Convention on
Biological Diversity 	
Secretariat

DRAFT

REPORT
Fourth GTI Coordination Mechanism Meeting
Oaxaca, Mexico
1 May 2004

Table of Contents						Page
I.	Opening								3
II.	Adoption of the agenda							3
III.	GTI Regional workshop in Wellington					3
IV.	COP requests to the Coordination Mechanism				4
V.	In-depth review of the Programme of Work for the GTI			8
VI.	Date and venue of the fifth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism	10
VII.	GEF taxonomy projects							11
VIII.	Other matters								11
IX.	Annexes								14

Report of the fourth meeting of GTI Coordination Mechanism
I.	Opening

1.	The fourth meeting of the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Coordination Mechanism (CM) was held on 1 May 2004 on the margins of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Governing Board Meeting (GB8), in Oaxaca, Mexico. Experts were represented from Argentina, Australia, Cameroon, Germany, Japan, El Salvador, New Zealand Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and Venezuela as well as representatives from BioNET-INTERNATIONAL, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica (Taiwan), Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Ocean Biographic Information System, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney, Australia), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History and a representative from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) secretariat. See list of participants in annex 1 below.

2.	The chairmen of the CM, Dr. Christoph Haeuser from Germany, chaired the meeting and Dr. Richard Smith (BioNET-INTERNATIONAL) was the Rapporteur. 

3.	The opening remarks were made by Christoph Haeuser, who welcomed the participants and invited the GISP representative, Dr. Phoebe Bernard (GISP representative), to give a brief presentation on GISP/GTI collaboration. 

II.	Adoption of the agenda

The agenda (see annex 2 below) was introduced and adopted.
4.	It was agreed that comments to the report of the third CM meeting would be sent to the programme officer, taxonomy by 15 May 2004.

III.	GTI Regional workshop in Wellington, New Zealand

5.	Plans for the Asia-Pacific regional GTI workshop were presented to the meeting by Dr. Karen Wilson (the Royal Botanic Gardens, Australia). The Asia-Pacific regional GTI workshop would be held back-to-back with the GBIF governing board meeting (GB9) in Wellington, New Zealand at the Museum of New Zealand. The agenda for the workshop was presented and the meeting informed that the region being targeted by the workshop was the Pacific rim of Asia. 

6.	The workshop will review the status of implementation of the program of work of the GTI in Asia-Oceania and will identify ways of engaging the commitment of more nations in the region. One of the expected outputs of the workshop will include taxonomy-related project proposals. Various networks/countries in the region will be expected to develop proposal outlines for finalization at the workshop. The workshop organizers would provide links to relevant funding agency websites to the participants before the meeting.  Limited funding would be available to support the attendance of participants in the region, in particular the GTI and CBD national focal point representatives. Funding for participation from the region was being sought from AusAID, New Zealand Government and other donors.

7.	The workshop organizers were advised to work closely with the proposal developers to ensure that GTI project proposals support thematic areas of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It was also suggested that Bio-NET-INTERNATIONAL case studies should be advertised to the workshop participants prior to the workshop.

IV.	Requests made by the seventh Conference of the Parties’ (COP) to the Executive Secretary of the CBD in collaboration with the Coordination Mechanism.

8.	The seventh Conference of the Parties’ requests to the Executive Secretary in collaboration with the GTI Coordination Mechanism are contained in decision VII/9 on Global Taxonomy Initiative and decision VII/27 on mountain biological diversity. 

9.	The meeting was informed that the Executive Secretary of the CBD had confirmed that the in-depth review of the GTI would be undertaken at COP/8. The process and guidelines for the review would be considered during the tenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) while the review of the programme of work of the GTI would be considered during SBSTTA/11.

