Retired sections: paragraphs 1-3, 5, 7-8 and 10-29.

Administration of the Convention and the budget for the programme of work for the biennium 2003-2004

The Conference of the Parties,

Having considered the report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention and the performance of the Convention’s trust funds⁽⁶²⁾,

Having also considered the proposed budget for the biennium 2003-2004 submitted by the Executive Secretary⁽⁶³⁾,

Noting the increased cooperation between the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and other related agreements and the wide support for the implementation of the Convention’s programme of work among governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector through the provision of expertise, information and financial and human resources,

Noting with appreciation the commendable efforts of the Executive Secretary and his staff in the delivery and effective management of the programme of work for the biennium 2001-2002, including the substantial increase of the workload, within the approved budgetary and human resources,

1. Welcomes the annual contribution of US$ 1,000,000 from Canada, the host country of the Secretariat, to offset contributions from Parties for the biennium 2003-2004;
2. Approves a core budget (BY Trust Fund) of US$ 10,742,500 for the year 2003 and of US$ 11,214,300 for the year 2004, for the purposes listed in table 1 below;
3. Adopts the indicative scale of contributions for 2003 and 2004 contained in the annex to the present decision;
4. Decides to establish a working capital reserve at a level of 4 per cent of the core budget (BY Trust Fund) expenditure, including programme support costs⁽⁶⁴⁾,
5. Approves a Secretariat staffing table for the programme budget contained in table 2 below; requests that all staff positions be filled expeditiously and authorizes the Executive Secretary to redeploy staff within the Secretariat, where appropriate, to meet evolving needs and priorities and to ensure the smooth functioning of the Secretariat;
6. Welcomes with appreciation the decision of the Secretary-General of the United Nations of 8 December 2000, to upgrade the post of the Executive Secretary of the Convention from D-2 to Assistant Secretary-General (ASG), pursuant to paragraph 21 of its decision V/22; and endorses the decision of the Bureau of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties approving the upgrading of the post of the Executive Secretary to Assistant Secretary-General in April 2001;
7. Requests the President of the Conference of the Parties, taking into account paragraph 6 above, to invite the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint the Executive Secretary at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, for a three-year term of office, starting on 1 July 2002;
8. Approves a drawing of US$ 5 million from the unspent balances or contributions ("carry-over") from previous financial periods to cover part of the 2003-2004 budget;
9. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to transfer resources among the programmes within the limits agreed to in decisions V/22, IV/17 and III/23, namely the ability to transfer between each of the main appropriation lines set out in table 1 up to an aggregate of 15 per cent of the total programme budget, provided that a further limitation of up to a maximum of 25 per cent of each such appropriation line shall apply;
10. Notes with concern that a number of Parties have not paid their contributions to the core budget (BY Trust Fund) for 2002 and prior years, which are due on 1 January of each year in accordance with paragraph 4 of the financial rules, and the late payment of contributions to the core budget by Parties during each calendar year of a biennium, which have contributed to the significant carry-over from one biennium to the next, and, in the event that there is no improvement in the payment of contributions by Parties, and invites the Executive Secretary to submit proposals for promoting full and timely payment of contributions by Parties for consideration and review by the Conference of the Parties at its seventh meeting;
11. Urges Parties that have still not paid their contributions to the core budget (BY Trust Fund) to do so without delay, and requests the Executive Secretary to publish and regularly update information on the status of contributions of Parties to the Convention’s trust funds (BY, BE, BZ);
12. Reiterates, with regard to contributions due from 1 January 2001 onwards, that Parties whose contributions are in arrears for two or more years will be allowed to attend the meetings of the Convention’s bodies with a maximum of two delegates until their arrears have been cleared;
13. Further reiterates that, with regard to contributions due from 1 January 2001 onwards, Parties that are not least developed countries or small island developing States whose contributions are in arrears for two or more years, will not receive funding from the Secretariat to attend meetings of the Convention’s bodies until their arrears have been cleared;
14. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into commitments up to the level of the approved budget, drawing on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income;
15. Decides to fund, upon request, from the core budget (BY Trust Fund) the participation of members of the bureaux of the Conference of the Parties and Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice at the inter-sessional meetings of the respective bureaux;
16. Endorses the decisions of the Bureau of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties authorizing the Executive Secretary to utilize savings, unspent balances from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income in the amount of US$ 2,319,500 from the BY Trust Fund, of which US$ 1,157,142 was spent, to fund inter-sessional activities recommended by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, which were not envisaged and therefore for which no budgetary allocations were approved by the Conference of the Parties at its fifth meeting, including the participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and small island developing States, and Parties with economies in transition, in the meetings of the Convention as well as to carry out activities approved by the Conference of the Parties and requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau, to continue to monitor the availability of voluntary contributions to the BE and BZ Trust Funds in the event of any shortfalls;
