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9th
Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological
Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity
10 - 14 November
2003 | Montreal, Canada
Highlights
for Monday,
10 November 2003
Delegates
to the ninth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice (SBSTTA-9) of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) convened in opening Plenary and Working Group sessions.
In the morning, the Plenary heard opening statements, addressed
organizational matters, and considered progress reports on: the
implementation of the thematic programmes of work; cross-cutting issues;
the Bureau's intersessional activities; and the meeting "2010 –
The Global Biodiversity Challenge." In the afternoon, while Working
Group I (WG-I) discussed the draft programme of work on mountain
biodiversity, Working Group II (WG-II) considered the inter-linkages
between climate change and biodiversity.
Above photo: Chair
Alfred Oteng-Yeboah (center) addressing the opening plenary of
SBSTTA-9 with Hamdallah Zedan, CBD Executive Secretary (left) and
Jo Mulongoy, CBD Secretariat (right).
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Opening Statements:
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Nadia
El-Hage Scialabba, FAO, proposed the establishment of an
international ecological agricultural initiative in protected
areas and buffer zones.
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Rocio
Lichte, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,
presented the report on Inter-linkages of the Ad Hoc
Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate
Change.
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Sam
Johnston, UN University (UNU), outlines the work
of the UNU on protected areas and technology transfer.
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Susan
Braatz, United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) welcomed
CBD's involvement in the Collaborative Partnership on
Forests as a focal point for traditional knowledge and forest
biodiversity.
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Nick Davidson, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands, describes the collaboration between Ramsar and the CBD.
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Joji
Cariño, Tebtebba Foundation,
on behalf of indigenous peoples and non-governmental
organizations, suggested that the programme of work on protected
areas include include items on benefit sharing, equity and
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Working Group I: |
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Above photo: Robert Andren (Sweden), elected Chair of
Working Group I |
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Raed
Bani Hani (Jordan), called for increased cooperation on
mountain biodiversity conservation through the Clearing-house
mechanism.
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Antonietta
Gutiérrez-Rosati (Peru),
proposing to include cultural diversity into approach for
mountain biodiversity.
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Gabriele Obermayr (Austria), calling for a flexible
programme of work allowing for national priority setting.
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Working Group II: |
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Above photo: Asghar Mohammadi Fazel, (Iran) elected
Chair of Working Group II |
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Mario Ramos, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) said
the report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG)
on Biodiversity and Climate Change will be incorporated into
its focal area on sustainable land use.
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Zulkifli Bin Idris
(Malaysia), called on Parties to focus on synergies between
adaptation to climate change and biodiversity conservation.
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Jorge Soberón (Mexico), noted that impacts of climate
change on biodiversity include species' migration towards the
poles and higher altitudes.
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Links
ENB Summary of CBD SBSTTA-8 (HTML, PDF,
TEXT).
ENB
archives of CBD meetings.
CBD web site.
SD
summary and coverage of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress.
SD
summary of the Norway/UN Conference on Technology Transfer and
Capacity Building.
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