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7th
Meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies for Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biodiversity
(CBD) |
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![]() Highlights for Thursday, 15 November 2001 ![]() |
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WORKING
GROUP I |
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FOREST BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: | ||
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CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE USE AND BENEFIT-SHARING: | ||
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INSTITUTIONAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC ENABLING ENVIRONMENT: | ||
The contact group reviewed the goals, objectives and activities during the morning, and then revisited areas of disagreement in the afternoon and evening. Regarding the goal on the institutional enabling environment and language on integration of forest biodiversity into policies and programmes, the group discussed: reference to donor bodies and poverty reduction strategy papers; national formulation of policies and priority targets; ecotourism and recreational activities; monitoring and assessment; sustainable forest management; and the ecosystem approach. | ||
RECOMMENDATIONS: | ||
![]() Regarding the recommendation on the work programme, the NETHERLANDS proposed having COP-6 decide on priorities, including definition of targets, timeframes and actors. |
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![]() GERMANY proposed inviting the Secretariat to present SBSTTA's deliberations to the second UN Forum on Forests, which was questioned by MALAYSIA given lack of COP review. |
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WORKING GROUP II: |
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AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY: | ||
![]() Regarding implementation of the work programme, ARGENTINA (left) emphasized full participation. |
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![]() COLOMBIA referred to preventing adverse impacts of agriculture on biodiversity, and called for case-studies for the soil biodiversity initiative. |
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PLANT CONSERVATION STRATEGY: | ||
![]() On the recommendation, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, JAMAICA and the SEYCHELLES (right) called for incorporating the strategy's implementation into existing CBD work programmes to avoid overburdening Parties. |
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![]() CANADA (right), with SPAIN, suggested that language on the Executive Secretary's refinement of the targets' quantitative elements include consultation with relevant international initiatives. |
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INCENTIVE MEASURES: | ||
![]() SOUTH AFRICA called upon the Executive Secretary to make information gathered on perverse incentives available to COP-6. |
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INDICATORS: | ||
![]() NEW ZEALAND, supported by BELGIUM, said the list of available and potential indicators should be quantitative and qualitative. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: | ||
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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY OUTLOOK: | ||
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