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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 Wednesday,
12 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
principles and guidance for sustainable use, guidelines for implementing
the ecosystem approach, and invasive alien species. Working Group II (WG-II)
continued discussions on the integration of outcome-oriented targets
into the programmes of work (PoWs) of the CBD, and considered Conference
Room Papers (CRP) on monitoring and indicators, and biodiversity and
climate change.
Above
photo: WG-II Chair Asghar Mohammadi Fazel (Iran),
presiding over the discussions on the integration of
outcome-oriented targets.
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Working Group I:
Sustainable use
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Herbert
HT Prins (the
Netherlands), outlined the process and outcomes of the Fourth
Open-ended Workshop on the Sustainable Use of Biological
Diversity, held in Addis Ababa in May 2003
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Steve Gibson (the UK), suggested adopting the recommendations on developing
practical principles and operational guidance for sustainable use
without amendment.
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Nicola
Beynon (Australia), stressed the need to opt for resource
uses that maximize benefits and minimize impacts on
biodiversity.
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Shekhar Kumar Niraj
(India), on behalf of the ASIA PACIFIC REGION, stressed the
importance of promoting the long-term interests and empowerment
of indigenous peoples.
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Caroll
Muffett, Defenders of Wildlife, asked to make it clear
throughout the documents on sustainable use that perverse
incentives undermine the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity.
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Above photo: Delegates eager to get hold of new CRP documents
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Ecosystem Approach:
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Jan
Plesnik
(Czech Republic), presented the report of the Expert Meeting
on the Ecosystem Approach.
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Gill Shepherd, IUCN, proposed ways to operationalize and
implement principles on the ecosystem approach.
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Ahmad Rizal Khalit (Malaysia) emphasized the need
for additional efforts in implementing the ecosystem
approach.
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Above photo: Members of the German delegation to SBSTTA-9
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Invasive alien species:
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Australia
reiterated their opposition to COP Decision VI/23 on Alien
species.
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Kristina Ryan (New Zealand), stressed that the Guiding
Principles on Alien species had not been adopted. |
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ARGENTINA identified several technical insufficiencies of the
Executive Summary and Suggested Recommendations on invasive alien
species.
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Stas Burgiel, Defenders of Wildlife, called for further
liaison with the World Health Organization.
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Working
Group II: Out-come oriented targets
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John
Herity (Canada), expressed concern over the achievability
of the timelines for the implementation of targets.
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility,
stressed GBIF's commitment to contribute to the CBD's work on targets and assessment.
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Marisa Aramaki (Japan), noted
that the PoW was complementary with the Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands.
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Botanic Gardens Conservation International, outlined BGCI's
partnerships with local and national initiatives.
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BRAZIL proposed to make reference to Decision 6/9 as
regards outcome-oriented targets.
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Nick Davidson, (the RAMSAR CONVENTION) stressed harmonization of
indicators to ensure synergies with the CBD.
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Mundita Lim (the
Philippines), said achieving the targets proposed for marine
and coastal biodiversity will require financial support
and alternative livelihoods for communities that depend onmarine
resources.
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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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