Meeting Documents

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

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Provisional agenda

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Adoption of the agenda - Annotations to the provisional agenda

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Progress in the implementation of the thematic programmes of work

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Progress in the implementation of the programmes of work on cross cutting issues

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Report of the chair of the subsidiary body on scientific, technical technological advice on the inter-sessional activities of the bureau

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Mountain biological diversity: Status and trends of, and threats to, mountain biological diversity

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Mountain Biological Diversity: Measures taken for the conservation and sustainable use of mountain biological diversity

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Mountain biological diversity: Proposed elements for a programme of work on mountain biological diversity

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Mountain biological diversity: Indicative list of technologies relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of mountain biological diversity and other related thematic areas and cross-cutting themes

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Inland water ecosystems: Review, further elaboration and refinement of the programme of work

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Status and trends of, and threats to, inland water biological diversity

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Biological diversity of inland water ecosystems: elements for the further elaboration and refinement of the programme of work

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Work plan for developing methods and techniques for the valuation of goods and services of inland water ecosystems, incentives and policy reform, and the understanding of ecosystem function

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Provision of scientific advice and further guidance to assist in the national elaboration of Annex I of the Convention, as pertaining to inland water ecosystems: options for national elaboration of the indicative list of categories of components of inland water biological diversity important for its conservation and sustainable use

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Methods and regional guidelines for the rapid assessment of inland water biodiversity for different types of inland water ecosystems

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Marine and coastal biodiversity: review, further elaboration and refinement of the programme of work

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Summary report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

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Marine and coastal biodiversity: Summary report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Marine and Coastal Protected Areas
Corigendum 1

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Marine and coastal biodiversity: Summary report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Mariculture

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Conservation and sustainable use of deep seabed genetic resources beyond national jurisdiction: study of the relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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Dry and sub-humid lands Biodiversity: Matters requested by the Conference of the Parties in paragraphs 5 and 6 of its decision V/23 and decision VI/4

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Biological diversity and tourism: draft guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development and biological diversity and case-studies on the implementation of the guidelines

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Strategic plan of the subsidiary body on scientific, technical and technological advice

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Operations of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice - Review of SBSTTA recommendations made to the Conference of the Parties

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Review of SBSTTA recommendations made to the Conference of the Parties

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Multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2010

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Preparation for the Ninth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice: Draft provisional agenda

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Report of the second meeting of the ad hoc technical expert group on biological diversity and climate change

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Final report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on the Biological Diversity of Dry and Sub-Humid Lands

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Study of the relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea with regard to the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources on the deep seabed (decision II/10 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity)

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Provision of scientific advice and further guidance to assist in the national elaboration of Annex I of the Convention, as pertaining to inland water ecosystems: Options for national elaboration of the indicative list of categories of components of inland water biological diversity important for its conservation and sustainable use

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Report of the expert meeting on methods and guidelines for the rapid assessment of biological diversity of inland water ecosystems

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Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Mariculture

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Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

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Synopsis of existing case-studies on the implementation of the draft guidelines on sustainable tourism development in vulnerable ecosystems

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Synthesis of information in thematic reports on mountain ecosystems

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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

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Technical advice on the establishment and management of a national system of marine and coastal protected areas Paper prepared by the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

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The value and effects of marine and coastal protected areas on marine and coastal biological diversity: a review of available information

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Rapid assessment of marine and coastal biological diversity: a progress report on the development of methods and guidance

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Community involvement in marine and coastal protected areas: case-studies

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Additional information used in the review of the programme of work on marine and coastal biological diversity

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Habitat destruction in the world’s waters

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Side-Events Request Form

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Information for participants

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Pre-registration form

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Calendar of side events