The CBD secretariat participated in the UNFCCC SBSTA 32 meeting in Bonn, June 2010. At this meeting, the secretariat’s activities included:

31 May, 2010
A statement by Ms Gabrielle Obermayr, SBSTTA 14 Bureau, on behalf of the CBD Executive Secretary, to the SBSTA 32 meeting in relation to the item on cooperation (English, French, and Spanish)

2 June, 2010
Hosting a side event with Germany, Finland, Liberia and Panama entitled ‘Climate Change and Biodiversity Synergies: CBD SBSTTA 14 recommendations and LifeWeb financing opportunities’. Presentations included:

• Overview of CBD SBSTTA 14 recommendations
• Introduction to LifeWeb and carbon-biodiversity estimation tool
• Perspectives on financing climate change and biodiversity synergies
• Government of Germany
• Government of Finland
• Country examples of ecosystem-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Government of Liberia
• Government of Panama