Biodiversity-related conventions
Submissions from Conventions related to Biodiversity
Decision of the 44th Meeting of the Standing Committee to the Convention on Migratory Species (StC44) with regard to developing elements of advice for the Global Environment Facility concerning the funding of the national priorities for CMS aligned with the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Outcomes of the 66th meeting of the Standing Committee to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES SC66, Geneva, 11-15 Janaury 2016)
Outcomes of the Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
CITES' objectives and priorities in support of the Aichi Targets, received on 3 November 2016
COP17 Decision on Access to Finance, Including GEF Funding
Outcomes of the 66th meeting of the Standing Committee to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES SC66, Geneva, 11-15 Janaury 2016)
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Decision of the 44th Meeting of the Standing Committee to the Convention on Migratory Species (StC44) with regard to developing elements of advice for the Global Environment Facility concerning the funding of the national priorities for CMS aligned with the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
Elements of Advice for the Global Environment Facility in relation to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 6 September 2016
Outcomes of the Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar)
World Heritage Convention (WHC)
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Minamata Convention on Mercury (MCM)
Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP)
Mandate from Decision XII/30
- Invites Parties to enhance coordination among their respective biodiversity-related convention national focal points, in order to identify national priorities in support of the implementation of the various biodiversity-related conventions that are aligned with the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and with the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and incorporate them into their national biodiversity strategies and action plans;
- Invites the governing bodies of the various biodiversity-related conventions:
(a)To provide elements of advice, as appropriate, concerning the funding of the national priorities referred to in the paragraph above, within their respective mandates and in accordance with the mandate of the Global Environment Facility, and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the Council of the Global Environment Facility as per decision III/8, that may be referred to the Global Environment Facility through the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity;
(b)To request their respective secretariats to transmit such advice in a timely manner to the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity; - Requests the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to include any advice received in accordance with paragraph 2 above into the documentation for the appropriate agenda item, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its next meeting;
- Also requests the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to further liaise with the various biodiversity-related conventions and the Global Environment Facility in order to find ways to facilitate the efforts of Parties as indicated in paragraph 1 above.