17. Decides that the Trust Funds (BY, BE, BZ) for the Convention shall be extended for the period of two years, beginning 1 January 2004 and ending 31 December 2005;
18. Invites all Parties to the Convention to note that contributions to the core budget (BY) are due on 1 January of the year in which the these contributions have been budgeted for, and to pay them promptly, and urges Parties, in a position to do so, to pay by 1 October 2002 for the calendar year 2003 and by 1 October 2003 for the calendar year 2004 the contributions required to finance expenditures approved under paragraph 2 above, as offset by the amount in paragraph 4, and, in this regard, requests that Parties be notified of the amount of their contributions by 1 August of the year preceding the year in which the contributions are due;
19. Urges all Parties and States not party to the Convention, as well as governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other sources, to contribute to the trust funds (BY, BE, BZ) of the Convention;
20. Takes note of the funding estimates for the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the Biennium 2003-2004 specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 3 below, and urges Parties to make contributions to this Fund;
21. Takes note also of the funding estimates for the special voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and the small island developing States among them, and Parties with economies in transition, for the biennium 2003?2004, as specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 4 below, and urges Parties to make contributions to this Fund;
22. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to consult with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties on any adjustments which may be necessary in the servicing of the programme of the work as foreseen in the core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2003-2004, including the postponement of meetings, in the event that sufficient resources are not available to the Secretariat in a timely fashion from the approved budget (BY Trust Fund), including available cash resources, unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income;
23. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to draw, in consultation with the bureau of the Conference of the Parties, on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income within the approved core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2003-2004, to cover any shortfalls in the special voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and the small island developing States among them, and Parties with economies in transition, for the biennium 2003-2004, in priorities⁽⁶⁵⁾ identified in the core budget (BY Trust Fund);
24. Authorizes the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties, to draw on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income within the approved core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2003-2004, to fund inter-sessional activities recommended by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the ad hoc open-ended working groups, that have not been envisaged and for which no budgetary allocations were approved by the Conference of the Parties at its sixth meeting, up to a maximum of 20 per cent (US$ 855,523) of the cost of the priorities(65) identified within the core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2003-2004;
25. Approves a contingency of US$ 250,000 to meet the costs of the conference services if a second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety takes place in 2004, back-to-back with the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, and in the event that the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol does not decide on budgetary arrangements to this end;
26. Requests the Executive Secretary, in accordance with the provisions of Article 31, paragraph 3 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, to identify the costs of the secretariat services for the Protocol, to the extent that they are distinct, for inclusion in a proposed budget for the consideration of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol;
27. Decides to establish, pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 7, section B, of recommendation 2/9 of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and on a pilot phase basis, a trust fund, to be administered by the Secretariat, for voluntary contributions from Parties and Governments for the specific purpose of supporting developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and the small island developing States among them, and Parties with economies in transition to pay for the use of experts selected from the roster of experts on biosafety; and requests the Executive Secretary to seek submissions from Governments on the operation of this Fund, and to report thereon to the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol;
28. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit a budget for the programme of work for the biennium 2005-2006 for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and report on income and budget performance as well as any adjustments made to the Convention budget for the biennium 2003- 2004;
29. Authorizes the Executive Secretary, in an effort to improve the efficiency of the Secretariat and to attract highly qualified staff to the Secretariat, to enter into direct administrative and contractual arrangements with Parties, governments and organizations—in response to offers of human resources and other support to the Secretariat—as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the functions of the Secretariat, while ensuring the efficient use of available competencies, resources and services, and taking into account United Nations rules and regulations. Special attention should be given to possibilities of creating synergies with relevant, existing work programmes or activities that are being implemented within the framework of other international organizations;
30. Welcomes the generous offer of the Botanic Gardens Conservation International to second a staff member to the Secretariat to promote the implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and requests the Executive Secretary to enter arrangements to this end, in accordance with paragraph 29 above.

