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Fourth Meeting of the Subsidiary
Body for Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-4) |
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| Working Group I | |
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A small group chaired by Linda Hedlund (Sweden) redrafted the draft
text on taxonomy and presented it to WGI. |
| UNEP confirmed their offer to provide assitance in the development of the Global Taxonomy Initiative |  |
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Paula Warren (New Zealand) chaired a small group negotiation on the
text and presented the resulting draft to an afternoon meeting of
WGI. |
| Working Group II | |
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On new plant technologies, The UK submitted compromise text recognizing the precautionary approach and recommending that Parties not approve commercial use of products incorporating GURT technologies until authorized scientific assessments validate their safe use. |
| CÔTE D'IVOIRE supported the Norwegian proposal, emphasizing the need to address GURT field-testing and food security. |  |
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RealAudio of THIRD WORLD NETWORK's intervention on GURTs, on behalf
of several NGOs |
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In the morning, WGII continued their deliberations on Chair Zipangani Vokhiwa's (Malawi) draft recommendations on new plant technology (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/WG.2/CRP.1/Rev.1) |
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The Chair of the drafting group, Marcel Vernooij (Netherlands), introduced
the draft recommendations on sustainable use, including tourism (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/WG.2/CRP.2).
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| Fred Fortier, representing the INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BIODIVERSITY NETWORK (pictured left) encouraged development of legal frameworks to ensure indigenous peoples' involvement in tourism planning. Alison Johnston, on behalf of the INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (right) noted the absence of guidelines for meaningful consultation with indigenous and local communities. |  |