SBSTTA 16 - Documents

Report of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

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Provisional Agenda

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Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

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Ways and Means to Improve the Effectiveness of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

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Global Biodiversity Outlook: Considerations for the preparation of the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

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Island Biodiversity: In-Depth Review of the Implementation of the Programme of Work

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Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

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Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Draft Summary Report on the Description of Areas Meeting The Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (Addendum)

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Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Draft Summary Report on the Description of Areas Meeting The Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (Corrigendum)

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Addressing Adverse Impacts of Human Activities on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Including Coral Bleaching, Ocean Acidification, Fisheries and Underwater Noise

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Marine Biodiversity: Marine Spatial Planning and Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments in Marine and Coastal Areas

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Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments in Marine and Coastal Areas

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Advice on the Application of Relevant REDD+ Safeguards for Biodiversity, and on Possible Indicators and Potential Mechanisms to Assess Impacts of REDD+ Measures on Biodiversity

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Proposals on Integrating Biodiversity Considerations into Climate Change-Related Activities, Including Addressing Gaps in Knowledge and Information

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Technical and Regulatory Matters on Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity

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Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: Progress in implementing decision X/17

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Revised Draft Capacity-Building Strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

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New and Emerging Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

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Biofuels and Biodiversity: Report on the Work in Response to Decision X/37

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Incentive Measures (Article 11): Progress report on activities undertaken by Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations and initiatives, and the Executive Secretary, Analysis of information received

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Reports on Collaborative Work on Biodiversity and Agriculture, Forests, and Biodiversity and Health

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Report of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

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Evaluation of the Third Edition Of The Global Outlook (GBO-3)

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Draft Communication Strategy for the Fourth Edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

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Compilation and Synthesis of Information Submitted by Parties, Other Governments and Organizations for the In-Depth Review on Island Biodiversity (Reposted 21 August 2012)

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Integration of Climate Change Impacts and Response Activities Within the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity

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Report of Joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs

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Review of the Report of the joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs in the Northeast Atlantic (Addendum)

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Report of the Western South Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

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Report of the Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

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Synthesis Report on the Work Carried Out Regarding Description of EBSAS in the Mediterranean

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Training Manual for the Description of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAS) in Open-Ocean Waters and Deep-Sea Habitats

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Identifying Specific Elements for Integrating the Traditional, Scientific, Technical and Technological Knowledge of Indigenous and Local Communities, and Social and Cultural Criteria and Other Aspects for the Application of Scientific Criteria for Identification of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAS) As Well As the Establishment And Management of Marine Protected Areas

12.

Progress Made in the Implementation of the Specific Work Plan on Coral Bleaching

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Scientific Synthesis on the Impacts of Underwater Noise on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats

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Report of Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery

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Report of the Expert Meeting to Develop a Series of Joint Expert Review Processes to Monitor and Assess the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

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Synthesis Document on the Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

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Background on the Development of Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAS) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (Seas) in Marine and Coastal Areas

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Proposals for the Sustainable Ocean Initiative

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Synthesis Document on the Experience and Use of Marine Spatial Planning

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Submissions from Parties on REDD+ Safeguards and Assessment of Impacts on Biodiversity

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Submission by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Analysis of Possible Indicators to Measure Impacts of REDD+ on Biodiversity and on Indigenous and Local Communities

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A Framework for Integrating Biodiversity Concerns into National REDD+ Programmes

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Assessing REDD+ Performance of Countries with Low Monitoring Capacities: The Matrix Approach

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A Review of Three REDD+ Safeguard Initiatives

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A Background Report on Improving Forest Biodiversity Monitoring and Reporting

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Biodiversity and Climate Change: Examples of Bioclimatic Models

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Summary Report on the Rio Conventions Pavilion

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Impacts of Climate-Related Geoengineering on Biological Diversity

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Regulatory Framework for Climate-Related Geoengineering Relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity

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Impacts of Climate-Related Geoengineering on Biodiversity: Views and Experiences of Indigenous and Local Communities And Stakeholders

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Progress Report on Capacity-Building Activities for the Global Taxonomy Initiative and Invasive Alien Species

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Biofuels and Biodiversity: Further Information on the Work in Response to Decision X/37

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Report on Collaborative Work on Biodiversity and Agriculture

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Biodiversity and Health: Further Information on the Work in Response to Decision X/20, Paragraph 17

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New and Emerging Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

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Incentive Measures (Article 11): Synthesis of information on progress in implementing decision X/44

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Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing and the Global Taxonomy Initiative

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Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: World Flora Online by 2020

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Oceans, Coasts, Islands: Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: Abstracts of Posters Presented at the Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

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Outcome of the Second Session of the Plenary Meeting to Determine Modalities and Institutional Modalities for an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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Report of the Meeting on Sustainable Ocean Initiative Programme Development

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Information Note for Participants

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Report of the European Expert Meeting in Preparation of SBSTTA-16, March 5 - 7, 2012