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BURKINA FASO suggested using "irresponsible" instead of "illegal" logging. |
Mexico, on behalf of the GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED MEGADIVERSE COUNTRIES, supported by Brazil, on behalf of GRULAC, and others, called for measures to ensure financing, technology transfer and capacity building. |
UGANDA (left) and the CONFERENCE ON PROTECTION OF FORESTS IN EUROPE highlighted conservation of forests outside protected areas. |
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES: |
On mitigation of impacts, the PHILIPPINES preferred text establishing responsibility for costs of control and restoration. |
SBSTTA-6 Chair Cristián Samper stressed SBSTTA's emphasis on the principles of cooperation, information exchange and capacity building. |
WORKING GROUP II: ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING |
DRAFT BONN GUIDELINES: GERMANY supported their immediate application, noting that they include a review mechanism. |
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IPR: |
JAMAICA stressed mandatory disclosure of the country of origin in patent applications. |
COLOMBIA (left) and TOGO suggested that the CBD take a lead role on ABS and traditional knowledge with support provided by WIPO. |
CAPACITY BUILDING: |
The EU and NORWAY (right) supported full involvement of stakeholders, especially indigenous and local communities, in ABS arrangements. A number of developed countries noted their initiatives for building capacity in developing countries. |
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Upon the suggestion of WG-II Chair Elaine Fisher (Jamaica), delegates formed a contact group co-chaired by Brendan Tobin (Peru) and Alwin Kopse (Switzerland) (right photo:L-R) with a mandate to address: the guidelines, including a process to consider definitions at a later date, outstanding bracketed language, the balance between user and provider responsibilities, incentives and the appendices; and IPR issues relating to the disclosure of genetic resources' origin and certificates of origin. |
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