10.	Decision VII/9 on the GTI requested the Executive Secretary in collaboration with the Coordination Mechanism to undertake activities in paragraph 7(a)-(f) of the decision. These include (i) ensuring that appropriate taxonomic expertise is included in inter-sessional meetings and expert groups convened by the CBD Secretariat; (ii) developing the process and guidelines for the in-depth review of the GTI including mechanisms for monitoring progress in the implementation of the programme of work for the GTI; (iii) undertaking an analysis of the existing thematic programmes of work and cross-cutting issues with respect to taxonomic components, so as to more effectively build taxonomy into the work programmes and to develop an understanding of the taxonomic capacity necessary to accomplish targets of these programmes of work; (iv) undertaking a gap analysis of missing elements of the existing programme of work for the GTI; (v) facilitating synergistic collaboration between existing initiatives, including the Clearing-house Mechanism (CHM), the GBIF and regional and sub-regional taxonomic networks in order to develop more accessible information sources for countries of their biodiversity; and (vi) ensuring that there are linkages between Article 15, 8(j) of the convention on access and benefit-sharing and taxonomy.

Paragraph 7 ( c) of COP decision VII/9 on Global taxonomy initiative– 
Undertake an analysis of the existing thematic programmes of work and cross-cutting issues with respect to taxonomic components, in order to more effectively build taxonomy into the work programmes and to develop an understanding of the taxonomic capacity necessary to accomplish the targets of these programmes of work.

The following suggestions and views were raised with regard to this COP request to the CM:

11.	Activities undertaken under this COP request should be part of the GTI in-depth review. The Coordination Mechanism was requested to analyze thematic work programmes since (COP/2). Each member of the Coordination Mechanism could be requested to lead at least one thematic/cross-cutting area. This approach could also provide the opportunity for the Coordination Mechanism to identify its members’ expertise and pinpoint which areas it lacks in expertise. The chairman of the Coordination Mechanism was requested to invite members to adopt responsibility for one thematic/cross-cutting area of the convention.
12.	The GEF was also interested of being informed about gaps particularly in funding of taxonomy-related projects.  The GTI Programme Officer was requested to identify gaps in GEF funding of taxonomy by doing a word search for “taxonomy” in decisions from COP 1-6, SBSTTA documents and “unofficial” documents (non-electronic information documents) and comparing these references to taxonomic-related activities supported by GEF to date. 

Paragraph 7 (d) of decision VII/9
Undertake a gap analysis of missing elements of the existing programme of work of the GTI.

With regard to this COP request, the following suggestions were made:
13.	This COP request and the one above on paragraph 7c of decision VI/9 (to undertake an analysis of the thematic areas and cross-cutting issues) should be undertaken simultaneously in close coordination and should be part of the in-depth review.  One of the gaps that was identified was that taxonomy has not been integrated into the protected areas thematic work programme 

14.	The work that needs to be undertaken on gap analysis is very substantial and financial support  would be required. The financial contribution to the GTI by the USA government could support such activities. The Coordination Mechanism extended their appreciation to the government of USA for their generous contribution. 

Paragraph 7 (e) of decision VII/9 on Global Taxonomy Initiative:
Further facilitate the synergistic collaboration between existing initiatives, including the Clearing-house Mechanism, GBIF, and regional and sub-regional taxonomic networks in order to develop more accessible information sources for countries on their biodiversity.

Regarding this COP request, it was noted that synergies were highly developed. It was noted that the GTI Coordination Mechanism meeting was being held in collaboration with GBIF. 

Paragraph 7 (f) of decision VII/9
Ensure that there are linkages between Articles 15, 8(j) of the Convention, decision VII/9 A-F on access and benefit-sharing, and taxonomy 

15.	It was suggested that this COP request be undertaken simultaneously and in coordination with the request in paragraph 7 ( c ) and (d) of decision VII/9 above) and should be part of the GTI review process. Access and Benefit-sharing discussions have shown lack of awareness of how taxonomy is done.  The GTI Programme Officer was encouraged to engage in ABS discussions so as to overcome obstacles to taxonomic research activities such as collecting permits and transborder issues, in particular the movement of specimens. An outreach programme and guidance document examining capacity building needs in some areas, e.g. ornamentals, microorganisms were suggested as appropriate tools.  

16.	In paragraph 10 (f) of decision VII/27 on mountain biodiversity, the COP requested the Executive Secretary with the assistance of the GTI Coordination Mechanism to develop and incorporate activities and targets appropriate to mountain ecosystem with the GTI programme of work for consideration at SBSTTA/10 taking into account the COP/7 decision on targets.

