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The Second Meeting of Signatories (MOS2) to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) continued for its fourth day in San José, Costa Rica. In the morning, MOS2 began with a signing ceremony, welcoming Portugal as the fortieth member of the Sharks MOU. The Credentials Committee reported that all Signatories present at MOS2 have provided their credentials. MOS2 proceeded, continuing its discussion on the MOU’s rules of procedure, including on its purpose, quorum, decision making, procedural motions and observers. MOS2 then discussed the Advisory Committee’s (AC) terms of reference. In the afternoon, MOS2 discussed: the MOU’s programme of work, including items related to information exchange and supporting synergies; the AC’s draft format for national reporting; and the draft terms of reference for cooperating partners, which they agreed to. They heard presentations from candidate cooperating partners, namely International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Project Aware, the Shark Trust, Sharks Advocates International, Manta Trust, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on, inter alia: their conservation strategies; education and outreach activities; capacity building efforts; and efforts to support the Sharks MOU. Afterwards, they signed the Sharks MOU as coordinating partners. MOS2 then proceeded to discuss the terms of reference for the Conservation Working Group, to which they agreed. Two side events were held during the lunch break, “Golfo Dulce: Scalloped Hammerhead Sanctuary” was organized by Misión Tiburon, and “Global and Regional Perspectives for the Conservation and Management Of Migratory Sharks” was organized by Pretoma and Pew Charitable Trusts. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from Sharks MOS2, which is avaiable in HTML and PDF formats. Signing Ceremony for Portugal to the Sharks MOU Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat, João Loureiro, Portugal, Bert Lenten, CMS Secretariat, Chair Fernando Mora Rodríguez, Vice Minister of Waters, Oceans, Coasts and Wetlands, Costa Rica Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat, Bert Lenten, CMS Secretariat, and João Loureiro, Portugal Plenary Lesley Gidding, Australia Djibril Diouck, Senegal Francisco Ponce, Chile, Andrea Ramírez, Colombia, and IWG Co-Chair Jamie Rendell (UK) Ralf Sonntag, DEEPWAVE Jürgen Friedrich, Germany Stamatis Varsamos, EU Øystein Størkersen, Norway Francisco Ponce, Chile, and Andrea Ramírez, Colombia   Kossi Maxoe Sedzro, Togo Scott Gallacher, New Zealand Informal consultation during coffee break Lesley Gidding, Australia, and Stamatis Varsamos, EU Signing Ceremony for new Coordinating Partners to the Sharks MOU Akram Eissa Darwich, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Sonja Fordham, Shark Advocates International Amie Brautigam, World Conservation Society (WCS) Isabel Ender, Manta Trust Ania Budziak, Project AWARE Ali Hood, Shark Trust Side Event: Global and Regional Perspectives for the Conservation and Management of Migratory Sharks Side Event: Golfo Dulce: Scalloped Hammerhead Sanctuary Around the Venue Costa Rican delegates Bo-Alex Fredvik, IISDRS, Brazil/Canada, Asterios Tsioumanis, IISDRS, Greece, and Jennifer Lenhart, IISDRS, Sweden/United States Tine Lindberg-Roncari, CMS Secretariat, Robert Vagg, Report Writer, CMS Secretariat   Daily Web Coverage — About | 15 Feb | 16 Feb | 17 Feb | 18 Feb | 19 Feb | Summary Funding for coverage of Sharks MOS2 has been provided by CMS CMS Resources Sharks MOS2 Website Provisional Agenda and List of Documents Sharks MOU Text with Annexes Report of the First MOU Fact Sheet on the CMS Sharks MOU Sharks MOU Website IISD ENB/ENB Meeting Coverage 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) of the CMS, 3-9 November 2014, Quito, Ecuador 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) and 1st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP COP/MOP 1), 6-17 and 13-17 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea Sharks MOS1, 24-27 September 2012, Bonn, Germany IISD Reporting Services Archive of CMS Meetings Additional IISD Resources BIODIVERSITY-L - A Mailing List for News on Biodiversity and Wildlife Policy Natural Resources Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Biodiversity, Forests, Land and Water Issues Linkages Update - Bi-weekly International Environment and Sustainable Development News © 2016, IISD Reporting Services. All rights reserved. | Photography Usage

Delegates at the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-2) discussed the proposed outcome of the ministerial High-Level Segment of the Second UN Environment Assembly of the UN Environment Programme (UNEA-2) in the morning, while Cluster 2 discussed a resolution on sustainable consumption and production (SCP). In the afternoon, Cluster 3 discussed resolutions on marine plastic debris and microplastics, and on the International Environment Forum for Basin Organizations. Cluster 5 addressed the UNEP Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), Programme of Work (PoW) and budget. In the evening, Cluster 1 discussed promoting the effective implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, and the roles of UNEP and UNEA in delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, while Cluster 4 conducted a second reading of resolutions dealing with natural capital and conflict-affected areas. Negotiations continued late into the night. A side event on “Guidelines for Integrated Waste Management Framework Legislation” took place at lunchtime, convened by UNEP. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Discussion of UNEA-2 High-Level Segment Outcome L-R: Jorge Laguna-Celis, Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP; Julia Pataki, CPR Chair; and Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP Julia Pataki, CPR Chair Herman Sips, EU Joel Hansen, US Raúl Rodríguez Ramos, Cuba Sherif Dawoud, Egypt Clara Cerqueira, Brazil Yingxian Xia, China Kennedy Samaneka, Zimbabwe, speaking on behalf of the African Group Miak Aw Hui Min, Singapore Eduardo Sánchez, Mexico Cluster 1 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 1 Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran Bibiana Jones, Argentina, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Cluster 2 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 2 Cluster 2 Chair John Moreti, Botswana Ayelén María Ghersi, Argentina Timothy Epp, US Hussein Roshdy, Egypt Iván Mendoza Benítez, Colombia Cluster 3 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 3 Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany Ingeborg Mork-Knutsen, Norway Sylvie Côté, Canada Cluster 4 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 4 Ntesang Molemele, Botswana Mphatso Kamanga, Malawi Nathan Ndoboli, Uganda Cluster 5 Amendments are made to the negotiating text in Cluster 5 Cluster 5 Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan Wilson Sumner, US Ruth Kitonyi, Kenya Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia UNEP Side Event: Guidelines for Integrated Waste Management Framework Legislation Panel speakers for the event (L-R): Marcello Cousillas, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, Uruguay; Christine Akello, National Environment Management Authority, Uganda; Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President; Naohito Watanabe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan; and Sumitra Amatya, National Planning Commission, Nepal Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President Naohito Watanabe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Moderator Mahesh Pradhan, UNEP Masa Nagai, UNEP Surendra Shrestha, UNEP Around the Venue Major Groups and Stakeholders strategy meeting Delegates between sessions Delegates from Nigeria Delegates from the Children and Youth Major Group Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso and Marcela Nicodemos, Brazil, speak with delegates Delegates from the Asia region meet informally Masa Nagai and Surendra Shrestha, UNEP Fiona Fraser and Alex Surace, Australia Delegates from the EU Oyun Sanjaasuren, UNEA President, with Naohito Watanabe, Japan The UNEP grounds at night

The Second Meeting of Signatories (MOS2) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU) continued for its third day in San José, Costa Rica. In the morning, MOS2 commenced with a special address from Costa Rican President, Luis Guillermo Solís, who called for, inter alia, balancing the interests of fishing communities with conservation, and drafting policies based on reliable data. Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat, presented the President with the CMS publication, “Survival: Saving Endangered Migratory Species.” The morning session proceeded, discussing the budget, including the MOU’s terms of reference for its Trust Fund, and draft terms of reference for the MOU’s coordinating partners. MOS2 approved the terms of reference for the 2016-2018 Trust Fund and the budget, agreeing on a 2.27% increase compared to the last triennium. The agenda item on national reporting was introduced, with Signatories agreeing to continue in a working group. In the afternoon, MOS2 heard back from the national reporting working group, and continued its discussions on the MOU’s programme of work and rules of procedure, without conclusion. Three side events were held. During the lunch break, “Shark conservation actions in the Middle East: the latest initiatives from the UAE” was organized by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and “Costa Rica's Blue Agenda 2014-2018” was organized by the Government of Costa Rica. In the evening, “Pacific Voyage” was organized by the Pacific Island delegations in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). This followed with a reception. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from Sharks MOS2, which is avaiable in HTML and PDF formats. Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat, Chair Fernando Mora Rodríguez, Vice Minister of Waters, Oceans, Coasts and Wetlands, Costa Rica, Luis Felipe Arauz, Minister of Agriculture, Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica, Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica, and Bert Lenten, CMS Secretariat Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica Luis Felipe Arauz, Minister of Agriculture, Costa Rica Chair Fernando Mora Rodríguez, Vice Minister of Waters, Oceans, Coasts and Wetlands, Costa Rica Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica, and Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat Scott Gallacher, New Zealand Stamatis Varsamos, EU IWG Co-Chair Jamie Rendell (UK) and Chris Wold, CMS Secretariat AC Chair John Carlson (US) Yahya Adam, Sudan Nicholas Dulvy, Simon Fraser University and IUCN's Shark Specialist Group Kossi Maxoe Sedzro, Togo EU participants during plenary Luis Estevez, United States Andrea Ramirez, Colombia Klaus Skovsholm, EU Jon Harley Porter, Interpreter, United States Side Event: Costa Rica's Blue Agenda 2014-2018   Side Event: Shark conservation actions in the Middle East: the latest initiatives from the UAE Side Event: Pacific Voyage Around the Venue Daily Web Coverage — About | 15 Feb | 16 Feb | 17 Feb | 18 Feb | 19 Feb | Summary Funding for coverage of Sharks MOS2 has been provided by CMS CMS Resources Sharks MOS2 Website Provisional Agenda and List of Documents Sharks MOU Text with Annexes Report of the First MOU Fact Sheet on the CMS Sharks MOU Sharks MOU Website IISD ENB/ENB Meeting Coverage 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) of the CMS, 3-9 November 2014, Quito, Ecuador 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) and 1st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP COP/MOP 1), 6-17 and 13-17 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea Sharks MOS1, 24-27 September 2012, Bonn, Germany IISD Reporting Services Archive of CMS Meetings Additional IISD Resources BIODIVERSITY-L - A Mailing List for News on Biodiversity and Wildlife Policy Natural Resources Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Biodiversity, Forests, Land and Water Issues Linkages Update - Bi-weekly International Environment and Sustainable Development News © 2016, IISD Reporting Services. All rights reserved. | Photography Usage