Table 1: Biennium budget of the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity 2003-2004

EXPENDITURES		2003 (US$ thousands)	2004 (US$ thousands)
I	Programmes
	Executive direction and management 1/	782.9	809.1
	Scientific, technical and technological matters 2/	1,412.1	1,539.5
	Social, economic and legal matters 3/	1,395.5	1,101.8
	Implementation and outreach 4/	1,971.7	2,070.3
	Biosafety 5/	1,705.6	1,217.1
	Resource management and conference services 6/	2,238.8	3,186.4
	SUB-TOTAL (I)	9,506.6	9,924.2
II	Programme support charge 13%	1,235.9	1,290.1
	Sub-total (II)	1,235.9	1,290.1
III	Working capital reserve 7/	-	-
	Sub-total (III)	-	-
	GRAND TOTAL (I + II + III)	10,742.5	11,214.3
	Less contribution from the host country	1,000.0	1,000.0
	Less savings from previous years (surplus)	2,500.0	2,500.0
NET TOTAL (amount to be shared by Parties)		7,242.5	7,714.3

Priorities identified in the core budget (US$4,277,615 including 13% programme support costs)
1/ Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties
2/ Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Forest Biological Diversity; support to expert groups on genetic use restriction technologies and invasive alien species; meetings of the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
3/ Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group. on Access and Benefit-sharing; support to expert groups on incentive measures.
4/ Support to expert groups on communication;
5/ First meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; meetings of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
6/ Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties; ninth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice; tenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice; Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j); Open-ended Inter-Sessional Meeting on the Multi-Year Programme of Work for the Conference of the Parties up to 2010.
7/ For the biennium 2003-2004, an amount of $878,272 will be taken from the carry-over for the working capital reserve on an exceptional basis without setting a precedent for future biennia.

Table 2: Secretariat-wide staffing requirements from the core budget

		2003	2004
A	Professional category
	ASG *	1	1
	D-1	3	3
	P-5	4	4
	P-4	14	14
	P-3	13	13
	P-2	1	1
	TOTAL PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY	36	36
B.	Total General Service category	26	26
TOTAL (A + B)		62	62

Table 3 Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for additional voluntary contributions in support of approved activities for the biennium 2003-2004 (thousands of United States dollars)