17.	It was suggested that two CM members of the Coordination Mechanism should organize a group of experts to draft taxonomic inputs for the programme of work for mountain biodiversity. A call should be made for volunteers among all CM members. National focal points interested in participating could also be invited. The CM chairman was requested to form a Coordination Mechanism sub-group by end of June 2004 to draft GTI aspects for the programme of work on mountain biodiversity for consideration at the next CM meeting. Regional representatives can also be requested to nominated members of the sub-group.

18.	Themes that could be included into mountain biodiversity work programme include endemic species, (mountains are linked to very high endemism), pollinators and invasive alien species in the context of climate change.

19.	University of Basel, Switzerland and DIVERSITAS were mentioned as being important contacts for information on mountains, although it was noted that taxonomy was no longer part of the DIVERSITAS’s work programme. The representatives of the Swiss and Uzbekistan CBD focal points should also be contacted for assistance, as both countries have been leaders in mountain biodiversity research. The International Union of Biological Science (IUBS) programme on mountains should also be contacted for assistance. The New Zealand CBD national focal point could also be consulted because of the country’s interest in mountain biodiversity and global change issues.

20.	BioNET-INTERNATIONAL formulation documents containing work programmes prioritizing mountains may also be relevant and useful reference material. BioNET-INTERNATIONAL was requested to provide relevant updates.
21.	The forthcoming GTI regional workshop in New Zealand could also provide some focus on mountains.

V.	In-depth review of the Programme of Work for the GTI.

The following views and suggestions were raised under this agenda item:

22.	The questionnaire prepared to survey the status and effectiveness in the implementation of the programme of work for the GTI had been sent to the GTI and CBD National Focal Points with a 30 June 2004 deadline imposed for the submissions. However, a notification extending the deadline was issued to give Parties more time to prepare responses to the questionnaire. The questionnaire should be complemented with telephone interviews and also interviews at SBSTTA and also through relevant networks.

23.	The forthcoming second Asia GTI regional workshop would be a good venue to also carry out some structured interviews. The academic community should also be included in the survey i.e. their responses should also be sought.

24.	BioNET-INTERNATIONAL coordinators’ assistance should be sought to assist GTI and CBD National Focal Points with site visits to national institutions so that the questionnaire responses can reflect a consolidated national status of implementation of the programme of work for the GTI. The CBD Secretariat was requested to provide GTI and CBD National Focal Points with names of those who could assist them. The CBD Secretariat was requested to identify other networks that could assist with the questionnaires.

25.	Further comments on the structure of the questionnaire were sought from GTI National Focal Point representatives attending the CM meeting. The representative of El Salvador reported that he did not foresee any difficulties preparing responses to the questions or with contacting national institutions. He stated that several options were available, such as requesting some national experts to assist with gathering various inputs to the questionnaire, and also national institutions could be requested to collect data relevant to the questionnaire.

26.	It is also necessary to assess the needs of GTI and CBD National Focal Points to enable them to undertake and deliver on taxonomic requirements. Identification of National Focal Point needs could result in such needs being addressed in future. National Focal Points could be asked to report on the impediments they face (time, skill, etc) during regional workshops so as to be able to assess their requirements.

27.	The Programme of Work for the GTI has no training component for National Focal Points. This can be considered and included in the review process. Training of GTI National Focal Points is important in providing support/guidance for practical implementation of the Programme of Work of the GTI.

28.	There was also need to train GTI National Focal Points especially if they have to implement the recent priority actions (to be posted on the website) prepared by the Coordination Mechanism. Training should include techniques for project proposal preparation for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) grants. This type of training could be undertaken at side events at major meetings. The CBD Secretariat and the Coordination Mechanism should also obtain feedback from the GTI and CBD National Focal Points on the recommended focal point priority actions prepared by the Coordination Mechanism.

The following issues were also agreed on.

Titles of documentation for COP/8

•	SBSTTA/10 Pre-session: document: “The Process and guidelines for in-depth review, including mechanisms for monitoring progress in the implementation of the programme of work for the GTI”.

•	SBSTTA/11 Pre-session documents: (a) “Global Taxonomy Initiative: Assessment of the status and effectiveness of the programme of Work” and (b) “Global Taxonomy Initiative: review, further elaboration and refinement of the programme of Work”.

