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First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working
Group
on Protected Areas
13- 17 June 2005, Montecatini,
Italy
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Earth Negotiations Bulletin - ENB
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Highlights for Thursday 16, June 2005
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Delegates to
the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected
Areas (PAs) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) convened in
two sub-working group sessions. Sub-Working Group I (SWG-I) considered
conference room papers (CRPs) on: toolkits for systems of protected areas
(PAs); an inter-sessional expert meeting on ecological criteria for the
identification of areas for protection in marine areas beyond national
jurisdiction; and options for cooperation for the establishment of marine
protected areas (MPAs) beyond national jurisdiction. Sub-Working Group II
(SWG-II) addressed CRPs on options for mobilizing financial resources,
and the process for the review of implementation of the work
programme.
Above photo L-R: Rolf Hogan (WWF International), Tove
Maria Ryding (Denmark)
and Sheldon Cohen (Nature Conservancy) discussing CRP text on
financing options in SWG-II.
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Above
photos L-R: The dais of SWG-I with David Coates (CBD), SWG-I
Chair Karen Brown, and Marjo Vierros (CBD);
SWG-I Chair Brown
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TOOLKITS:
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On the
chapeau text, CANADA
requested that recommendations be addressed to the COP.
Above photo: Jim Johnston (Canada)
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On gaps in existing toolkits, INDIA added human-wildlife
interface, governance and participation, and community conserved areas.
Above photo: Jagdish Kishawan (India)
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UNESCO suggested adding integration of protected areas into the broader
land- and seascape and sectors.
Above photo: Steven Ripley (World Heritage
Center) and Jane
Robertson (UNESCO/MAB)
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HIGH
SEAS PROTECTED AREAS: Expert meeting on criteria:
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ARGENTINA
proposed and delegates agreed to delete language on potential use of
the criteria by regional and international bodies.
Above photo: Maria Teresa Kralikas and Frida Armas Pfirter
(Argentina)
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On the scope, NEW ZEALAND, supported by others, proposed that the
criteria could be used as part of a process to identify potential
sites.
Above photo: Sarah Wynn-Williams (New Zealand)
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Requesting further time for consideration, NORWAY said it is not ready
to give CBD a role with regard to high seas. Noting that the proposal
should be addressed by either the second meeting of the Working Group
or by COP-8.
Above photo: Tone Solhaug and Asbjørn Solås (Norway)
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SUB-WORKING
GROUP II
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Above
photos L-R: SWG-II Chair Orlando Santos (Cuba). The
dais of SWG-II with Robert Höft (CBD) Sarat Babu Gidda
(CBD), and SWG-II Chair Orlando Santos (Cuba)
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WORK PROGRAMME REVIEW:
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Delegates
addressed a CRP containing recommendations on review of implementation
of the work programme.
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GREENPEACE,
supported by many, suggested a consultation process involving
indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders on reporting
on work programme implementation.
Above photo: Martin Kaiser (Greenpeace)
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On development of an evaluation matrix, delegates debated whether such
a matrix, as contained in an annex to the CRP, should be finalized at
present or future meetings. CANADA expressed concern over its use and
requested more time for consideration.
Above photo L-R: Ole Hendrickson, Andrew Horst and Marc
Johnson (Canada)
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FINANCIAL
RESOURCES:
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Delegates
considered a revised CRP on options to mobilize funding. AUSTRALIA cautioned
against bypassing the COP in the decision-making process.
Above photo: Andrew Brooke (Australia)
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AUSTRALIA suggested chapeau language stating the Working Group
“invites Parties and the COP, as appropriate,” and
opposed a proposal by the EU to extend this language to the whole
document.
Above photo L-R Els Martens (Belgium), Stefan Leiner
(European Community) and Peter Bos (the Netherlands on behalf
of the EU).
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ENB
SNAPSHOTS:
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SIDE EVENT:
High Level Side Event on Biodiversity, Protected Areas and the Recent
Tsunami Disaster.
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The
side event focused on the various functions of Protected Areas
in biodiversity conservation and natural disaster mitigation.
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Above
photos L-R: The panel during the side event on Biodiversity,
Protected Areas and the Recent Tsunami Disaster; Hamdallah Zedan,
CBD Executive Secretary, Roberto Tortoli, Vice Minister for
the Environment and Territory, Italy, Peter Bridgewater,
Executive Secretary, The Ramsar Convention, Stefano Tinti,
Professor of Geophysics, University of Bologna, and Kitti Limskul,
Vice Minister of the Office of the Prime Minister, Thailand.
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Comune di Montecatini
Terme presents: David Helfgott in concert
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This service was prepared in
cooperation with the CBD Secretariat
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