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Late Breaking News from The Biodiversity Convention's COP-3

Updated 7 November 1996

Heavy thunderstorms inundated streets and parks around Buenos Aires, as COP-3 delegates swept through a flood of issues in the Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole completed its initial discussion of the financial mechanism, the CBD clearing-house mechanism, conservation and sustainable use, in situ conservation, and monitoring and assessment of biodiversity.

The agricultural biodiversity working group debated competing proposals for negotiations, establishing a contact group to resolve the differences, and a working group on financial issues was established, chaired by Iran's Mohamad Reza Salamat. Details of the day's discussions are in Thursday's Earth Negotiations Bulletin.

You can also download Thursday's Earth Negotiations Bulletin in either text or PDF format.

Keep an eye on this page for daily updates, including photos and interviews from the negotiations. And for highlights of the previous days' negotiations, check Late Breaking News for:

• Wednesday 6 November 1996
• Tuesday 5 November 1996
• Monday 4 November 1996