DESCRIPTIONS		2003 (US$ thousands)	2004 (US$ thousands)
I
A	Meetings/workshops
	Executive direction and management
	Regional meetings for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (4)		40.0
	Scientific, technical and technological matters
	Regional workshops on taxonomy (4)	160.0	160.0
	Liaison group - restoration and recovery of ecosystems and species	60.0	0
	Advisory group on anthologies of terms on invasive alien species	80.0	0
	AHTEG - genetic use restriction technologies	0	80.0
	AHTEG - mountain biodiversity	80.0	80.0
	AHTEG - protected areas	80.0	80.0
	AHTEG - restoration of degraded ecosystems and threatened species	80.0	80.0
	AHTEG - targets/baselines/indicators	80.0	0
	AHTEG - non-timber forest resources	80.0	80.0
	AHTEG - forest fires	80.0	80.0
	Social, economic and legal affairs
	Open-ended expert workshop on capacity-building on access and benefit-sharing	450.0	0
	Group of legal and technical experts on liability and redress	80.0	0
	Workshop on incentive measures	190.0	0
	Incentive measures inter-agency coordination committee	20.0	20.0
	Implementation and outreach
	Clearing-House mechanism regional workshops (4)	240.0	80.0
	Global Initiative on Education and Public Awareness
	- Global communication, education and awareness network	62.5	25.0
	- Exchange of knowledge and expertise	100.0	100.0
	- Capacity-building for communication, education and awareness	375.0	375.0
	Biosafety
	Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Liability and Redress	450.0	0
	Regional meetings for the Biosafety Protocol	80.0	80.0
	Biosafety technical expert meetings (4)	160.0	160.0
	Regional workshops for the Biosafety Clearing-House	160.0	160.0
B	Staff
	Agricultural Biodiversity Programme Officer (FAO)	141.5	146.5
	Senior Programme Officer (Netherlands)	156.2	163.1
C	Travel
	Travel of the President of the Conference of the Parties	10.0	10.0
	Travel of SBSTTA Chair	10.0	10.0
D	Consultants/ sub-contracts
	Biosafety Clearing-House	20.0	20.0
	Protected areas	15.0	15.0
	Mountains	15.0	15.0
	Technology transfer	15.0	15.0
	Ecosystem recovery /approach	15.0	15.0
	Composite report on status and trends regarding traditional knowledge	150.0	0
E	Miscellaneous
	Strengthening incentive measures (CDs; flyers; translations etc.)	10.0	10.0
	Sub-total (I)	3,705.2	2,094.6
II	Programme support costs (13%)	481.7	272.3
	TOTAL (I + II)	4.186.8	2.366.9

Table 4 Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of Parties in the Convention process for the biennium 2003-2004

		2003 (US$ thousands)	2004 (US$ thousands)
I	Meetings
	Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties	0.0	650.0
	Regional meetings for the Conference of the Parties	0.0	300.0
	Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice	540.0	540.0
	Ad Hoc Inter-Sessional Meeting on the Multi-Year Programme of Work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2010	163.0	0.0
	First meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol	540.0	0.0
	Regional meetings for the Biosafety Protocol	300.0	300.0
	Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing	163.0	0.0
	Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j)	0.0	163.0
	Open-ended expert workshop on capacity-building for access and benefit-sharing	540.0	0.0
	Ad Hoc Working Group on Liability and Redress	540.0	0.0
	Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol		163.0
	Sub-total (I)	2,786.0	2,116.0
II	Programme support costs (13%)	362.2	275.1
	TOTAL (I + II)	3,148.2	2,391.1

Table 5. Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the biennium 2003-2004

