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decision UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/32

Potential impact of avian influenza on biodiversity

The Conference of the Parties,

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informational

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/32 paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the report of brainstorming meeting on the potential impact of avian influenza on wildlife, held in Curitiba, Brazil, on 19 March 2006 (UNEP/CBD/COP/8/INF/47);

operational active parties

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/32 paragraph 2

2. Invites Parties, through the Bureau, to request the Executive Secretary to initiate similar consultations as and when there arise emerging issues that may impact upon the implementation of the Convention.

decision UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/IX/24

Gender Plan of Action

The Conference of the Parties,

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Gender and Biodiversity

operational superseded parties

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/IX/24 paragraph

Welcomes the development by the Executive Secretary of the Gender Plan of Action under the Convention on Biological Diversity, (UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/12/Rev.1), and invites Parties to support the implementation of the Plan by the Secretariat.

decision UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2

Biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands

The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity,

Recognizing the need for adequate technical, institutional and financial capacities, including support from the Secretariat for the implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands,

Also recognizing the importance of the conservation of dry and sub-humid lands biodiversity to adaptation to climate change,

Emphasizing the need for continued collaboration with relevant partners, in particular the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),

Recognizing that a major shortcoming in the current review of the implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands has been the limited availability of recent information on each of the activities of the programme of work, including the insufficient number of third national reports submitted until the time of this review,

Also recognizing that the lack of precise information should not prevent implementation of targeted activities of the programme of work,

Noting relevant recommendations by the Open-Ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention and other initiatives on the streamlining and harmonization of national reporting and on the reviews of implementation of the Convention and its programmes of work,

Also noting the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness, urges Parties to give priority to dry and sub-humid lands issues in their development plans, in order to facilitate donor support,

Welcoming decision 12 of the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification inviting the executive secretaries of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Convention on Biological Diversity to strengthen the Joint Work Programme on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands including efforts to achieve the relevant 2010 biodiversity targets,

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Dry and Sub-Humid Lands

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the programme of work on the biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands, including the joint work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the assessment of status and trends of, and threats to, the biodiversity of dry and sub‑humid lands, as reported in the note by the Executive Secretary (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/4) and the information document on review of implementation of the programme of work (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/INF/7);

operational active parties

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 2

2. Requests Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to strengthen the synergy between the two conventions in implementing the joint work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification;

operational active parties

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 3

3. Encourages Parties to consider the programme of work and the joint work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands as a basis for developing joint activities at the national level to achieve the objectives of the three Rio conventions;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 4

4. Recognizes the urgent need for the systematic collection of biodiversity data at all three levels (genetic, species and ecosystem) and across all representative biomes of the programme of work on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands as a basis for decision-making on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity of dry and sub‑humid lands and to facilitate the assessment of progress towards the 2010 targets and other global goals, with due respect to national legislation on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing, as well as the protection of traditional knowledge and associated genetic resources and relevant provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity;

operational active parties other governments others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 5

5. Encourages Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to improve national, regional and global data on dry and sub-humid lands ecosystem goods and services, their uses and related socio‑economic values; on species at lower taxonomic orders including soil biodiversity; and on the threats to which dry and sub-humid lands ecosystems are subjected in view of the ongoing assessment of progress towards the 2010 targets and other global goals;

operational active superseded parties other governments others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 6

6. Requests Parties and other Governments, and invites other relevant organizations to strengthen implementation of relevant sectoral and cross-sectoral plans and programmes, including through the incorporation of relevant activities and strategies into national development plans, in order to conserve dry and sub‑humid lands ecosystem goods and services, and to respond to the threats to the biodiversity of dry and sub‑humid lands in view of the important role it plays in poverty alleviation and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, taking into account the findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment;

operational active parties other governments es others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 7

7. Further encourages Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to develop or implement activities, such as capacity-building and national, subregional, regional and global partnerships, that will facilitate and streamline implementation of the programme of work, and overcome the identified obstacles, and accordingly, requests the Executive Secretary to support these initiatives including by compiling and disseminating through the clearing-house mechanism, lessons learned and success stories on such activities in the implementation of programmes and projects on the biodiversity of dry and sub‑humid lands;

operational active parties others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 8

8. Requests Parties, and invites other relevant organizations and donors, to provide technical and financial support, as appropriate, to support the implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands by developing countries, in particular the least developed and small island developing States, among them, and countries with economies in transition, in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention;

operational active parties other governments others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 9

