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1 July

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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)

16-20 & 23-28 June 2014
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Headquarters,
Montreal, Canada

Highlights of SBSTTA 18 for Wednesday, 25 June 2014 - Day 3

Daily Web Coverage (Click on the Following Links to See Our Daily Web Pages)

Introduction - 16 June - 17 June - 18 June - 19 June - 20 June
23 June - 24 June - 25 June - 26 June - 27 June - 28 June

Chair Moustafa Mokhtar Ali Fouda, Egypt, addressing delegates in plenary

On Wednesday morning, delegates reconvened in plenary to consider invasive alien species (IAS), including: management of risks associated with introduction of alien species introduced as pets, aquarium and terrarium species, and as live bait and live food; and review of work on IAS and considerations for future work.

In the afternoon, delegates resumed consideration of synthetic biology, and afterwards discussed issues in progress, including: integration of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into climate change mitigation and adaptation activities; promoting the contribution of REDD+ activities towards achieving the objectives of the Convention; climate-related geo-engineering; and ecosystem conservation and restoration.

Two contact groups met in the evening. A contact group on synthetic biology was chaired by Andrew Bignell (New Zealand), and the other on marine and coastal biodiversity was chaired by Renée Sauvé (Canada).

Morning Plenary

Dais during the morning plenary

Chair Moustafa Mokhtar Ali Fouda, Egypt

Piero Genovesi, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and Chair of IUCN’s Invasive Species Specialists Group

Dennis Rangi, Executive Director for International
Development at CABI, and Piero Genovesi, ISPRA
and Chair of IUCN’s Invasive Species Specialists Group

Hector Conde, Cuba

Marcal Gusmao, Timor-Leste

Junko Shimura, CBD Secretariat

Gwendalyn Sisior, Palau

Jean-Patrick Le Duc, France

Odeta Çato, Albania

Naeem Ashraf Raja, Pakistan

Melanie Josefsson, Sweden

Adrian Peres, EU

Ganesh Raj Joshi, Nepal

Masato Morikawa, Japan

John Donaldson, South Africa

Sarah Pearson Perret, Switzerland

Palasuberniam Kaliannan, Malaysia

Hendrik Segers, Belgium

Randolph Antonio Edmead, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Wilson Rojas, Ecuador

El Khitma El Awad Mohammed Ahmed, Sudan

Davi Bonavides, Brazil

Chair Moustafa Mokhtar Ali Fouda, Egypt

Anna Maria Maggiore, Italy

Ayman Tharwat, Egypt

Side Events

Panel for side event on: Perspectives from the IPCC and the CBD on climate change and biodiversity: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability

Participants during the side event on: Fostering synergies between biodiversity and human health: towards the Post 2015 Development Agenda

Prudence Tangham Galega, Cameroon

Panel for side event on: Capacity building for parties on conservation and restoration (Aichi Biodiversity Targets 5, 11 and 15)

Side Event on: Synthetic biology, new breeding technologies and living modified organisms:
the need to map gaps in regulation and risk assessment and how to address them

Jonathan Davies, Liberia

Participants during the side event on: Sustainable Ocean Initiative: Global platform for partnerships
and capacity development toward achieving Aichi biodiversity targets in marine and coastal areas