Party	UN scale of assessments 2003 (per cent)	Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)	Contributions per 1 Jan. 2003 US$	UN scale of assessments 2003 (per cent)	Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)	Contributions as per 1 Jan. 2004 US$		Total contributions 2003-2004 US$
Albania	0.00300	0.00383	277	0.00300	0.00383	295		573
Algeria	0.07000	0.08938	6,473	0.07000	0.08938	6,895		13,368
Angola	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Antigua and Barbuda	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Argentina	1.14900	1.46707	106,252	1.14900	1.46707	113,174		219,426
Armenia	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Australia	1.62700	2.07739	150,455	1.62700	2.07739	160,256		310,711
Austria	0.94700	1.20915	87,573	0.94700	1.20915	93,277		180,850
Azerbaijan	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
Bahamas	0.01200	0.01532	1,110	0.01200	0.01532	1,182		2,292
Bahrain	0.01800	0.02298	1,665	0.01800	0.02298	1,773		3,437
Bangladesh	0.01000	0.01277	925	0.01000	0.01277	985		1,910
Barbados	0.00900	0.01149	832	0.00900	0.01149	886		1,719
Belarus	0.01900	0.02426	1,757	0.01900	0.02426	1,871		3,628
Belgium	1.12900	1.44153	104,403	1.12900	1.44153	111,204		215,607
Belize	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Benin	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Bhutan	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Bolivia	0.00800	0.01021	740	0.00800	0.01021	788		1,528
Botswana	0.01000	0.01277	925	0.01000	0.01277	985		1,910
Brazil	2.39000	3.05160	221,012	2.39000	3.05160	235,410		456,422
Bulgaria	0.01300	0.01660	1,202	0.01300	0.01660	1,280		2,483
Burkina Faso	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Burundi	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Cambodia	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Cameroon	0.00900	0.01149	832	0.00900	0.01149	886		1,719
Canada	2.55800	3.26611	236,548	2.55800	3.26611	251,957		488,505
Cape Verde	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Central African Republic	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Chad	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Chile	0.21200	0.27069	19,604	0.21200	0.27069	20,882		40,486
China	1.53200	1.95609	141,670	1.53200	1.95609	150,899		292,568
Colombia	0.20100	0.25664	18,587	0.20100	0.25664	19,798		38,385
Comoros	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Congo	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Cook Islands	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Costa Rica	0.02000	0.02554	1,849	0.02000	0.02554	1,970		3,819
Cote d'Ivoire	0.00900	0.01149	832	0.00900	0.01149	886		1,719
Croatia	0.03900	0.04980	3,606	0.03900	0.04980	3,841		7,448
Cuba	0.03000	0.03830	2,774	0.03000	0.03830	2,955		5,729
Cyprus	0.03800	0.04852	3,514	0.03800	0.04852	3,743		7,257
Czech Republic	0.20300	0.25919	18,772	0.20300	0.25919	19,995		38,767
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	0.00900	0.01149	832	0.00900	0.01149	886		1,719
Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
Denmark	0.74900	0.95634	69,263	0.74900	0.95634	73,775		143,038
Djibouti	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Dominica	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Dominican Republic	0.02300	0.02937	2,127	0.02300	0.02937	2,265		4,392
Ecuador	0.02500	0.03192	2,312	0.02500	0.03192	2,462		4,774
Egypt	0.08100	0.10342	7,490	0.08100	0.10342	7,978		15,469
El Salvador	0.01800	0.02298	1,665	0.01800	0.02298	1,773		3,437
Equatorial Guinea	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Eritrea	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Estonia	0.01000	0.01277	925	0.01000	0.01277	985		1,910
Ethiopia	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
European Community	2.50000	2.50000	181,063	2.50000	2.50000	192,858		373,920
Fiji	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
Finland	0.52200	0.66650	48,271	0.52200	0.66650	51,416		99,687
France	6.46600	8.25592	597,935	6.46600	8.25592	636,887		1,234,822
Gabon	0.01400	0.01788	1,295	0.01400	0.01788	1,379		2,674
