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Decision COP VIII/11
UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/11

Scientific and technical cooperation and the clearing-house mechanism

The Conference of the Parties,
Taking note of the report by the Executive Secretary on the activities of the clearing-house mechanism during the inter-sessional period (UNEP/CBD/COP/8/17), 
Taking into account the comments of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention and advice of the informal advisory committee,
Noting with satisfaction the concrete steps taken towards making the clearing-house mechanism an effective tool for promoting technical and scientific cooperation among Parties,
Welcoming progress in facilitating the synergistic collaboration between the clearing-house mechanism and existing initiatives in order to develop more accessible information sources for countries on their biodiversity, 
Recalling that Article 17 calls on Parties to facilitate the exchange of information, from all publicly available sources, relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking into account the special needs of developing countries,
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1. Adopts the updated strategic plan of the clearing-house mechanism for the period 2005-2010, as contained in annex I to the present decision;
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2. Also adopts the programme of work of the clearing-house mechanism up to 2010, as contained in annex II to the present decision;
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3. Invites Parties and other Governments, as appropriate, to provide free and open access to all past, present and future public-good research results, assessments, maps and databases on biodiversity, in accordance with national and international legislation; 
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4. Requests Parties, and invites other Governments and relevant donors to continue providing financial and technical support to develop national and regional clearing-house mechanisms,
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5. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare a report on progress made in the implementation of the strategic plan of the clearing-house mechanism and its programme of work for the period 2005-2010, for consideration at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
Body
Conference of the Parties (COP)

Meeting
COP-08
Eighth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
20 - 31 March, 2006
Curitiba, Brazil

Decision document
VIII/11
Scientific and technical cooperation and the clearing-house mechanism
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