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Decision III/22: MEDIUM-TERM PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 1996-1997
The Conference of the Parties, Recalling decision II/18 of the Conference of the Parties in which the Conference of the Parties adopted its medium-term work programme for the biennium 1996-1997, Recalling also that decision II/18 provides for the review of the medium-term programme of work for the biennium 1996-1997, particularly the review of the operations of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary organs as well as the overall review and consideration of a long-term programme of work, 1. Recognizes that it may be necessary for the Executive Secretary, with the guidance of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties, to adjust further the servicing of the programme of work in the light of the resources available to the Secretariat; 2. Invites Parties, participants and other relevant institutions to submit by 31 March 1997 their views to the Executive Secretary on: (a) The operations of the Conference of the Parties; (b) The overall review of the medium-term programme of work for 1995-1997; (c) A longer-term programme of work; 3. Requests the Executive Secretary to submit a synthesis of these views to the Conference of the Parties for consideration at its fourth meeting; 4. Welcomes offers to contribute to efforts to facilitate the review process; 5. Takes note of the provisional agenda for the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, contained in Annex I of document UNEP/CBD/COP/3/31; 6. Takes note of the draft provisional agenda of the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, contained in recommendation II/12 of the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, in document UNEP/CBD/COP/3/3; 7. Requests the bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice to focus the agenda of the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, in line with the comments given at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the work of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, and to submit it to the Parties sufficiently in advance of the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
Appendix
DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE FOURTH MEETING
OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
(as contained in document UNEP/CBD/COP/3/31, Annex I)
1. Opening of the meeting.
2. Organisational matters:2.1 election of officers;
2.2 adoption of the agenda; 2.3 organisation of work.3. Pending issues arising from the work of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
4. Consideration of the report and recommendations of the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, and instructions by the Conference of the Parties to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
5. Reports by Parties on the implementation of the Convention.
6. Report on assessment and review of the operation of the clearing-house mechanism. 7. Financial resources and mechanism:7.1 report on the activities of the Global Environment Facility;
7.2 report of the Executive Secretary on financial resources and mechanisms; 7.3 review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism.8. Review of medium-term programme of work (1995-1997):
8.1 to review the operations of the Conference of the Parties and subsidiary organs;
8.2 to undertake an overall review and consider a longer-term programme of work.9. Models and mechanisms for links between in-situ and ex-situ conservation:
9.1 to consider ways in which in-situ and ex-situ conservation may be effectively linked.
10. Measures for implementing the Convention:
10.1 to provide information and share experiences on the implementation of Article 13;
10.2 to provide information and share experiences on the implementation of Article 14; 10.3 consideration of biological diversity under threat.11. Consideration of matters related to benefit-sharing:
11.1 to consider measures to promote and advance the distribution of benefits from biotechnology in accordance with Article 19;
11.2 [to be considered in the light of the outcome of item 13 (Issues related to technology) on the provisional agenda of the third meeting of the COP].12. Technical and scientific co-operation.
13. Terrestrial biological diversity.13.1 to assess the status and trends of the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems and to identify options for conservation and sustainable use.
14. Results of the special session of the General Assembly to review the implementation of Agenda 21.
15. Issues related to biosafety.16. The relationship of the Convention with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biological diversity-related conventions, other international agreements, institutions and processes of relevance.
17. Administrative matters:
17.1 report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention;
17.2 budget of the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity.18. Report on the credentials of representatives to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
19. Venue and date of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. 20. Other matters. 21. Adoption of the report. 22. Closure of the meeting.
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