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7th CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (COP-7) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 9-20 February 2004
Highlights
for Monday 16 February 2004
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Russell Nari (Vanuatu)
(above) called for redressing the balance between research on mitigation and
adaptation on the one hand and addressing the root causes of climate change
on the other hand.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) presented the
outcomes of UNFCCC COP-9, including decisions on natural greenhouse gas
inventories and procedures for afforestation and reforestation under the
Clean Development Mechanism. Above photo: Rocio Lichte (UNFCCC)
Stas
Burgiel (Defenders of Wildlife) urged incorporating traditional
knowledge in relevant climate change activities, and expressed regret
regarding UNFCCC's support to the use of genetically modified organisms
in afforestation and reforestation activities under the Clean Development
Mechanism.
Above photo L-R: William Carroll Muffett and Stas Burgiel (Defenders
of Wildlife)
WETLANDS
INTERNATIONAL stressed the need to minimize degradation of areas that have
sequestration capacities. Above photo: Faizal Parish (Wetlands
International)
Tanzania urged Parties that want to establish a regime for liability and
redress to provide financial support for the group of experts.
Above photo: Rawson Yonazi (United Republic of Tanzania)
Argentina reaffirmed its appeal to provide funding for holding a meeting
of legal and technical experts on liability and redress.
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photo L-R: Diego Malpede and Victoria Liechtschein (Argentina)
Incentive Measures:
South Africa suggested identifying specific targets and funding sources. Above photo: Gert Willemse and Alf Wills (South Africa)
Above
photo L-R: Peter Heyward (Australia), Diego Malpede (Argentina), and
Maria Angelica Ikeda (Brazil) suggested that SBSTTA further consider
incentive measures. The EU favored informal consultations to enable the COP
to adopt a decision. Discussion was deferred until delegates consult on the
basis of text submitted by Argentina.
Senegal
called for studying and reinforcing traditional practices with positive
impacts on biodiversity.
Above photo: Samuel Dieme
(Senegal)
Finland described its efforts in economic
valuation of biodiversity, suggesting that such information should be
included in national reports on incentive measures.
Above photo: Jukka-Pekka Jäppinen
(Finland)
The Philippines suggested gathering information on obstacles that impede technology transfer to developing countries. Above photo: Elpidio Peria (front) and Beth Roxas (Philippines) |
Egypt, on behalf of the African Group, requested that references to the adoption and diffusion of technology be made in accordance with the Rio Declaration and the WSSD Plan of Implementation. Above photo: Osama Mohamed el Tayeb (Egypt) (right) with Girma Balcha (Ethiopia) |
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From left: Listen to the report of Working Group I Chaired by Hans Hoogeveen (the Netherlands), Working Group II Chaired by Desh Deepak Verma (India) and by the Contact Group on Budget Chaired by John Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda) | |||||
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Contact Group: Access and Benefit Sharing | |||||
Right photo: Delegates in an informal consultation huddle.
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