor
Ogbuneke (CBD), Michele Rattray (CBD), Chair
Sem Shikongo (Namibia) and Charles Gbedemah
(CBD) |
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COP/MOP
4 SNAPSHOTS:
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ENB READERS of the DAY
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| Eunjin
Kim, Friends of the Earth International |
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| Wilhelmina
Pelegrina, SEARICE |
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| Hyen-mi
Chung, Republic of Korea |
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