In decision 16/2, paragraph 6 (d) and (e) respectively, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity requested the Executive Secretary to commission and prepare the following two studies: on national and international standards for the identification of the small, medium and large entities referred to in paragraph 3 of the annex to decision 16/2 and on contribution rates, including implications for revenue generation and economic competitiveness;
Due to limited resources and the linkages between those two subjects, both studies were combined. As such, the Secretariat has commissioned an independent consultant to conduct the combined study on the above topics. The study will be presented to the Conference of the Parties to consider and establish thresholds and contribution rates at their seventeenth meeting. The full study will be available in English for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties as an information document, with an executive summary of the study made available as an official document.
The first draft of the study is now available, and a peer review process of the document is proposed in the spirit of inclusiveness and transparency. All responses will be posted under the associated notification page.
The draft study is accessible below. Access is provided on the condition that you agree to neither publish, air, or circulate any of these materials.
By accessing the document you are agreeing to the aforementioned conditions. Reviewers encountering difficulty in accessing the draft can request an electronic copy be sent to them directly by sending an email to: secretariat@cbd.int.
Instructions
The Secretariat kindly invites Parties, other governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and observers to participate in the peer review process by submitting comments in the Excel spreadsheet template, which can be found below. Only comments received on this template will be considered. As a gentle reminder, all submissions must be accompanied by an official letter signed by the CBD National Focal Point or Head of Organization, as appropriate.
The deadline to receive comments is 6 July 2026.
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