9. Notes the importance of activities 7 (f) (in situ and ex situ conservation), 8 (a) (strengthening local institutional structures), 8 (b) (decentralization of management), 8 (d) (bilateral subregional cooperation), 8 (e) (policies and instruments) and 9 (sustainable livelihoods) of Part B of the programme of work on dry and sub-humid lands contained in decision V/23, which are identified as facilitating conditions for the implementation of many other activities, and, accordingly requests Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to give particular attention to supporting the scaled-up implementation of these activities;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 10

10. Requests the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, recalling in particular decision VII/15, paragraph 13 and decision VIII/30, to develop proposals, for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties and a progress report to the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the incorporation of climate-change adaptation considerations into the programme of work on dry and sub-humid lands, in particular in:

(a) Activities 1 and 2 (Climate change as a threat to dry and sub-humid land biodiversity);

(b) Activity 4 (Potential impacts of climate change on biodiversity, and the role of biodiversity in maintaining the resilience of dry and sub-humid lands to climatic variability, including prolonged drought, and other natural events, and on the role of dry and sub-humid lands biodiversity in climate change adaptation measures,);

(d) Activity 7 (m) (Consideration of dry and sub-humid lands by the Joint Liaison Group of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Convention on Biological Diversity);

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11

11. Requests the Executive Secretary:

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (a)

(a) In collaboration with relevant organizations and conventions, in particular the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA), and taking into account the findings and lessons learned from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and experiences in transboundary and community based natural resource management, to present proposals for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice during the preparation of the next in-depth review of the implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands on:

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (a)

(i) Existing sources of information and projects, programmes and processes generating such information for a comprehensive global‑level assessment of the status and trends of dry and sub‑humid lands biodiversity, including baseline information needed for assessing trends of biodiversity within the framework of the 2010 targets and proposing cost-effective ways to fill remaining gaps;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (a)

(ii) How to review ongoing and planned assessments in dry and sub-humid lands and facilitate the application, within these assessments, of indicators adopted in decision VII/30; and

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (a)

(iii) Land-use options that promote biodiversity and generate income for indigenous and local communities, particularly options for transboundary and community based natural resource management;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (b)

(b) To promote the implementation of the programme of work and the joint work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, including activity C, on the streamlining of national reporting, and in the context of the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, in 2006;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (c)

(c) To continue developing and strengthening collaboration, in the framework of the annex to decision VII/2, with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, and other relevant organizations, institutions and conventions, as a way to streamline many of the activities contained in the programme of work, promote synergies and avoid unnecessary duplications;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (d)

(d) To draw on, when assessing the global status of implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands, national reports submitted under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, including national and regional action plans, and national reports submitted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well as relevant reports submitted in the framework of other programmes of work under the Convention on Biological Diversity and biodiversity‑related agreements and conventions, in particular the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), particularly in view of the fragile and ephemeral nature of wetlands in drylands, and the World Heritage Convention;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 11 item (e)

(e) Drawing on the outcomes of regional synergy workshops organized jointly by the three Rio Conventions and on a consultative workshop to be organized by the Executive Secretaries of the Convention on Biological Diversity and The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (subject to the availability of funding), to prepare a document for review by the Conference of the Parties, and to invite the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD to do likewise, which:

(i) Identifies priority activities to be implemented by Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, including supporting actions to be undertaken by the executive secretaries of the Convention on Biological Diversity and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, to promote the achievement of the 2010 biodiversity targets with respect to dry and sub-humid lands;

(ii) Identifies capacity needs, and opportunities to satisfy these needs, so as to facilitate implementation of the activities referred to under subparagraph (i) above;

(iii) Identifies major obstacles that may prevent achievement of the 2010 biodiversity targets with respect to dry and sub-humid lands and further identify ways to overcome these obstacles;

and to subject the resulting document to review by focal points of the two conventions;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/2 paragraph 12

12. Adopts the goals and targets for the programme of work on the biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands contained in the annex to this decision.

decision UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6

Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness: overview of implementation of the programme of work and options to advance future work

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the review and further development of the programme of work for the Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA), prepared by the Executive Secretary with the support of the CEPA Informal Advisory Committee convened in response to decision VII/24 and, in particular, their efforts to identify a short‑list of priority activities in the CEPA programme of work to serve as the focus for the implementation of the initiative in the short term, and in particular in the upcoming biennium, as well as a plan for the implementation of the identified activities, and drawing from the programme of work for the Global Initiative for CEPA in the annex to decision VI/19 comprising the CEPA dimensions of the ongoing programmes of work of the Convention,

