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6th
Meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies for Scientific, Technical and
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![]() Curtain Raiser: ![]() SBSTTA-6 delegates are expected to meet in two working groups. Working Group I will consider invasive alien species, focusing on: status and trends; a review of existing instruments and identification of gaps; and options for future work, including elaboration of the guiding principles, consideration of the need for a legal instrument and development of joint work programmes. Working Group II will discuss: scientific assessments; the Global Taxonomy Initiative; biodiversity and climate change, including cooperation with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; migratory species and cooperation with the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Additionally, the Plenary will review progress reports on: ad hoc technical expert groups; assessment processes; marine and coastal biodiversity; and biodiversity of inland water ecosystems. Cristián Samper (Colombia) will serve as
the Chair of SBSTTA-6. The recommendations of both SBSTTA-6 and SBSTTA-7
(November 2001) will be reported to the sixth Conference of the Parties to
be held from 8-19 April 2002, in the Hague, the Netherlands.
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