•	COP/8 Pre-session document: SBSTTA/10 and 11 recommendations on the programme of work for the GTI.
The GTI Programme Officer was to draft and circulate the draft structure for SBSTTA/10 document. The USA contribution to the GTI should be used for regional representation at Coordination Mechanism meetings expected to occur before SBSTTA/10.

Timelines for documents.

End May 2004: circulate structure/basic draft of SBSTTA/10 document.
Mid July 2004: circulate draft SBSTTA/10 document.
Mid September 2004: first draft of SBSTTA/11 document, which would be reviewed in 
October 2004 during the Coordination Mechanism meeting to be held on the margins of the second Asian GTI regional workshop and the GBIF Board meeting (G9) in New Zealand.
The Coordination Mechanism is also expected to meet on the margins of SBSTTA/10 to consider draft of SBSTTA/11 documents.
Final review for SBSTTA/11 documents should be undertaken in May 2005.

29.	Further guidance was provided on how to develop mechanisms for monitoring progress in the implementation of the programme of work. It was suggested that each operational objective should be considered and the milestones covered in implementation for each operational objective should be identified. GBIF offered to assist with defining these milestones for operational objective 3 of decision VI/8.  BioNET offered to assist similarly with Objective 2, Action 6 of the programme of work.

30.	The forthcoming meeting on Small Islands Biodiversity (SIDS) (Date of the meeting postphoned) would be a good venue to build awareness and engage the community during the ad hoc technical expert meeting to discuss island biodiversity.

VI.	Date and venue of the fifth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism

31.	It was tentatively agreed that the fifth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism would be in New Zealand on the margins of GBIF Board Meeting (G9) and the second Asian GTI regional workshop.

VII.	GEF Taxonomy Projects

The following suggestions were made under this agenda item:

32.	The SCBD would study GEF reports so as to identify gaps in taxonomic support to date. The SCBD would inform the GEF Secretariat of the identified gaps.

33.	Finland was in the process of funding a GTI meeting (2004) within the framework of the Comunidad Andina de Naciones (Community of Andean Countries) in South America. Among others it is expected that the participants will prepare a GTI-related proposal for future funding. Furthermore, the meeting aims at increasing the involvement of the Andean countries in GTI pursuits. The GTI Programme Officer was to contact the organizers to maximize the opportunity for future cooperation.

34.	The meeting was updated on the Botanical and Zoological Taxonomic networks in East Africa (BOZONET). It was learnt that the BOZONET had received financial support from the GEF which consists of a large taxonomic component. GISP had also received a UNEP-GEF PDF B grant for improvement of invasive alien species management through capacity building in invasive alien species management. The project would include taxonomic capacity building as well.

VIII.	Other matters

Under this agenda item, the following issues were raised:

Follow-up to the third Global Taxonomy workshop and the Paris meeting

35.	The Smithsonian Institution representatives informed the group that while the Smithsonian Institution would still be interested in hosting the follow-up meeting to the Third Global Taxonomy/ Paris Workshop, the objective of such a meeting has not been well defined. There is need to be strategic, and to host the meeting, a lot of preparation would be required and the Smithsonian Institution does not have the necessary capacity to carry it through. During the third GTI Coordination Mechanism meeting in Malaysia, some members of the Coordination Mechanism volunteered to assist with organizing such a meeting. It was however, noted that the group needed a leader to oversee its activities for it to function effectively.

36.	The proposed meeting was supposed to focus on one of the themes identified at the Paris workshop (coral monitoring, pollination and invasive alien species), bring together taxonomic experts and others to decide on key components of a proposal and then invite donors on the last two days of the meeting who might fund the identified projects. The Smithsonian Institution suggested that such a meeting would perhaps be best hosted after the revision of the programme of work of the GTI to be undertaken during SBSTTA/11 and COP/8.

Capacity building programme in taxonomy funded by the government of Belgium through the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation. 

37.	The programme was presented to the meeting by a representative from Belgium. The programme includes partnership on the Clearing-house Mechanism and Biosafety-clearing house; individual and institutional capacity building in taxonomy at all levels from post-graduate training to training of parataxonomists. The representative from Belgium was requested to share the template of the programme with other members of the Coordination Mechanism, so that they could also duplicate the programme through their country’s developmental agencies.