Gambia	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Georgia	0.00500	0.00638	462	0.00500	0.00638	492		955
Germany	9.76900	12.47326	903,376	9.76900	12.47326	962,225		1,865,601
Ghana	0.00500	0.00638	462	0.00500	0.00638	492		955
Greece	0.53900	0.68821	49,843	0.53900	0.68821	53,090		102,934
Grenada	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Guatemala	0.02700	0.03447	2,497	0.02700	0.03447	2,659		5,156
Guinea	0.00300	0.00383	277	0.00300	0.00383	295		573
Guinea-Bissau	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Guyana	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Haiti	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Honduras	0.00500	0.00638	462	0.00500	0.00638	492		955
Hungary	0.12000	0.15322	11,097	0.12000	0.15322	11,820		22,917
Iceland	0.03300	0.04214	3,052	0.03300	0.04214	3,250		6,302
India	0.34100	0.43540	31,534	0.34100	0.43540	33,588		65,121
Indonesia	0.20000	0.25536	18,495	0.20000	0.25536	19,700		38,194
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	0.27200	0.34730	25,153	0.27200	0.34730	26,791		51,944
Ireland	0.29400	0.37539	27,187	0.29400	0.37539	28,958		56,146
Israel	0.41500	0.52988	38,377	0.41500	0.52988	40,877		79,253
Italy	5.06475	6.46678	468,356	5.06475	6.46678	498,867		967,223
Jamaica	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
Japan	19.51575	22.00000	1,593,350	19.51575	22.00000	1,697,146		3,290,496
Jordan	0.00800	0.01021	740	0.00800	0.01021	788		1,528
Kazakhstan	0.02800	0.03575	2,589	0.02800	0.03575	2,758		5,347
Kenya	0.00800	0.01021	740	0.00800	0.01021	788		1,528
Kiribati	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Kyrgyzstan	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Latvia	0.01000	0.01277	925	0.01000	0.01277	985		1,910
Lebanon	0.01200	0.01532	1,110	0.01200	0.01532	1,182		2,292
Lesotho	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Liberia	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Libya	0.06700	0.08555	6,196	0.06700	0.08555	6,599		12,795
Liechtenstein	0.00600	0.00766	555	0.00600	0.00766	591		1,146
Lithuania	0.01700	0.02171	1,572	0.01700	0.02171	1,674		3,247
Luxembourg	0.08000	0.10215	7,398	0.08000	0.10215	7,880		15,278
Madagascar	0.00300	0.00383	277	0.00300	0.00383	295		573
Malawi	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Malaysia	0.23500	0.30005	21,731	0.23500	0.30005	23,147		44,878
Maldives	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Mali	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Malta	0.01500	0.01915	1,387	0.01500	0.01915	1,477		2,865
Marshall Islands	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Mauritania	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Mauritius	0.01100	0.01405	1,017	0.01100	0.01405	1,083		2,101
Mexico	1.08600	1.38663	100,426	1.08600	1.38663	106,969		207,395
Micronesia (Federated States of )	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Monaco	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
Mongolia	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Morocco	0.04400	0.05618	4,069	0.04400	0.05618	4,334		8,403
Mozambique	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Myanmar	0.01000	0.01277	925	0.01000	0.01277	985		1,910
Namibia	0.00700	0.00894	647	0.00700	0.00894	689		1,337
Nauru	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Nepal	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
Netherlands	1.73800	2.21911	160,719	1.73800	2.21911	171,189		331,908
New Zealand	0.24100	0.30771	22,286	0.24100	0.30771	23,738		46,024
Nicaragua	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Niger	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Nigeria	0.06800	0.08682	6,288	0.06800	0.08682	6,698		12,986
Niue	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Norway	0.64600	0.82483	59,738	0.64600	0.82483	63,630		123,368
Oman	0.06100	0.07789	5,641	0.06100	0.07789	6,008		11,649
Pakistan	0.06100	0.07789	5,641	0.06100	0.07789	6,008		11,649
Palau	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Panama	0.01800	0.02298	1,665	0.01800	0.02298	1,773		3,437
