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L-R: Kabir Sanjay Bavikatte, Natural Justice, reviewing the draft report with James Seyani, Malawi.
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| L-R: ABS WG Co-Chairs Fernando Casas and Timothy Hodges. |
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Thursday, 5 November 2009
Delegates met in plenary in the afternoon, to discuss draft resolutions on sui generis systems, the ethical code and the work programme. The contact group on the international ABS regime met throughout the day, addressing a Co-Chairs’ text in the morning, and a conference room paper containing a revised Co-Chairs’ text in the afternoon and evening.
 Visit the full ENB web coverage for Thursday, 5 November.
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| African delegates in a huddle to discuss text on ABS. |
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Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Delegates met in plenary in the afternoon, to hear reports from the contact groups and address a draft recommendation on mechanisms for participation. The contact group on the international ABS regime met throughout the day, discussing each of the questions addressed by the expert groups on traditional knowledge and on compliance. The contact group on the work programme convened in the afternoon and evening to discuss a Co-Chairs’ text.
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Participants from IIFB consulting.
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| L-R: Joji Cariño and Jennifer Corpuz, Tebtebba Foundation |
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Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Delegates met in plenary in the morning, to exchange views on the international ABS regime and discuss the Article 8(j) work programme, and again briefly in the afternoon. The contact group on the ethical code of conduct met throughout the day, while a newly established contact group on the work programme convened in the afternoon.
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Delegates from Cuba, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica in a lively discussion during a break in plenary.
L-R: Teresa Cruz, Cuba; Marina Hernandez, Dominican Republic and Martha Hiliana Jimenez, Costa Rica |
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| John Scott, CBD Secretariat (center) providing advice to the Contact Group Co-Chairs. |
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Monday, 2 November 2009
The sixth meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) opened in Montreal, Canada, on Monday 2 November 2009. Delegates first met in plenary. They attended an indigenous welcoming ceremony and addressed: mechanisms for participation, sui generis systems for the protection of traditional knowledge, and the ethical code of conduct. A contact group on the ethical code was established and commenced its work in the afternoon.
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| Otsi.tsa.ken:RA (Charles Patton) of the Mohawk Nation welcomed delegates to Mohawk traditional territory and opened the meeting in the way of the Mohawk ancestors. |
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| Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary being greeted by Charles Patton of the Mohawk Nation. |
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| Lucy Mulenkei, appointed as co-president with Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary. |
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CBD resources
Meeting webpage and official documents
Provisional annotated agenda
Side Events
Global Biodiversity Outlook
General resources
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
FAO CGRFA website
WIPO Traditional Knowledge website
TRIPs Website on IPRs, traditional knowledge and biodiversity
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) of the CBD, 2-8 April 2009, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters, Paris, France
IISD RS coverage of the Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (CBD COP 9), 19-30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS coverage of the Thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 13) of the CBD, 18 February - 22 February 2008, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA 2), 11-15 February 2008, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of ABS 6, 21-25 January 2008, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
IISD RS coverage of Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol, 22-26 October 2007, Montréal, Canada
IISD RS coverage of CBD Article 8(j) WG 5, 15-19 October 2007, Montréal, Canada
IISD RS archive of biodiversity and wildlife meetings
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
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Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (Article 8(j) WG 6) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