Directories of experts and collections:

38.	Collections: A representative from GBIF introduced the issue. The meeting was informed that most large collections do not know what is contained within their holdings. They are, therefore, unaware of any critical material in their holdings that could be relevant to current issues. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility planned to partner with GBIF nodes to obtain information on the national picture of collections, however, this approach would marginalize non-GBIF members.

39.	The Biological Collection Access Service for Europe’s (BIOCASE) has contributed a directory with 5,000 listed collections. The meeting was informed that the National History Museum (UK)’s Research and Library Group was in the process of getting descriptions on what the collection contains.

40.	The GBIF plans to produce a directory of collections, however, this activity has no budget allocation for 2004.

Directory of taxonomic experts:

41.	The SCBD already had begun building a directory of taxonomic experts and was already available at 
http://www.biodiv.org/links/default.aspx?thm=GTI&grp=GTE&sty=&menu=cross-cutting&filter=taxonomy

42.	The GTI does not have a roster of experts but this is necessary and should be linked to other thematic areas of the CBD. 

Annex 1: List of participants

Mr. Gaston. Achoundong
Herbier national du Cameroun
BP 1601
Yaounde - Cameroun
Tél. (237) 31 44 16
E-mail : gachoundong@yahoo.fr

ASIA

Dr Junko Shimura
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8506 Japan
Tel.:+81-29-850-2472
Fax:+81-29-850-2778
Email: junko@nies.go.jp 

Ms. Dr. Kongkanda Chayamarit
Forest Herbarium
National Pakr, Wildlife and Plant Department
61 Pahonyothiu Rd.
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
Thailand
kchayama@mozart.inet.co.th

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Dr. Edgardo J. Romero
Director
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naurales
Av. Angel Gallardo 470.
(1405) – Buenos Aires.
Argentina
Tel. /FAX:+ 54-11 4982-5243 / 4494
E-mail: Director@macn.gov.ar

Mr. J. Enrique Barraza
Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
Calle y Col. Las Mercedes
Anexo ISTA
San Salvador
El Salvador
Tel.: 503 260 3114  
Fax: 503 2060 3114
E-mail: ebarraza@marn.gob.sv

Argelia Silva
Oficina Nacional de Diversidad Biológica
Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales
Centro Simon Bolivar
Torre Sur, Piso 6
Oficina 600
Caracas, Venezuela
Tel: (58 212) 408 4800
Fax: (58 212) 408 4807
E-mail: asilva@marn.gov.ve

WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHERS GROUP

Ian Cresswell
Department of the Environment and Heritage
Australian Government
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Australia
Tel.: +61-2-6274 1224
Fax: +61-2-6274 1600
E-mail: Ian.cresswell@deh.gov.au

Simon Tillier
GBIF, France
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Institut de Systématique (CNRS FR 1541)
43 rue Cuvier
75005 Paris
Tel.: 33 1 40 79 48 04 
Fax: 33 1 40 79 38 44
E-mail: tillier@mnhn.fr

Dr. Fabian Haas 
GTI national Focal Point
State Museum of Natural History 
Rosenstein 1
70191 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel: +49-711-8936-172
Fax: +49-711-8936-100
E-mail: haas.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de 

Mr. David Penman
Landcare Research
PO Box 69 
8152 Lincoln 
New Zealand    
Phone: ++64 3 325 6700
Fax: ++64 3 325 2418    
E-mail: penmand@landcareresearch.co.nz

Dr. Scott. E. Miller   
USA GTI Focal Point
Acting Chairman
Dept. of Systematic Biology
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution, 
PO Box 37012, MRC 105, 
Washington DC 20013-7012
USA
Tel: +1 202 357 2078
Fax: +1 202 786 3141
E-mail: millers@.si.edu

Mr. Leonard Hirsch
Office of International Relations
Smithsonian Institution
1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Room 3123
Washington, DC 20560-0705 
Tel.: 202/357-4788
Fax: 202/786-2557
E-mail: lhirsch@si.edu

ORGANIZATIONS

Dr. Christoph Haeuser 
GBIF Governing Board, Chair
State Museum of Natural History
Rosenstein 1
70191 Stuttgart – 
Germany
Tel: +49-711-8936-223
Fax: +49-711-8936-100
e-mail: chaeuser@gmx.de 

