Financial Mechanism and Resources

Consolidated guidance to the financial mechanism

SOURCE DECISIONS USED FOR THE CONSOLIDATED DECISION ON THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM at COP-13


A. Policy and Strategy
Decision X/24, annex, A

B. Programme priorities
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4 and decision X/25, paragraph 1

Article 1. Objectives
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.15
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.23; decision X/25, paragraphs 21 and 22; and also decision X/33, paragraphs 6 and 16; decision XI/21, paragraph 4
Decision X/24, annex, paragraphs 4.19, 4.20 ; decision X/25, paragraphs 18, 19; decision XI/5, paragraph 17; decision XII/30, paragraph 22; and also decision X/29, paragraphs 20, 38, 74; decision XI/17, paragraph 22; decision XI/18, paragraph 25; decision XII/23, paragraph 17
Decision X/24, annex, paragraphs 4.16, 4.18, 4.21, and 4.22
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.17

Article 5. Cooperation
Decision X/25, paragraph 16; decision XI/5, paragraph 26; and also decision X/23, paragraph 7; decision XI/8.D, paragraph 2

Article 6. General Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.1; decision X/25, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4; decision XI/5, paragraph 27; and also decision X/2, paragraphs 9 and 11; decision X/5, paragraph 4; decision XI/2, paragraph 7; decision XII/2, A, paragraph 2, and B, preamble
Decision X/25, paragraph 5; and also decision X/6, paragraph 10

Article 7. Identification and Monitoring
Decision X/24, annex, paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3; decision X/25, paragraphs 7 and 8; and also decision X/7, paragraph 7; decision X/39, paragraphs 8 and 13; decision XI/3, C, preamble

Article 8. In-situ Conservation
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.4; decision X/25, paragraphs 10 and 11; decision XI/5, paragraph 18; and also decision X/31, paragraphs 9, 10 and 13; decision XI/24, paragraphs 1 and 3

Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.5; decision X/25, paragraph 9; decision XI/5, paragraphs 16 and 19; and also decision X/17, paragraph 5; decision XII/15, preamble

Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.6; decision X/25, paragraph 12; decision XI/5, paragraph 24; decision XII/30, paragraph 21; and also decision X/42, paragraph 6; decision XI/3, B, paragraph 7; decision XI/14, paragraphs 8 and 9

Article 9. Ex-situ Conservation

Article 10. Sustainable Use of Components of Biological Diversity
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.7
Decision XII/30, paragraph 23 and also decision X/22, paragraph 13(e)

Article 11. Incentive Measures
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.8

Article 12. Research and Training
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.9

Article 13. Public Education and Awareness
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.10

Article 14. Impact Assessment and Minimizing Adverse Impacts

Article 15. Access to Genetic Resources
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.11; decision X/25, paragraph 13; decision XI/5, paragraphs 21, 22 and 23, and appendix I; decision XII/30, paragraphs 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and appendix II; and also decision X/1, paragraph 14; decision XI/1, D, paragraph 2 and E, paragraph 2; NP-1/6; NP-1/8, annex I, paragraph 29(a); and NP-1/9, annex, paragraph 34.

Article 16. Access to and Transfer of technology
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.12; decision X/25, paragraph 14; and also decision X/16, paragraph 3(c)

Article 17. Exchange of Information

Article 18. Technical and Scientific Cooperation
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.13; decision X/25, paragraph 15; and also decision X/15, paragraph 4

Article 19. Handling of Biotechnology and Distribution of its Benefits
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.14; decision X/25, paragraph 20; decision XI/5, paragraph 28 and appendix II; decision XII/30, paragraphs 13 and 15, and appendix I; and also BS-V/5; BS-V/2, preamble; BS-V/14, paragraph 6; BS-V/16, annex I, paragraph 15; BS-VI/5; BS-VI/2, preamble; BS-VI/3, annex I, paragraphs 31 and 34; BS-VI/14 preamble; BS-VII/5; BS-VII/2, preamble, paragraphs 5 and 6

Article 20. Financial Resources
Decision X/25, paragraph 6; and also decision X/3, paragraph 4

Article 21. Financial Mechanism
Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2
(a) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.8; decision XII/7, annex II, paragraph 7
(b) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.1; decision XI/5, paragraphs 3 and 4 and decision XII/30, paragraph 8(b)
(c) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.2; decision XI/5, paragraph 5 and decision XII/30, paragraphs 7 and 8(a)
(d) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.3
(e) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.9
(f) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.5
(g) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.4
(h) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.6
(i) Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 2.7

Article 22. Relationship with Other International Conventions
Decision XI/5, paragraph 20; decision XII/30, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 14; and also decision XI/6, paragraph 16

Article 26. Reports
Decision X/24, annex, paragraph 4.24; decision X/25, paragraph 17; decision XI/5, paragraph 25; and also decision X/10, paragraph 5

C. Eligibility criteria
Convention on Biological Diversity
Decision X/24, annex, C, paragraphs 1 and 2
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Decision X/24, annex, C, paragraphs 3 and 4
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing
Decision XII/30, paragraphs 19 and 20

D. Reporting from the GEF Council to the Conference of the Parties
Decision X/24, annex, D, paragraph 1
Decision X/24, annex, D, paragraph 2
Decision XI/5, paragraph 1
Decision XII/30, paragraph 8(e)
Decision XII/30, paragraph 8(d)
Decision XII/30, paragraph 12

E. Review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism
Decision X/24, annex, E, paragraph 1; decision XI/5, paragraph 7

F. Replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund
Decision X/24, annex, F
Decision XI/5, paragraph 6
Decision XI/5, paragraphs 12, 8-11 and 14
Decision XI/5, paragraph 15
Decision XII/30, paragraphs 6 and 11

G. Inter-Secretariat Cooperation
Decision X/24, annex, G, paragraph 1
Decision X/24, annex, G, paragraph 2
Decision X/24, annex, G, paragraph 3; decision XI/5, paragraph 13 and decision XII/30, paragraphs 8(c) and 9

Other matters
Decision X/24, annex, B, paragraph 2
Decision X/24, paragraphs 4-7 and annex, B, paragraph 3; and decision XI/5, paragraph 2
Decision X/24, annex, B, paragraph 1
Decision X/24, paragraphs 1-3; decision XII/30, paragraphs 5 and 10