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Highlights for Sunday, 2 December 2018 Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, and Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, sit on the dais as the Katowice Climate Change Conference begins The Katowice Climate Change Conference opened on Sunday, 2 December, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Parties used this extra day to launch work under all of the bodies meeting at the conference: The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 14); The 3rd part of the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties for the Paris Agreement (CMA 1-3); 49th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 49); 49th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 49); and The 7th part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-7). There were several reminders throughout the day of the urgency of the work to complete the details that will operationalize the Paris Agreement, which is due by the close of this meeting. As COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka explained, the work will be “multi-layered,” involving technical discussions and, when needed, discussions elevated to heads of delegations to unlock progress.For more details on the day’s events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Morning Plenary UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, and Michał Kurtyka, COP 24/CMP 14/CMA 1-3 President, arrive in plenary View of the dais during the morning plenary The COP Presidency is handed over to Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President Delegates during plenary Amjad Abdulla, Maldives Andrew Neustaetter, US Patrick Suckling, Australia Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Opening Plenaries for SBI, SBSTA, and APA SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini, convenes the SBI opening plenary SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini Thiago de Araujo Mendes, Brazil SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, convenes the SBSTA opening plenary Elena Manaenkova, Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Jane Hupe, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Delegates from Saudi Arabia in negotiation with SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, during the plenary APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, convenes the APA opening plenary APA Contact Group APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, convenes the APA Contact Group APA family photo SBI, SBSTA, and APA Joint Plenary View of the joint plenary Vladimir Uskov, COP Vice-President Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Yoo Yeonchul, Republic of Korea, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Carolina Díaz Acosta, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Helmut Hojesky, EU Ravi Prasad, India, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) Majid Shafiepour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Ruth Kaviok, Indigenous Peoples Zhenglin Liu and Maria Auma, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Informal Consultations throughout the Day Delegates consult informally throughout the day Around the Venue Delegates gather on the first day of COP 24 Helen Plume, New Zealand, speaks with a delegate Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago, speaks with SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, and Alex Saier, UNFCCC Secretariat, during a press conference Delegates from Monaco 'Sustaina Claus' speaks with a delegate Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Members of the EIG wear pieces of green to show their commitment to creating a green future Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, takes photographs with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa UN Security at the start of plenary SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France; Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator; SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini; Katia Simeonova, SBI Coordinator; APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia; and Sergey Kononov, APA Coordinator Mehmet Emin Birpınar, Turkey Delegates speak informally Helmut Hojesky, Austria, speaks with a delegate Delegates between sessions

Delegates negotiating compromise language on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) On Thursday, plenary elected the members of the compliance committees of the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, and elected Basile van Havre (Canada) and Francis Ogwal (Uganda) as Co-Chairs of the Working Group on the post-2020 framework. Following informal consultations on digital sequence information under the Nagoya Protocol, safeguards in biodiversity financing mechanisms, and ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), plenary adopted the meeting’s reports and decisions, including the budget. Delegates heard regional statements, and followed a video presentation on the 2020 Conference, to be held in Beijing, China. CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer outlined the successes of the meeting, including, among others: committing to an inclusive and flexible preparatory process for the post-2020 framework; calling for a UN decade on ecosystem restoration; and committing to the final “two-year sprint towards the Aichi finish line.” She further emphasized the need to: “bend the curve” of biodiversity loss; move from a model of incremental change to transformational change; and recognize that saving cultural diversity goes hand-in-hand with saving biological diversity. UN Biodiversity Conference President Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt, emphasized the spirit of mutual respect that prevailed during the Conference. She stressed that “marvelous work was done willingly and lovingly,” inviting delegates and participants to take the message “one step higher to raise the bar and materialize all the decisions that have been agreed.” She gaveled the Conference to a close at 9:02 pm.   IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference. Photos by IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Dais durng plenary observed a moment of silence in memory of colleagues who passed away Conference participants observed a moment of silence Hayo Haanstra (the Netherlands), Chair of Working Group I Clarissa Nina (Brazil), Chair of Working Group II Monyrak Meng (Cambodia), Rapporteur Elena Makeyeva, Belarus Final day of the plenary session of the UN Biodiversity Conference Delegates from Mexico Helmut Gaugitsch, EU Rosemary Paterson, New Zealand Ga Youn Cho, Republic of Korea Norbert Bärlocher, Switzerland Ghanim Abdulla, Qatar Mitzi Gurgel Valente da Costa, Brazil Salomón Botero Bermudez, youngest meeting participant, with the Colombian delegation Christiane Paulus, Germany Ralph Sontag, Pew Charitable Trusts Win Naing Thaw, Myanmar Holly Kelley-Weil, UK L-R: Anwar Al-Hemiary and Abdulghani Al-Bokwali, Yemen Wendy Yap, Singapore Gurdial Singh, Malaysia Sarah Wyatt, The Global Environment Facility Ali Mansoor Abbas Abdulla, Bahrain Khaled Fouda Saddiq Mohammed, Governor of South Sinai, Egypt Cristiana Paşca Palmer, CBD Executive Secretary Christine von Weizsäcker, ECOROPA, for the International Women's Biodiversity Network L-R: Christian Schwarzer, Mirna Ines Fernandez, and Sharath Kolan Reddy, Global Youth Biodiversity Network Humberto Delgado Rosa, EU Marci Gompers-Small, Suriname, for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Chengshou Bai, China Helena Brown, Antigua and Barbuda, for the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) Delegates from South Africa COP 14 President Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt, joined by her son Ali Hussein Shabana COP 14 President Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt, gaveled the meeting to a close at 9:02 pm Delegates from China Delegates from the EU Delegates from Austria Delegates from IUCN Delegates from UN Environment Programme Basile van Havre, Canada, with Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, CBD Secretariat COP 14 ENB team with (front row) Nicole Schabus, Elaine Limjoco, Lynn Finnegan, and Amanda Rude; (back row) Francis Dejon, Asheline Appleton, Merium Fouad, Elsa Tsioumani, and Asterios Tsioumanis  

Cristiana Paşca Palmer, CBD Executive Secretary with CBD staff On Wednesday, Working Groups met in morning and evening sessions. Working Group I addressed: enhancing integration regarding biosafety and access and benefit-sharing (ABS); conflicts of interest in expert groups; resource mobilization and the financial mechanism; and digital sequence information (DSI). WG II addressed: marine and coastal biodiversity, including ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs); risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol; socio-economic considerations under the Cartagena Protocol; and synthetic biology. In the afternoon, plenary considered scenarios for the 2050 vision, and the post-2020 preparatory process.Contact groups and Friends of the Chair groups met throughout the day to address: DSI; the budget; the post-2020 preparatory process; marine and coastal biodiversity, including EBSAs; and resource mobilization and the financial mechanism.For more details on the day’s events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference. Photos by IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Hayo Haanstra (the Netherlands), Chair of Working Group I Nikolay Tzvetkot, Bulgaria, Co-Chair of the contact group on digital sequence information (DSI) Laure Ledoux, EU, Chair of the contact group on resource mobilization and the financial mechanism Thomas Greiber, Germany, Chair of the contact group on a global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism under Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol L-R: Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, CBD Secretariat; Hayo Haanstra (the Netherlands), Chair of Working Group I; and Beatriz Gómez-Castro, CBD Secretariat L-R: Julieta Sarno and Micaela Bonafina, Argentina Sonia Lopes, Cabo Verde Michelle Valdivieso, Ecuador Ruliyana Susanti, Indonesia Mukonyi Kabaka, Kenya Henry Philippe Ibañez de Novion, Brazil Ala Rotaru, Moldova Tadashi Sato, Japan Yajna Nath Dahal, Nepal Candace Amoroso, Trinidad and Tobago Matthieu Seydoux, Switzerland L-R: Roxana Ionescu and Madalin Blidaru, Romania L-R: Alexander Shestakov, CBD Secretariat; Clarissa Nina (Brazil), Chair of Working Group II; and Manoela Pessoa de Miranda, CBD Secretariat Georgina