SBSTTA-16 Outcomes

Final Report

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/COP/11/3

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

Recommendations

1.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/1

Ways and means to improve the effectiveness of the subsidiary body and options for collaboration with the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services

2.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/2

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

3.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/3

Island biodiversity: in-depth review of the implementation of the programme of work

4.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/4

Marine and coastal biodiversity: ecologically or biologically significant marine areas

5.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/5

Marine and coastal biodiversity: sustainable fisheries and addressing adverse impacts of human activities on marine and coastal biodiversity

6.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/6

Marine biodiversity: marine spatial planning and voluntary guidelines for the consideration of biodiversity in environmental impact ssessments and strategic environmental assessments in marine and coastal areas

7.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/7

Advice on the application of relevant REDD+16 safeguards for biodiversity, and on possible indicators and potential mechanisms to assess impacts of REDD+ measures on Biodiversity

8.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/8

Proposals on integrating biodiversity considerations into climate-change-related activities, including addressing gaps in knowledge and information

9.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/9

Technical and regulatory matters on geoengineering in relation to the convention on biological diversity

10.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/10

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

11.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/11

Revised Draft Capacity-Building Strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

12.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/12

New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

13.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/13

Biofuels and biodiversity

14.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/14

Incentive measures: progress in implementing decision X/44

15.

Recommendation SBSTTA-XVI/15

Reports on collaborative work on biodiversity and agriculture, forests, and biodiversity and health

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