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Decision COP II/7
UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/II/7

CONSIDERATION OF ARTICLES 6 AND 8 OF THE CONVENTION

The Conference of the Parties,
Mindful of the crucial importance of the provisions of Articles 6 and 8 in the fulfillment of the objectives of the Convention,
Operational Active Parties Government(s) OTHERS
1. Urges all Parties and Governments and other interested stakeholders to exchange relevant information and share experience on measures taken for the implementation of Articles 6 and 8;
Informational
2. Stresses the importance of regional and international cooperation for the implementation of Articles 6 and 8 of the Convention;
Operational Active Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
3. Requests the Executive Secretary to make available through the clearing-house mechanism such information and lessons drawn from national experience and also to make available relevant information on the implementation of Articles 6 and 8 contained in national reports submitted by Parties in accordance with Article 26 of the Convention as well as decision II/17 adopted at its second meeting;
Operational Active Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
4. Further requests the Executive Secretary: 
(a)To compile and disseminate that information as widely as possible, including experience of relevant conventions, United Nations bodies and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations in dealing with the provisions of Articles 6 and 8;
(b)To prepare, on the basis of available information, suggestions on how  the collection and sharing of relevant information and experience might be enhanced;
Operational Active Parties
5. Encourages Parties, in preparing and implementing their national strategies and action plans, to collaborate with relevant organizations and, if so desired, to take into consideration existing guidelines such as "National Biodiversity Planning" published by the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Resources Institute and the World Conservation Union (IUCN);
Operational Elapsed OTHERS
6. Emphasizes the importance of capacity-building as well as the availability of adequate financial resources to assist Parties in the implementation of Articles 6 and 8 of the Convention, and in this context requests the interim financial mechanism under the Convention to facilitate urgent implementation of Articles 6 and 8 of the Convention by availing to developing country Parties financial resources for projects in a flexible and expeditious manner;
Operational Implemented Retired Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
7. Also requests the Executive Secretary to present to it a report on the implementation of this decision for consideration at its third meeting.
Body
Conference of the Parties (COP)

Meeting
COP-02
Second Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
6 - 17 November, 1995
Jakarta, Indonesia

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Decision document
II/7
CONSIDERATION OF ARTICLES 6 AND 8 OF THE CONVENTION
Related documents
UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/17
Strategic plan, national reporting and operations of the Convention on Biological Diversity<br />Review of the status of the decisions of the Conference of the Parties
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/1995-002.pdf
Related decisions / recommendations
II/17
FORM AND INTERVALS OF NATIONAL REPORTS BY PARTIES
VI/27 B para 3
Operations of the Convention