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MONDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2002 PLENARY CMS Executive Secretary Müller-Helmbrecht announced the admission as an observer of the Council of Europe, which represents the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: On Concerted Action for Appendix I Species, CMS Deputy Executive Secretary Hykle noted that reference to Scientific Council recommendations to include certain species in Appendix I should remain bracketed until the Plenary confirms the listing of these species on the Appendix.
The COW forwarded, without amendments, the draft resolution on Cooperation with other Bodies and Processes to the Plenary for adoption. AMENDMENTS TO APPENDICES I AND II
WORKING GROUP REPORTS: Budget: Reporting on the Budget Working Group's Saturday deliberations, Chair Vagg said that delegates discussed the revised 16.5% budget increase proposal for the next triennium, agreeing that it was still too high. The Group met in the morning to consider a revised 7.17% budget increase. Delegates debated, inter alia: staffing requirements; financial support for Scientific Council participants and delegates from developing Party and non-Party countries to attend COP-8 and Scientific Council meetings; and whether CMS cooperation with other bodies would help reduce the budget. Several developing countries underscored the need for funding capacity-building activities. Strategic Plan: Chair Biber noted that the Working Group had completed its work after discussing the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment resolution and questions forwarded by the Budget Working Group. Biber noted that the Group did not feel competent in prioritizing actions and related budget implications. Rather, the Group noted the benefits of a strategy to achieve balance between various approaches, including the taxonomic, regional or migratory range, and ecosystem approaches. The Group offered to work intersessionally to draft a strategic plan for consideration at COP-8, noting that a new strategic plan would have implications for the work of other bodies, primarily the Scientific Council. Biber also suggested that at the next COP, issues requiring in-depth discussion be identified at an early stage to allow better participation and deliberation.
Information Management Plan (IMP): Information Management Plan Working Group Chair Fragoso noted that delegates discussed the inclusion of GROMS in the CMS IMP. GERMANY said that a draft resolution would be circulated along with an Addendum to the Report of the Working Group.
Drafting Group: Drafting Group Chair Gibson presented revised draft resolutions relating to measures to improve the conservation status of Appendix I and II species, noting minor amendments to the draft resolution on Impact Assessment; inclusion of onshore oil (in addition to offshore) pollution and wind turbines in the draft resolutions on Oil Pollution and Wind Turbines ; acknowledgement of threats to migratory birds from high-voltage power lines and railway infrastructures in the draft resolution on Electrocution of Migratory Birds ; and minor changes to the draft resolution on WSSD implications for the CMS. Gibson recommended that at future meetings, drafting work be started at earlier stages to allow time for proper discussion. |
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Oliver Biber, Switzerland |
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The Committee of the Whole met in the morning and afternoon |
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Jennifer Macmillan, New Zealand and Jan-Willem Sneep, The Netherlands |
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David Pritchard, BirdLife International |
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Steve Gibson, UK |
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The observer for Indonesia |
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John Mshelbwala, Nigeria |
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Jimmy Andrade, Ecuador |
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Robert Hepworth Acting Director of Division for Environmental Conventions, UNEP |
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