Catacora-Vargas, Bolivia Daniel Lewis, Grenada Jim Louter, Canada Mitzi Gurgel Valente da Costa, Brazil Chang Jiang, China Karin Molt, Chile Flora Mpanju, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Keiko Okamoto, Japan Jésus Guerra Bell, Cuba Daniel Wai-Poi, New Zealand L-R: Cuc Nguyen and Van Truong, Viet Nam L-R: Soonok Kim and Byoungyoon Lee, Republic of Korea Participants from civil society and non-governmental organizations L-R: Robert Höft, CBD Secretariat; David Cooper, CBD Deputy Executive Secretary; COP 14 President Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt; and Cristiana Paşca Palmer, CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer, CBD Executive Secretary COP 14 President Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt Spencer Thomas, Grenada, Chair of the budget group Charlotta Sörvist, Sweden, Co-Chair of the contact group on the post-2020 framework L-R: Houssein Rirache Robleh, Djibouti, and Augustin Ngoliele, Republic of Congo L-R: Jung-Tao Chao and Ling-Ling Lee, Swan International L-R: Barbara De Rosa-Joynt, US, and Jozef Buys, Belgium Nader Ibrahim, CBD Secretariat L-R: Kiruben Naicker and Malta Qwathekana, South Africa L-R: Mohamed Tariq and Mohamad Shata, local staff; Kinda Jabi and Akram Darwich, International Fund for Animal Welfare; and Belal Al-Hayek, Syria Civil society action in the corridors of the Conference  

As members of civil society demonstrate in the corridors, they remind delegates that the decisions made here will impact future generations The following events were covered by IISD Reporting Services on Wednesday, 28 November 2018: Capitalizing on Regional Cooperation for Post-2020 Dialogue Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Capitalizing on Regional Cooperation for Post-2020 Dialogue Hosted by Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, South-East Europe Biodiversity Task Force (BD TF), Southern African Development Community (SADC), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), with representatives of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and European Commission – Directorate General for the Environment Delegates during the event Posted by Facebook on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 This side event, moderated by Kristina Kujundžić, GIZ, aimed to catalyze ideas on the role of regional cooperation in the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and in shaping the post-2020 biodiversity agenda. Knowledge generated from the side event served to mobilize human, technical and financial resources towards the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. Participants highlighted as key messages: regional planning, coordination and monitoring for sustainable development is important; regional cooperation accelerates progress towards the achievement of biodiversity targets; and a unified voice on biodiversity-related issues can help inspire sustainable development through regional approaches. Matthias Krause, BMZ, noted the importance of regional cooperation in addressing shared challenges and highlighted that biodiversity is among key focus areas of BMZ. He stressed that the Ministry has a mission to support developing countries in using their natural capital for sustainable development, noting that 50% of their wealth comes from natural capital. He highlighted that the Ministry supports different actors, including academia, governments and civil society organizations, on the biodiversity and ecosystem assessment and its socio-economic valuation. He also said that transfrontier conservation areas in least developed countries facilitate the establishment of synergies, while strengthening dialogue between countries to attract cross-border cooperation in various sectors. He concluded that regional cooperation facilitates the realization of the 2050 Vision, as well as the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. He added that the new publication of BMZ and BMU ‘’Committed to Biodiversity” showcase across the world initiatives supported and benefits generated from biodiversity conservation, including the gender aspects and economic valuation of ecosystem services in South-East Europe. Boris Erg, IUCN, moderated an interactive panel discussion on efforts to develop regional cooperation platforms for enhancing biodiversity protection. Humberto Delgado Rosa, European Commission-DG for the Environment, discussed how the EU fosters regional cooperation across borders, highlighting the Nature 2000 sites as the largest coordinated network of conservation areas with more than 27,000 sites. He noted the importance of coordinated bioregional management of natural resources across the EU, particularly in fostering green infrastructure approaches through the European Green Belt Initiative. Tawanda Gotosa, SADC Secretariat, spoke on the range of efforts developed by the SADC to support the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including on law enforcement, forestry and fisheries, as well as on establishing biodiversity action plans to address the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. He noted regional challenges for cooperation, including the fact that many rural inhabitants live in poverty and depend heavily on the use of natural resources. On specific measures towards regional