Fifth meeting of the Working Group on the Review of Implementation (WGRI 5) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and
Eighteenth meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 18)

WGRI 5 resumed its discussions on Tuesday with an informal dialogue session in the morning, during which two panels discussed ways of: mainstreaming biodiversity in the sustainable development goals; and mobilizing resources for achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Panelists addressed questions on: the adequacy of the zero draft in addressing biodiversity and ecosystems; the role of the Secretariat, CBD parties, and the CBD community in mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystems in the post-2015 development agenda; integration of the NBSAPs at the national level with development, disaster prevention and other relevant planning processes; examples of biodiversity-related activities that were successfully prioritized in national budgeting processes; the human and financial capacity required to mobilize resources to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; and identification of the positive impacts of biodiversity and ecosystem services on national income.

In the afternoon, delegates provided statements on: the potential of biodiversity for poverty eradication and sustainable development; and improving the efficiency of structures and processes under the Convention.

In the evening, a contact group met under the guidance of Jeremy Eppel, UK, and Francis Ogwal, Uganda, to discuss resource mobilization and the financial mechanism. A Friends of the Chair group on biodiversity for poverty eradication and sustainable development was also established with Maria Schultz, Sweden, as chair.