Highlights and images for 2 February 2017

Italy

Summary


CGRFA 16

CGRFA 16 delegates met in plenary to hear reports from informal and contact group deliberations on the Report on the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (SOW-BFA); access and benefit sharing (ABS) and the Commission’s Strategic Plan and Multi-year Programme of Work 2018-2027 (MYPOW), followed by discussions on the draft strategic plan and MYPOW. They also discussed: cooperation with other international organization and agreements; other matters; and a draft resolution on the CGRFA’s contribution to the SDGs.

Deliberations on ABS were held in a contact group throughout the day and in plenary in the evening.

IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided digital coverage and a summary report of the Special Event: The Contribution of Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture to Resilience. In addition, IISD Reporting Services produced daily reports, daily digital coverage, and a summary and analysis report from CGRFA 16. The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF format.

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Morning Plenary

View of the dais during the morning plenary

Cho Chang Yeon, CGRFA 16 Chair

Johanna Wider, Germany

Pierre du Plessis, Namibia

Dan Leskien, CGRFA Secretariat

Bernd Bultemeier, FAO

Axel Diederichsen, Canada

Médi Moungui, Cameroon

Irene Hoffmann, CGRFA Secretary, FAO

Oscar Piñeyro, Uruguay

Asmerom Kidane, Eritrea

Contact Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Afternoon Plenary

The draft negotiating text distributed during the afternoon plenary

Delegates read the draft negotiating text

Kent Nnadozie, Ad-Interim Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

M'Naouer Djemali, Tunisia

Katlyn Scholl, US

Javad Mozafari Hashjin, Iran

Nii Quaye-Kumah, Ghana

Matthew Hooper, New Zealand

Vânia Cristina Rennó Azevedo, Brazil

W.L.G. Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka

Christina Blank, Switzerland

Axel Villalobos Cortés, Panama

Juanita Chaves Posada, Global Forum on Agricultural Research

Charlotte Lusty, Global Crop Diversity Trust

Kathryn Garforth, CBD Secretariat

Side Events During the Day

Panel speakers during the side event entitled 'The multiple benefits of realizing farmers' rights and how to strengthen their further realization'

Delegates attend a side event entitled 'News from the CGIAR System'

Around the Venue

Brad Fraleigh, Canada, speaks with Pierre du Plessis, Namibia

Delegates speak informally between sessions

Delegates from the US, Poland and Namibia

Delegates from Angola

Delegates from Morocco

FAO staff providing assistance during the meeting

A delegate reads a document during plenary

Delegates refer to the International Institute for Sustainable Development Reporting Services (IISD-RS) website
and Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) to keep track of negotiations