Papua New Guinea	0.00600	0.00766	555	0.00600	0.00766	591		1,146
Paraguay	0.01600	0.02043	1,480	0.01600	0.02043	1,576		3,056
Peru	0.11800	0.15066	10,912	0.11800	0.15066	11,623		22,535
Philippines	0.10000	0.12768	9,247	0.10000	0.12768	9,850		19,097
Poland	0.37800	0.48264	34,955	0.37800	0.48264	37,232		72,187
Portugal	0.46200	0.58989	42,723	0.46200	0.58989	45,506		88,229
Qatar	0.03400	0.04341	3,144	0.03400	0.04341	3,349		6,493
Republic of Korea	1.85100	2.36339	171,169	1.85100	2.36339	182,319		353,488
Republic of Moldova	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Romania	0.05800	0.07406	5,363	0.05800	0.07406	5,713		11,076
Russian Federation	1.20000	1.53218	110,968	1.20000	1.53218	118,197		229,166
Rwanda	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Saint Lucia	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Samoa	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
San Marino	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Sao Tome and Principe	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Saudi Arabia	0.55400	0.70736	51,230	0.55400	0.70736	54,568		105,798
Senegal	0.00500	0.00638	462	0.00500	0.00638	492		955
Seychelles	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Sierra Leone	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Singapore	0.39300	0.50179	36,342	0.39300	0.50179	38,710		75,052
Slovakia	0.04300	0.05490	3,976	0.04300	0.05490	4,235		8,212
Slovenia	0.08100	0.10342	7,490	0.08100	0.10342	7,978		15,469
Solomon Islands	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
South Africa	0.40800	0.52094	37,729	0.40800	0.52094	40,187		77,916
Spain	2.51875	3.21599	232,918	2.51875	3.21599	248,091		481,009
Sri Lanka	0.01600	0.02043	1,480	0.01600	0.02043	1,576		3,056
Sudan	0.00600	0.00766	555	0.00600	0.00766	591		1,146
Suriname	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Swaziland	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Sweden	1.02675	1.31098	94,947	1.02675	1.31098	101,133		196,080
Switzerland	1.27400	1.62667	117,812	1.27400	1.62667	125,486		243,298
Syrian Arab Republic	0.08000	0.10215	7,398	0.08000	0.10215	7,880		15,278
Tajikistan	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	0.00600	0.00766	555	0.00600	0.00766	591		1,146
Togo	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Tonga	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Trinidad and Tobago	0.01600	0.02043	1,480	0.01600	0.02043	1,576		3,056
Tunisia	0.03000	0.03830	2,774	0.03000	0.03830	2,955		5,729
Turkey	0.44000	0.56180	40,688	0.44000	0.56180	43,339		84,027
Turkmenistan	0.00300	0.00383	277	0.00300	0.00383	295		573
Uganda	0.00500	0.00638	462	0.00500	0.00638	492		955
Ukraine	0.05300	0.06767	4,901	0.05300	0.06767	5,220		10,121
United Arab Emirates	0.20200	0.25792	18,680	0.20200	0.25792	19,897		38,576
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	5.53600	7.06848	511,935	5.53600	7.06848	545,284		1,057,218
United Republic of Tanzania	0.00400	0.00511	370	0.00400	0.00511	394		764
Uruguay	0.08000	0.10215	7,398	0.08000	0.10215	7,880		15,278
Uzbekistan	0.01100	0.01405	1,017	0.01100	0.01405	1,083		2,101
Vanuatu	0.00100	0.00128	92	0.00100	0.00128	98		191
Venezuela	0.20800	0.26558	19,235	0.20800	0.26558	20,488		39,722
Viet Nam	0.01600	0.02043	1,480	0.01600	0.02043	1,576		3,056
Yemen	0.00600	0.00766	555	0.00600	0.00766	591		1,146
Yugoslavia	0.02000	0.02554	1,849	0.02000	0.02554	1,970		3,819
Zambia	0.00200	0.00255	185	0.00200	0.00255	197		382
Zimbabwe	0.00800	0.01021	740	0.00800	0.01021	788		1,528
TOTAL	81.147	100.000	7,242,500	81.147	100.000	7,714,300		14,956,800

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⁽⁶²⁾ UNEP/CBD/COP/6/10.
⁽⁶³⁾ UNEP/CBD/COP/6/16 and Corr.1 and Add.1.
⁽⁶⁴⁾ The purpose of the working capital reserve shall be to ensure continuity of operations of the Convention’s Secretariat in the event of a temporary shortfall of cash. Drawdowns from the working capital reserve shall be restored from contributions as soon as possible.
⁽⁶⁵⁾ See footnote in table 1 below.

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