cooperation, he identified, inter alia, the need to: ensure protected areas are collectively managed; identify new protected areas; and develop stronger law enforcement in the illegal harvesting of the white rhino. He mentioned three pilot transfrontier conservation areas benefitting from collaboration between SADC and BMZ support, stressing emphasis being placed on cross-border tourism and ecotourism. Vlatko Trpeski, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Macedonia, and Chair of BD TF, described the South-East European Biodiversity Task Force (BD TF) as an intergovernmental technical advisory body to mainstream biodiversity in overall and specific targets and to strengthen efforts for the conservation of biodiversity in the region. On specific themes of the Task Force, he mentioned: streamline and monitor progress in implementing biodiversity-related Conventions and Agreements; integrating biodiversity protection into national sectoral policies; and improving cross-cutting issues, including on capacity development, communication and resource mobilization. In the ensuing discussion, panelists answered questions on: the challenges of mainstreaming biodiversity in different sectors; illegal wildlife trade and poaching in the Southern African region; and the proper utilization of biodiversity information in the context of regional synergies. Gotosa stressed that Southern African countries affected by poaching and illegal trafficking have created partnerships to tackle the issues together and stressed the need for mobilizing additional resources for capacity development. The BD TF member from Montenegro and the representative of GBIF noted the importance of joint efforts in the BD TF for effective protection of species and highlighted the Task Force’s experience with biodiversity information that can become relevant in other regions. The CBD NFP of the Republic of Serbia and member of the BDTF said that the involvement of stakeholders from the initial stages of project design is paramount, together with ensuring that local voices are taken into consideration. She also noted that through capacity-building activities, the BD TF was able to draw regional recommendations for ecosystem services assessment and valuation, which will be taken on board for future planning towards the post-2020 biodiversity agenda. The CBD NFP of Bosnia and Herzegovina highlight on close connection of the climate change related processes and the Paris Agreement, with CBD and post-2020 dialogue. Director Delgado Rosa expressed the appreciation on commitment of regions to post-2020 dialogue and invite the BDTF and SADC to consider the voluntary reporting and making pledges on further commitments. In conclusion, Erg underscored the “new landscape for cooperation,” as identified in the discussion, stressing the importance of cross-sectoral, regional and cross-regional cooperation with involvement of all actors, including the local communities. Kujundžić noted the importance of feeding discussions on regional cooperation into the CBD discussions in plenary. Matthias Krause, BMZ Kristina Kujundžić, GIZ Humberto Delgado Rosa, European Commission Boris Erg, IUCN Vlatko Trpeski, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Macedonia, and Chair of BD TF Tawanda Gotosa, SADC Secretariat Participants engage in an interactive discussion during the event Organizers of the event CONTACT Kristina Kujundžić | kristina.kujundzic@giz.de Boris Erg | boris.erg@iucn.org MORE INFORMATION www.iucn.org/regions/eastern-europe-and-central-asia Civil Society Demonstration Members of civil society demonstrate in the corridors, calling on all people to 'stand up for the Earth' Around the Venue The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB+) team covering the meeting: Wanja Nyingi, Kenya; Vijay Kolinjivadi, Canada; Nicole de Paula, Brazil; Panos Pomakis, Greece; and Kiara Worth, South Africa

L-R: President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya; Monica Juma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya; President Danny Faure, Seychelles; and Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of Namibia The third day of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference opened with a second session of Leaders’ Commitments. A series of side events were held throughout the morning. The side event on harnessing global action to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing emphasized the importance of joint efforts in combating IUU fishing, considering it involved other crimes such as corruption, money laundering, and drug trafficking.In the afternoon, all participants gathered for the Ministerial and Heads of Delegation Leaders Circle and heard a summary of the conference report. Presenting highlights from the Nairobi Statement of Intent, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, said that implementing the commitments would require investments that translate into bold actions.Leaders’ Commitments included pledges on: marine protection, €40 million to protect corals and reefs and €60 million for the protection of marine areas in African countries (EU); plastics and waste management, US$100 million earmarked for better oceans management and against dumping, and US$200 million over the next four years for the development of