Summary
On Friday, WG I approved without, or with minor discussion, conference room papers on the SBI modus operandi and mechanisms to support review of implementation under the Convention and its Protocols. WG I further addressed: unintentional transboundary movements, and transit and contained use, of LMOs; and review of implementation of the Strategic Plan. WG II addressed: pollinators; forest biodiversity; biodiversity and climate change; ecosystem restoration; and progress towards Aichi Targets 11 (protected areas) and 12 (threatened species). Contact groups on resource mobilization, the financial mechanism, and risk assessment of LMOs met throughout the day. An evening plenary reviewed progress, adopted decisions and addressed organizational issues.
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Working Group I
WG I Chair Mette Gervin Damsgaard (Denmark)
Marcus Davies, Canada
Diego Pacheco Balanza, Bolivia
Hayria Mohamed, Comoros
Leticia Rubello, Grupo Ecologista del
Mayab
A.C. (GEMA)
Lim Li Ching, Third World Network (TWN)
Anselmina Liphola, Mozambique
Shirin Karryeva, Turkmenistan
Soul Lee, Republic of Korea
Ruben Dekker, EU
Mohamed Ali Ben Temessek, Tunisia
Takashi Ito, Japan
Somaly Chan, Cambodia
Marcia Levaggi, Argentina
L-R: Shirin Karryeva, Turkmenistan; Elvana Ramay, Albania;
and Senka Barudanovich, Bosnia and Herzegovina
L-R: Christine von Weizsäcker, ECOROPA and François Meienberg, Switzerland
L-R: Murali Krishna; Amita Prasad; Vibha Ahuja; and Gyanesh Bharti, India
L-R: Willy Tonui; Josphat Muchiri; and Kavaka Mukonyi, Kenya
Working Group II
WG II Chair Malta Qwathekana (South Africa)
L-R: Paula Díaz and Karin Molt, Chile
L-R: Jaime Grubb, James Hammond, and Melissa Cotterill, Australia
Asghar Mohammadi Fazel, Iran
Tone Solhaug, Norway
Horst Korn, Germany
Javier Gutierrez, Nicaragua
Lena Chan, Singapore
Abdul-Hakim Aulaiah, Yemen
Delegates from WG II in a huddle to discuss language pertaining to ecosystem restoration
Plenary
Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, COP 13 President, presiding over the evening plenary
Chair Mette Gervin Damsgaard (Denmark)
Chair Malta Qwathekana (South Africa)
Spencer Thomas, Grenada, reported on the status of the Budget Committee
Maria Luisa Angelica Del Rio Mispireta, Peru, reported on the status of the Credentials Committee
Chengshou Bai, China, formally accepted to host COP 15 in China
COP 13 Snapshots
L-R: Clare Glass Rudaks and Mercy Mundyadzwe, Botswana
Delegates from the Philippines
Delegates from Malaysia showing their CHM award and certificate of achievement from CBD