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Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing of the Convention on Biological Diversity (ABS 6)
21 - 25 January 2008 | Geneva, Switzerland
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ABS 6 Highlights: Wednesday, 23 January 2008 On Wednesday morning, the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) met in plenary to hear a report from the contact group on the objective and establish a process to move forward. Following a break to allow for regional consultations, a contact group on the components of the regime met in the afternoon. A contact group on a draft decision to be considered by the Conference of the Parties (COP) met in the evening. |
Plenary Session
Regional and small group consultations
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Contact Group on Components
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Co-Chair René Lefeber asked whether any party supported the text on the objective proposed in Tuesday evening’s contact group by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity. |
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Co-Chair Pierre du Plessis called on delegates to make proposals with regard to the list of main components included in the non-paper on the international regime. |
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Girma Balcha, Ethiopia |
James Seyani, Malawi |
Ossama El-Tayeb, Egypt |
The Co-Chairs consult and consider advice on the best way to proceed. |
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Around the venue
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Monday, 21 Jan - Tuesday, 22 Jan - Wednesday, 23 Jan - Thursday, 24 Jan - Friday, 25 Jan
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