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Communication, Education and Public Awareness

operational active

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 1

1. Adopts, for implementation, as appropriate, by Parties and by the Executive Secretary, the short-list of priority activities and the implementation plan for the Global Initiative on CEPA comprising the communication, education and public awareness dimensions of the ongoing programmes of work of the Convention in the thematic areas and cross-cutting issues, including the programme of work for the Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness annexed to decision VI/19;

operational active es

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 2

2. Requests the Executive Secretary, with the support of the Informal Advisory Committee for Communication, Education and Public Awareness, to further develop the goals, targets, actors and tasks for training activities at the International level, to be developed in component 3 of part II of the plan of implementation in annex III to the present decision, to ensure that the elements of this component are carried out in accordance with the established time frame;

operational superseded GEF others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 3

3. Urges the Global Environment Facility and other bilateral and multilateral institutions to make available the necessary financial resources especially for developing countries, particularly the least developed and small island developing States amongst them, and countries with economies in transition, to implement the identified CEPA priority activities at national and regional levels in support of biodiversity strategies and action plans and any other information, education, and communication awareness strategies;

operational active parties IPLC others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 4

4. Invites Parties, international organizations and other partners, including representatives of indigenous and local communities and non-governmental organizations to fully participate in, and contribute to, the implementation of the programme of work for communication, education and public awareness, including the short‑list of priority activities identified in annex II below;

operational active parties

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 5

5. Further invites Parties to coordinate their CEPA activities with the corresponding activities of other biodiversity-related conventions and other relevant multilateral environmental agreements, at national and regional levels as appropriate;

operational elapsed es

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 6

6. Requests the Executive Secretary to enhance communication, education, and public awareness activities on all issues related to the realization of the three objectives of the Convention and in particular the achievement of the 2010 biodiversity target and to explore linkages with other global initiatives that are particularly relevant to the work of CEPA, inter alia, the IUCN Countdown 2010 Initiative, the Millennium Development Goals, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development;

operational elapsed es

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 7

7. Requests the Executive Secretary to work with other partners, such as the biodiversity-related conventions and other relevant multilateral environmental agreements, in particular through the Biodiversity Liaison Group, in implementing the tasks in the short‑list of priority activities with a view to realizing synergy and avoiding duplication;

operational active es

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 8

8. Requests the Executive Secretary to ensure adequate support of the Secretariat to the programme of work on communication, education and public awareness;

operational active others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 9

9. Decides to establish the informal advisory committee as a broader expert group on communication, education and public awareness, including representatives from indigenous and local communities, and provide for regular meetings of this group and calls upon donors to provide the necessary funds;

operational elapsed others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/6 paragraph 10

10. Invites the General Assembly at its sixty-first ordinary session to consider adopting the draft resolution on the proclamation of 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity contained in annex I below.

decision UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/7

Global Biodiversity Outlook

The Conference of the Parties

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Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO)

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/7 paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the second edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/7 paragraph 2

2. Expresses its gratitude to the Governments of the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the European Community, for their financial support towards the preparation of the second Global Biodiversity Outlook;

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/7 paragraph 3

3. Also expresses its gratitude to the organizations that provided data and indicator methodologies for the second Global Biodiversity Outlook;

operational elapsed parties other governments others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/7 paragraph 4

4. Encourages Parties, other Governments, and relevant international organizations to ensure the widest possible dissemination of the second Global Biodiversity Outlook, including by translating the document into local languages and making the translated text readily available;

operational implemented es

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/7 paragraph 5

5. Requests the Executive Secretary to communicate the results of the second Global Biodiversity Outlook in all official languages in a strategic and effective way, including through the Clearing-house Mechanism and the mass media, using inter alia a short graphic summary that highlights the headline indicators and actions needed to achieve the 2010 target, and case-studies that highlight the importance of biodiversity for human well-being;

operational implemented es others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/7 paragraph 6

6. Invites the United Nations Environment Programme to use relevant parts of the Global Biodiversity Outlook in the further editions of the Global Environment Outlook, and requests the Executive Secretary to make available the information and analyses used in the second edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook as an input to fourth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO).

decision 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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Clearing-House Mechanisms Scientific and Technical Cooperation

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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/11 paragraph 1

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;

operational elapsed

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/11 paragraph 2

2. Also adopts the programme of work of the clearing-house mechanism up to 2010, as contained in annex II to the present decision;

operational active parties other governments

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/11 paragraph 3

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;

operational active parties other governments others

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/11 paragraph 4

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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UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/VIII/11 paragraph 5

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.

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