initiatives to combat marine litter and microplastics (Norway); maritime safety and security, €250 million for naval vessel replacement and the purchase of two marine patrol aircraft (Ireland); €40 million to support aquaculture value chains in African countries (ACP-EU); infrastructure, 600 projects leading to an investment of US$120 billion (India - Sagarmala Programme); biodiversity and climate change, a US$10 million investment in the Pacific Initiative for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Resilience together with the EU, New Zealand and Australia (Canada); technical assistance and capacity-building, US$20 million in increased technical assistance and capacity development in small-island developing States (Canada); and private sector support, US$150 million by the Government of Canada and the private sector to build a knowledge-based ocean economy (Canada). In a discussion on the enablers of the Blue Economy, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada, identified leadership and political will as a fundamental prerequisite for finding technical solutions to end plastic pollution.Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, stressed that the truly global representation and the far-reaching and collectively beneficial outcomes of the conference demonstrated the transformative power of multilateralism. The conference was declared closed at 4:53 pm. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage from the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary report of the Conference in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Leaders’ Commitment Segment   Firmin Matoko, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization   Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources and Rivers Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, India   Jemma Nunu Kumba, Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, South Sudan   Alison Chartress, High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Australia to Kenya   Robert Godec, Ambassador of the US to Kenya   Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority   Norman Mwambakulu, Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy, and Mining, Malawi   Tagaloa Sharon Georgina Aiafi, Samoa   Cherdkiat Atthakor, Ambassador of Thailand to Kenya   Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov, Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the UN Harnessing Global Action to Tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing   Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada   Tony Long, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Global Fishing Watch   L-R: Duncan Copeland, Trygg Mat Tracking; Medina Thiam, Senegal National Agency for Maritime Affairs; Milton Haughton, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism; Manuel Barange, Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); and Darren Goetze, Director General, Conservation and Protection for Fisheries and Oceans Canada   Manuel Barange, Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division, FAO   Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, asks a question to Manuel Barange.   Duncan Copeland, Trygg Mat Tracking   Milton Haughton, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism   Medina Thiam, Senegal National Agency for Maritime Affairs   Darren Goetze, Director General, Conservation and Protection for Fisheries and Oceans Canada Closing Ceremony   Monica Juma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya   Michael Oyugi, Conference Secretary   Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada   Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean   L-R: Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean; Monica Juma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya; and Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada   President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya   President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya, being congratulated at the conclusion of the Conference.   Family photo at the end of the Conference Around the Venue   The social media booth at the Conference   L-R: Wang Yan, China; Paula Barrios, Colombia/Canada; Diego Noguera, Colombia; and Suzi Malan, South Africa  

Contact group on digital sequence information (DSI) On Tuesday, Working Group I did not meet to allow for contact group discussions. In morning, afternoon and evening sessions, Working Group II addressed: biodiversity mainstreaming in the energy and mining, infrastructure, manufacturing, and processing sectors under the Convention; marine and coastal biodiversity, including ecologically or biologically sensitive marine areas (EBSAs); integration of Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge) under the Convention and its Protocols; conservation and sustainable use of pollinators; invasive alien species; and liability and redress under the Convention. Deliberations continued into the night. Contact groups and Friends of the Chair groups met throughout the day to address: digital sequence information; the budget; socio-economic considerations under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; the post-2020 preparatory process; resource mobilization and the financial mechanism; and a