Dr Alan Paton
Assistant Keeper
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond 
Surrey
TW9 3AB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 8332 5295
Fax: +44 20 8332 5295 
Email: a.paton@rbgkew.org.uk 

Larry Speers
Senior Program Officer
Digitization of Natural History Collections
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Universitetsparken 15
DK-2100 Copenhagen
DENMARK
Phone: +45 3532 1475
Fax: +45 3532 1480
E-mail: lspeers@gbif.org

Ms. Beatriz Torres
Senior Programme Officer 
GBIF
Universitetsparken 15
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel.: +45-353 2 1474    
Fax + 45 35 32 1480
btorres@gbif.org

Dr. James L. Edwards 
Executive Secretary 
Global Biodiversity Information Facility 
Universitetsparken 15 
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø 
DENMARK 
Phone:  +45 3532 1470 
Fax:      +45 3532 1480 
E-mail:   jedwards@gbif.org 

Dr Phoebe Barnard
Global Invasive Species Programme
National Botanical Institute
Kirstenbosch Gardens, P/Bag X7, Claremont 7735
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel. +27-(0)21-799-8800 (switchboard)
Tel: +27 21 799 8838 direct
 +27-(0)21-797-1561
E-mail: barnard@nbi.ac.za 
www.gisp.org

Dr. Richard Smith
BioNET-INTERNATIONAL
Bakeham Lane
Egham TW20 9TY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-1491-829-036 / 037 / 038
Fax: +44-1491-829-082
E-mail: rsmith@bionet-untl.org 

Dr. Kwang-Shao Tsao
Executive Secretary
Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica
Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan 115
Tel: + 886 2 2789 9500 or + 886 2 2789 9545
Fax:	+ 886 2 2789 9503 
	or + 886 2 2788 3463
E-mail: Zoskt@gate.sinica.edu.tw

Ms. Karen L. Wilson
Royal Botanic Gardens
Mrs. Macquaries Road
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Tel.: : 61-2-9231.8137
Fax: 61-2-9251.7231 and 61-2-251.94403
E-mail: Karen.wilson@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Anna Weitzman
Information Office, MRC-193
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington DC 20560-0193
USA
Tel.: 1.202.786.2602
E-mail: Weitzman@si.edu

Ms. Karen Stocks
Ocean Biogeographic Information System
San Diego Supercomputer Center 
University of California 
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA  92093-0505
San Diego MC 0505
Tel: 858 534-5009
Fax: 858 822-3631
Email: kstocks@sdsc.edu

Dr. Hendrik Segers
Belgian Biodiversity Platform
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 
Section of Freshwater Biology Vautierstraat 29 
1000 Brussels 
Tel.: +32 2-627 43 10 
Fax: + 32 2-627 44 33 
E-mail: hendrik.segers@naturalsciences.be

Dr. Fabian Haas
GTI National Focal Point
State Museum for Natural History
Rosenstein 1
D-70191 Stuttgart Germany
Tel.: +49 711 89 36 148
Fax: +49 711 89 36 100
E-Mail: haas.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de
Web: http://www.gti-kontaktstellede

RESOURCE PERSONS

Dr. Christopher H. C. Lyal
Research Entomologist
Department of Entomology
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD
England, UK
Tel: +44 20 7942 5113
Fax: +44 20 7942 5229
Email: chcl@nhm.ac.uk 

Dr. Lucie M. Rogo
Programme Officer, Taxonomy and Invasive Alien Species
Secretariat of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity
393, rue St-Jacques- Suite 300
Montreal- Québec- H2Y 1N9
Tel: +1 514 2878718
Fax: +1 514 288-6588
Email: lucie.rogo@biodiv.org 

Annex 2: GTI Coordination Mechanism
Fourth Meeting, Oaxaca, Mexico
1 May 2004

Provisional Agenda

Opening remarks.
Adoption of the agenda.
GTI Regional Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand (9-10 October 2004). 
COP requests to the Coordination Mechanism
In-depth review of the programme of work for the GTI in preparation for COP-8  
•	Questionnaire
•	Contribution of the Coordination Mechanism to the in-depth review
•	Structure of the pre-session document 
•	Process and time line
Date and venue of the fifth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism 
GEF taxonomy projects (stand alone projects)
Other matters