Meeting Documents

Report of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

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Provisional agenda

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Revised annotations to the provisional agenda

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Draft decisions for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

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Corrigendum

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Proposed budget for the programme of work of the convention on biological diversity and its cartagena protocol on biosafety for the biennium 2005 2006

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Programme and subprogramme activities and resources required

7.

Report of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice on the work of its eighth meeting

8.

Report of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice on the work of its ninth meeting
(Reposted for technical reasons on 2 December 2003)

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Report of the open-ended inter-sessional meeting on the multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2010

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Report of the ad hoc open-ended working group on access and benefit-sharing on the work of its second meeting

11.

Report of the third meeting of the ad hoc open-ended inter sessional working group on article 8(j) and related provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity

12.

Corrigendum

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Report of the Status of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Status of the preparatory work for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol

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Report of the Global Environment Facility

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Report of the Executive Secretary on the financial and administrative performance of the Secretariat and the budget for the trust funds of the Convention

16.

Thematic programmes of work: Progress reports on implementation and consideration of proposals for future action: forest biological diversity; biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands; and agricultural biological diversity

17.

Thematic Programmes of Work: Review, Further Elaboration and Refinement

18.

Revised Programme of Work on the Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems

19.

The elaborated programme of work on marine and coastal biological diversity

20.

Cross cutting issues: Progress reports on implementation

21.

Mountain biological diversity

22.

Protected areas

23.

Transfer of technology and technology cooperation (Articles 16 and 18)

24.

Progress report on the mechanisms for implementation

25.

Clearing-house Mechanism activities during the inter-sessional period

26.

Guidelines for the third national report

27.

Mechanisms for implementation: National reporting

28.

Implementation of the Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA): Report on CEPA activities during the inter-sessional period

29.

Financial resources and mechanism (Articles 20 and 21)
Arrangements for the third review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism

30.

Operational procedures for the Informal Advisory Committee of the Clearing-House Mechanism

31.

Proposals for the review of implementation of the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity

32.

Financial resources and mechanism (Articles 20 and 21)
Additional financial resources

33.

Cooperation with other organizations, initiatives and conventions

34.

Follow-up to world summit on sustainable development, multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2010, the Strategic Plan and operations of the Convention

35.

The programme of work of the Convention and the Millennium Development Goals

36.

Operations of the Convention
Review and consolidation of the decisions of the Conference of the Parties: Proposals by the Executive Secretary pursuant to Decision VI/27 b on Operations of the Convention

37.

Implementation of the Strategic Plan: Evaluation of progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target: development of specific targets, indicators and a reporting framework

38.

Draft outcome oriented targets for the implementation of the revised programme of work on inland water ecosystem biological diversity

39.

Outcome-oriented targets for the implementation of the elaborated programme of work on marine and coastal biological diversity

40.

Report of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

41.

Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its seventh meeting

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Financial resources and mechanism (Articles 20 and 21)
Compilation of previous guidance given to the financial mechanism by the Conference of the Parties

2.

Analysis of information contained in second national reports

3.

Report of the Africa regional meeting on the Clearing-House Mechanism

4.

Report of the joint Latin America and Caribbean regional meeting on the Clearing-House Mechanism and the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network: Building partnerships through effective networking

5.

Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity Clearing-House Mechanism and European Community Clearing-House Mechanism joint regional meeting for Central and Eastern Europe

6.

Mountain biological diversity
Synthesis of information in thematic reports on mountain ecosystems

7.

Forest biological diversity
Synthesis of information contained in voluntary reports on implementation of expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity

8.

Protected areas
Synthesis of information in thematic reports on protected areas

9.

Technology transfer and cooperation
Synthesis of information contained in thematic reports on technology transfer and cooperation

10.

Report of the fourth meeting of the consultative working group of experts on biological diversity education and public awareness

11.

Usage analysis of the Convention on Biological Diversity website

12.

Scientific and technical cooperation and Clearing-House Mechanism
Results of the independent review of the Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity

13.

