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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 Tuesday,
11 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 Working Group sessions throughout the day.
Working Group I (WG-I) considered a draft programme of work (PoW) on
protected areas (PAs). Working Group II (WG-II) discussed a draft PoW on
technology transfer and cooperation, and addressed the design of
national-level indicators and monitoring programmes and the integration
of outcome-oriented targets into the PoWs of the CBD.
Above
photo: Chair Robert Andren (Sweden) (center),
convened WG-I that considered a draft PoW on PAs.
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Working Group I:
Protected Areas
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Leseho
Sello (South Africa),
presented the conclusions of the Vth World Parks Congress
noting the call to develop protected areas.
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Per Wrammer (Sweden) presented the report of the Ad Hoc
Technical Expert Group Meeting held in Sweden, 10-14 June, 2003.
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Stefan Leiner (the EC), stressed the need to strengthen
participatory approaches in establishing, managing and
monitoring PAs.
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Carlos Ponce (Peru), emphasized the importance of
strengthening institutional stability at national,
regional and sub-regional levels.
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UNESCO
said the World Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites are
stepping stones to establishing a comprehensive system of
protected areas.
Above photo L-R: Delegates from UNESCO Sarah
Titchen (World Heritage Centre), Jane
Robertson Vernhes, and Salvatore Arico
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Chair
Andren summarized the discussions on protected areas and
proposed to produce a revised Programme of Work for consideration
later in the week.
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Technology Transfer:
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Benedicto
Fonseca Filho (Brazil), cautioned against delaying
national needs assessment on technology transfer
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Irawati
(Indonesia),
said information exchange requires financing.
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Jorge
Ernesto Quezada Diaz
(El Salvador), called for national level
indicator development.
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Above photo: Edward Hammond (left), the Sunshine
Project, stressed restrictions on developing countries'
access to technology. Chee Yoke-Ling (right),
Third World Network (TWN), spoke on the impacts of foreign
direct investments on technology transfer.
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GEF, pointed towards funding sources available for needs
assessments. Above photo L-R: Delegates from the GEF, Mario
Ramos and Claudio Volonte
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Peru suggested a world inventory of relevant technology to
facilitate technology transfer.
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Monitoring and Indicators:
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Walter
Reid, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), reported on the
progress of the MEA in the development of biodiversity indicators.
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David
Brackett, IUCN, presented indicators of the Redlist
biodiversity assessment. |
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Valery Orlov (Russian
Federation), stressed the importance of outcome-oriented
targets.
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Diann Black Layne (Antigua and Barbuda) highlighted recommendations
to share experience through the Clearing-house Mechanism. |
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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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