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Ole Hendrickson, Canada, cautioned against the development of further standards, prioritizing performance indicators instead. |
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Michael Andrew, Saint Lucia, called for short, medium and long-term implementation strategies for the ecosystem approach. |
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Gustavo Induni Alfaro, Costa Rica, emphasized the need for a robust scientific basis for a better understanding of the ecosystem approach. |
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Arild Lindgaard, Sweden, proposed developing guidance on ecosystem approach application in different sectors and ecosystems. |
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Victoria Lichtschein, Argentina, opposed references to incentives, indicators and standards. |
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Atsuhiro Yoshinaka, Japan. |
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Secretary-General of the Ramsar Convention Peter Bridgewater stated that ecosystem management should ensure that no ecosystem services are lost, even under conditions of rapid change. |
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Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS, reported that ICP-8 had been mandated to focus on the application of the ecosystem approach to oceans. |
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Linda Collette, FAO, focused her presentation on GSPC targets. |
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Jon Lovett, University of Twente and University of York, said climate change will have major impacts on the distribution of plant diversity. |
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Neville Ash, UNEP-WCMC, emphasized the need to mobilize available data before 2010. |
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Huang Hongwen, South China Institute of Botany, presented on the GSPC’s contribution to poverty alleviation and rural development. |
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Claudine Ramiarison, Madagascar. |
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Selby Remy, the Seychelles, noted his country's national experience could be of use to other small island developing states. |
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Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Ghana, highlighted funding needs for implementation and capacity building. |
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Peter Skoberne, Slovenia. |
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Lidan An, China, called for accelerated implementation of the GSPC strategy. |
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Juanita Chaves, Colombia, proposed developing regional tools for information exchange and capacity building. |
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Jane Smart, IUCN, highlighted RapidList, a new tool for rapid assessment of species conservation status. |
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Toby Hodgkin, Bioversity International, on behalf of CGIAR, reported how its international research centers contribute to crop sustainability through its in and ex situ collections. |
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Sara Oldfield, Botanical Gardens Conservation International, offered continuing support for toolkit development. |
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