Incentive measures (Article 11)
Synthesis report on information on incentive measures received from Parties and organizations

14.

The impact of trade liberalization on agricultural biological diversity
Domestic support measures and their effects on agricultural biological diversity

15.

The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Agricultural Biological Diversity

16.

Review and consolidation of the decisions of the Conference of the Parties
Proposals by the Executive Secretary pursuant to decision VI/27 B on the operations of the Convention

17.

Technical study on disclosure requirements related to Genetic resources and traditional knowledge
Submission by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

18.

The implications of the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture on the issues under Article 8(j) and related provisions

19.

Report of the Executive Secretary on the financial and administrative performance of the Secretariat and the budget for the trust funds of the Convention

20.

Thematic programmes of work: Progress reports on implementation and consideration of proposals for future action
Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Forest Biological Diversity

21.

List of meetings and documents prepared by the Secretariat between the sixth and seventh meetings of the Conference of the Parties

22.

Consideration of the results of the meeting on “2010 –The Global Biodiversity Challenge”

23.

The programme of work of the convention and the millennium development goals
Summary of the analysis of linkages between the programmes of work of the Convention and the Millennium Development Goals

24.

The proposed Ballast Water Convention and its relevance to the Convention on Biological Diversity

25.

Management of risks to the biodiversity of seamounts and cold water coral communities beyond national jurisdiction

26.

Management of risks to the biodiversity of seamounts and cold water coral communities beyond national jurisdiction
Corrigendum

27.

The international coral reef initiative (ICRI) resolutions on small island developing states and coral reefs and on cold-water coral reefs, and their relevance to the Convention on biological diversity

28.

Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives Progress report on the implementation of the third joint work plan (2002-2006) of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)

29.

Thematic programmes of work: Progress reports on implementation and consideration of proposals for future action: Biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands
Joint work programme on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

30.

Thematic programmes of work: Progress reports on implementation and consideration of proposals for future action: Biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands
Integration of needs for information on the status and trends of dry and sub-humid lands biodiversity in the context of the mandate of the Global Land Degradation Assessment of Drylands (LADA): report submitted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

31.

Thematic programmes of work: progress reports on implementation and consideration of proposals for future action: biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands
Proposals prepared by UNEP-WCMC on assessing areas within dry and sub-humid lands of particular value for biological diversity and/or under particular threat

32.

Thematic programmes of work: Progress reports on implementation and consideration of proposals for future action: Agricultural biological diversity
Potential impacts of genetic use restriction technologies (GURTs) on agricultural biodiversity and agricultural production systems: report submitted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

33.

Transfer of technology and technology cooperation (Articles 16 and 18)
Patents as a source of technological information in the technology transfer process

34.

Provisional global indicators for assessing progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target

35.

Report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

36.

Third biodiversity in Europe Conference, Madrid, Spain, 19-21 January 2004
Conclusions of the Chairman, Mr. Juan del Alamo, Secretary-General of the of the Ministry for the Environment of Spain, on the Pan-European regional meeting in preparation for the Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

37.

Protected areas
Message of the Fifth World Parks Congress to the Convention on Biological Diversity

38.

Reports of regional meetings
Report of the Latin American and Caribbean regional preparatory meeting for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

39.

Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the Pan European Region: Statement by the Council of the Pan European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS)

40.

Letter from the International Union of Biological Sciences to the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity

41.

Budget for the Programmes of Work for the Biennium 2005-2006: Estimated cost of conference-servicing for meetings under the Convention on Biological Diversity

42.

Budget for the programme of work for the biennium 2005 2006
Outline of decision-making for the adoption of the budget for the Convention and the Protocol

43.

Procedures for the receipt, expenditure and reporting on assessed contributions to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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Information for participants.

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Information for participants (corrigendum)

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Pre-registration form

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On-line side events request form

6.

Request for side-events form

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Calendar of Side Events

8.

Government's credentials

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UNEP/CBD/COP/7/NTF/2004/06/COP

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Procedures for media accreditation