global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism under the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing. For more details on the day’s events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference. Photos by IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Clarissa Nina (Brazil), Chair of Working Group II Jihyun Lee, CBD Secretariat L-R: Alexander Shestakov, CBD Secretariat; Clarissa Nina (Brazil), Chair of Working Group II; and Junko Shimura, CBD Secretariat WG II delegates discussing compromise language on pollinators Jean-Patrick Le Duc, France Felicien Amakde, Benin Roxana Solis, Peru José Luis Echevarría, Guatemala Stanley Damane, Lesotho Joan Yang, Palau Larbi Sbaï, Morocco Chinyere Nzeduru, Nigeria L-R: Sampson K.P. Chea; J.S. Datuama Cammue; and Michael Garbo, Liberia Oswaldo Marquez Uribe, Mexico Shaikha Hassan Alshehhi, United Arab Emirates Seumalo Afele Faiilagi, Samoa Marie-Laetitia Busokeye, Rwanda Longin Naayikeza, Burundi Jeff Macdonald, Canada Alain De Comarmond, Seychelles Sophie Mirgaux, EU Ahmed Sabah, Iraq Desterio Nyamongo, Kenya Working Group II in session L-R: Joseph Appiott, Jihyun Lee, Jacquie Grekin, and Changsung Lim, CBD Secretariat L-R: Lisama Sabry, Ilham Atho Mohamed, and Muhusina Abdul Rahman, Maldives L-R: Teona Karchava, Georgia; Julieta Sarno, Argentina; and Johanna Niemivuo-Lahti, Finland L-R: Markus Wyss, Michael Muschick, and Anke van den Hurk, International Chamber of Commerce Delegates from the Philippines L-R: Dao Nguyen, IUCN; Alexander Shestakov, CBD Secretariat; Daniela Diz, WWF; and Günter Mitlacher, WWF Delegates from West Africa COP 14 local staff Replica of the Sharm el Sheikh Convention Center venue of COP 14  

Representatives of parties and indigenous peoples and local communities discussing text proposals on biodiversity and climate change in Working Group II. On Monday, Working Group I addressed cooperation with other conventions, international organizations, and initiatives under the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS). Working Group II addressed: spatial planning, protected areas, and other effective area-based conservation measures; biodiversity mainstreaming in the energy and mining, infrastructure, manufacturing and processing sectors; the second work programme of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES); and biodiversity and climate change. Contact groups and Friends of the Chair groups met throughout the day to address: the budget; biodiversity and climate change; marine and coastal biodiversity, including ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs); liability and redress under the Convention; digital sequence information under the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol on ABS; resource mobilization and the financial mechanism under the Convention and its Protocols; conflicts of interest under the Convention; risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; the post-2020 preparatory process under the Convention; and synthetic biology under the Convention. For more details on the day’s events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference. Photos by IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Hayo Haanstra (the Netherlands), Chair of Working Group I Neill Pratt, CBD Secretariat L-R: Omar Salem and Ghanim Abdulla, Qatar Micaela Bonafina, Argentina Vienna Pozer, Canada Jing Xin, China María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Colombia Dubravka Stepic, Croatia Prudence Tangham Galega, Cameroon L-R: Norbert Bärlocher and Min Hahn, Switzerland Anne Theo Seinen, EU Hamdallah Zedan, Egypt Yousef Saleh Al-Hafedh, Saudi Arabia Emmanuel Bayani Ngoyi, Gabon Kone Augustin, Côte d'Ivoire Abdullah Alrawahi, Oman Clarissa Nina (Brazil), Chair of Working Group II Sarat Babu Gidda, CBD Secretariat Delegates from Uganda L-R: Mustafa Uzun, Serhat Oral, and Elmit Turan, Turkey Edison Mayorga, Venezuela Carlos Cueta, Peru Barbara Engels, Germany Chrissy Grant, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity L-R: Laura Bermudez and Ana María Hernández Salgar, Colombia L-R: Natasha Ali, Trevor Sandwith, and Harry Jonas, IUCN Jeung Sook Park, Republic of Korea Alice Vadrot, University of Vienna, Austria L-R: Florina López, Hortencia Hidalgo, and Dali Nolasco Cruz, Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network Maria Kalinina and Julian Jackson, Pew Charitable Trusts L-R: Gunn-Britt Retter, Saami Council; Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, M'Boro Indigenous Women and People Association; and Matilda Mansson, Swedish Sami Parliament L-R: Daniela Diz, WWF; Malou van Kempen, WWF; and Carolina Hazin, BirdLife International Participants from IUCN Horst Korn, Germany, Chair of the contact groups on synthetic biology under the Convention, and risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol L-R: Hermine Kleymann, Vishaish Uppal, and Lin Li, WWF Civil society action opposing gene drives Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) awardees with Sandra Meehan, CBD Secretariat, Han de Koeijer, Chair of the CHM Informal Advisory Committee, and Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, CBD Secretariat CHM awardee from Malaysia CHM awardee from Indonesia CHM awardee from Morocco Pavilion displaying Egyptian cultures Conference food court