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MEXICO MEETING

The Open-ended Intergovernmental Meeting of Scientific Experts on Biological Diversity was held in Mexico City from 11-15 April 1994. It was convened at the request of the first ICCBD to conduct an in-depth review of scientific and technical issues for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The report of this Meeting is found in document UNEP/CBD/IC/2/11.

The items considered at this meeting included: the identification of scientific programmes and international cooperation related to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity; the organization of the preparation of an agenda for scientific and technological research, and the identification of innovative state-of-the-art technologies; and the ways and means of promoting development and transferring such technologies.