Delegates at the Open-Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-2) met in plenary all morning, where they discussed the role of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Environment Assembly of the UNEP (UNEA) in delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They also considered the draft Global Thematic Report on “Healthy Environment, Healthy People.” UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner highlighted UNEP's 2018-21 Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) as a “stepping stone” for facilitating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) delivery, and stressed UNEA's key role in facilitating synergies across the UN system. A panel of ministers and senior officials from Ethiopia, Kenya, the Solomon Islands, and the Netherlands discussed the issues, followed by open debate among delegates. In the afternoon, negotiations on draft resolution text continued in Clusters 1 and 4, which addressed, inter alia: implementation of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action, or SAMOA Pathway; role, functions and follow-up to the Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific; and three resolutions on the impacts of armed conflict on the environment. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Morning Plenary Delegates during the morning plenary Julia Pataki, CPR Chair Cluster 2 and 4 Chair John Moreti, Botswana Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil Cluster 5 Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan Delegates stand for a moment of silence to honor former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP Judi Wakhungu, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Kenya Herman Sips, Senior Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands Kare Chawicha Debessa, State Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ethiopia Samuel Manetoali, Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Solomon Islands Kai Simon Yuen, Norway Rosemary Paterson, New Zealand Nebojša Kaluđerović, Montenegro Marcela Nicodemos, Brazil UNEP Side Event on Extractive Industries A graphic illustrating the UNEP side event on extractive industries and the environment Oli Brown, UNEP Ligia Noronha, UNEP Cluster 1 Delegates discuss matters related to Cluster 1 Lloyd Gabriel Pascal, Dominica Frances Brown, Samoa Jill Hanna, EU Cluster 4 Delegates discuss matters related to Cluster 4 Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, Ukraine Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation Around the Venue Delegates speak with the UNEP Secretariat Delegates from Egypt read the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Kimo Goree, Vice President, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), with Abdullah K. Tawlah and Jamal Ali Bamaileh, Saudi Arabia Delegates meet before the start of plenary Delegates meet in huddles outside of plenary Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland, speaks with Jan Dusik, UNEP Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation, speaks with Jiří Hlaváček, former Secretary of Governing Bodies, UNEP Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat, speaks with Cyrille-Lazare Siewe, UNEP Delegates between sessions Posters display UNEP's 40 years of environmental leadership

Delegates at OECPR-2 began negotiating draft resolution text on Tuesday, meeting in five separate clusters to consider their respective sections of a compilation text dated 15 February 2016, which contained a total of 24 resolutions. Clusters 1 and 2 met in parallel during the morning, and Clusters 3 and 4 met in parallel during the afternoon. Discussions in Cluster 4, on the sustainable management of natural capital extended into the evening, as Cluster 5 also convened in the evening. Delegates discussed proposals on issues including, inter alia: education for sustainable development; the role of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST) on waste management; a strategy for the sound management of chemicals and waste globally; oceans and seas; the sustainable management of natural capital; illegal wildlife trade; integration of biodiversity for wellbeing; and synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Cluster 1 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 1 Nino Tkhilava, Georgia Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan Frances Brown, Samoa Heige Zeitler, EU Cluster 2 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 2 Cluster 2 Chair and CPR Vice-Chair John Moreti, Botswana Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat Michael Latham, US Webster Chiyangwa, Zimbabwe Cluster 3 Delegates attending the discussions on Cluster 3 Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany Brenda Pangrazi, Argentina Matthias Maier, EU Esra İlbaş, Turkey Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran Cluster 4 View of the dais for Cluster 4 Helena Rajaonarivelo, Madagascar Juliet Naliaka Makokha, speaking on behalf of the NGOs and Women Major Groups Ntesang Molemele, Botswana Zakariaou Adam Maiga, Niger Alex Surace, Australia Cluster 5 Delegates gather for discussions related to Cluster 5 Cluster 5 Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan Eduardo Alcibíades Sánchez Kiesslich, Mexico Sylvie Côté, Canada Konrad Paulsen, Chile Around the Venue Delegates between sessions Delegates meet informally Delegates from Iran Delegates review the proposed text UNEP staff track changes in the negotiating text A delegate from the Netherlands speaks with Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil Delegates from the EU and US meet informally Delegates between sessions Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP, speaks with delegates from the African and Arab regions Around the UNEP grounds