Administration. Administration of the Convention and the budget for the Programme of work for the biennium 2005-2006

COP Décision

Administration. Administration of the Convention and the budget for the Programme of work for the biennium 2005-2006

Administration of the Convention and the budget for the programme of work for the biennium 2005-2006

The Conference of the Parties

1. Welcomes the annual contribution of US $1,000,000 from the host country Canada Province Quebec to the operation of the Secretariat, of which $835,000 has been allocated per annum to offset contributions from the Parties to the Convention for the biennium 2005-2006;

2. Approves a core (BY) programme budget of US $10,497,800 for the year 2005 and of US $10,918,500 for the year 2006, for the purposes listed in the table 1 below;

3. Adopts the scale of assessments for the apportionment of expenses for 2005 and 2006 contained in the table 5 below;

4. Approves a Secretariat staffing table for the programme budget contained in table 2 below, and requests that all staff positions be filled expeditiously;

5. Notes the recommendation of the Bureau of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to reappoint the current Executive Secretary. The Conference of the Parties further invites the President of the Conference of the Parties to consult with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and liaise with the Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on future appointments;

6. Decides to set the working capital reserve [77]/ at a level of 5 per cent of the core budget (BY Trust Fund) expenditure, including programme support costs;

7. Approves a drawing of US $4 million from the unspent balances or contributions ("carry-over") from previous financial periods to cover part of the 2005-2006 budget;

8. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to transfer resources among the programmes between each of the main appropriation lines set out in the table 1 below up to an aggregate of 15 per cent of the total programme budget, provided that a further limitation of up to a maximum of 25 per cent of each such appropriation line shall apply. This authority to transfer shall not be applicable to transfers to/from the appropriation line "shared costs";

9. Notes with appreciation the work of the Executive Secretary to identify categories of costs in the budget documents prepared for the consideration of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties and requests the Executive Secretary to further define their nature and scope;

10. Calls upon the Executive Secretary to present to the eighth Conference of the Parties the results of further work to develop a secretariat-wide modality and tracking system for differentiating the costs for the secretariat and other services, identified as "shared" in table 1 below, between those that are common to the Convention and its Cartagena Protocol, which are borne by Parties to the Convention, and those that are distinct to each instrument, and invites Parties to provide the Secretariat with their views in this regard, and further invites the Executive Secretary to share the outcomes of this work with Parties to the Cartagena Protocol;

11. Directsthe Executive Secretary, in presenting the proposed budget for the biennium 2007-2008 to the eighth Conference of the Parties, to use the modality and tracking mechanism, developed in paragraph 9 above, to apportion the line identified as "shared" in table 1 below to either the common costs to be borne by the Parties to the Convention or to costs that are distinct to each instrument;

12. Notesthe need for the development of safeguards for the use and or distribution of common resources for secretariat and other services between the Convention and its Cartagena Protocol and calls on the Executive Secretary to make proposals for such safeguards within the Convention budget for the consideration of the eighth Conference of the Parties;

13. Notes with concern that a number of Parties have not paid their contributions to the core budget (BY Trust Fund) for 2004 and prior years, which are due on 1 January of each year in accordance with paragraph 4 of the financial rules, and the late payment of contributions to the core budget by Parties during each calendar year of a biennium has contributed to the significant carry-over from one biennium to the next, and, in the event that there is no improvement in the payment of contributions by Parties, invites the Executive Secretary to submit proposals for promoting full and timely payment of contributions by Parties for consideration and review by the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting;

14. Urges Parties that have still not paid their contributions to the core budget (BY Trust Fund) to do so without delay, and requests the Executive Secretary to publish and regularly update information on the status of contributions of Parties to the Convention's trust funds (BY, BE, BZ);

15. Decides that, with regard to contributions, due from 1 January 2001 onwards, Parties whose contributions are in arrears for two (2) or more years will:

(a) Not be eligible to become a member of any bureau of the Conference of the Parties or its subsidiary bodies; and

(b) Not receive any hard copies of documents from the Secretariat;

Subparagraphs (a) and (b) above will only apply in the case of Parties that are not least developed countries or small island developing States;

16. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into arrangements with any Party whose contributions are in arrears for two or more years to mutually agree on a "schedule of payments" for such a Party, to clear all outstanding arrears, within six years depending on the financial circumstance of the Party in arrears and pay future contributions by the due date, and report on the implementation of any such arrangement to the next meeting of the Bureau and to the Conference of the Parties;

17. Decides that a Party with an agreed arrangement in accordance with paragraph 16 above and that is fully respecting the provisions of that arrangement will not be subject to the provisions of paragraph 15 above;

18. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into commitments up to the level of the approved budget, drawing on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income;

19. Decides to fund, upon request, from the core budget (BY) the participation of members of the bureaux of the Conference of the Parties and the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice at the inter-sessional meetings of the respective bureaux;

20. Decides that the trust funds (BY, BE, BZ) for the Convention shall be extended for the period of two years, beginning 1 January 2006 and ending 31 December 2007;

21. Invites all Parties to the Convention to note that contributions to the core budget (BY) are due on 1 January of the year in which these contributions have been budgeted for, and to pay them promptly, and urges Parties, in a position to do so, to pay by 1 October 2004 for the calendar year 2005 and by 1 October 2005 for the calendar year 2006 the contributions required to finance expenditures approved under paragraph 2 above, as offset by amounts in paragraphs 1 and 7, and, in this regard, requests that Parties be notified of the amount of their contributions by 1 August of the year preceding the year in which the contributions are due;

22. Urges all Parties and States not Parties to the Convention, as well as Governmental, interGovernmental and non-Governmental organizations and other sources, to contribute to the trust funds of the Convention and the Cartagena Protocol;

23. Takes note of the funding estimates for the:

(a) Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the Biennium 2005-2006 specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 3 below;

(b) Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for Facilitating Participation of Developing Country Parties, in particular the Least Developed and the Small Island Developing States amongst them, and other Parties with Economies in Transition, for the biennium 2005-2006, as specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 4 below;

and urges Parties to make contributions to these funds;

24. Endorses the decisions of the Bureau of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties authorizing the Executive Secretary to utilize savings, unspent balances from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income in the amount of US$ 2,436,000 from the BY Trust Fund, of which US$ 878,259 was spent, to fund inter-sessional activities, which were not envisaged and therefore for which no budgetary allocations were approved by the Conference of the Parties at its sixth meeting, including the participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and small island developing States, and Parties with economies in transition, in the meetings of the Convention as well as to carry out activities approved by the Conference of the Parties and requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau, to continue to monitor the availability of voluntary contributions to the BE and BZ Trust Funds in the event of any shortfalls;

25. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to draw, in consultation with the bureau of the Conference of the Parties, on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income within the approved core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2005-2006, to cover any shortfalls in the special voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and the small island developing States among them, and Parties with economies in transition, for the biennium 2005-2006, in priorities identified in the core budget (BY Trust Fund);

26. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to consult with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties on any adjustments which may be necessary in the servicing of the programme of the work as foreseen in the core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2005-2006, including the postponement of meetings, in the event that sufficient resources are not available to the Secretariat in a timely fashion from the approved budget (BY Trust Fund), including available cash resources, unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income;

27. Requests the Executive Secretary, in accordance with rule 14 of the rules of procedure, to provide Parties with an indication of the administrative and financial implications of decisions to be referred by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice; an ad hoc open-ended working group; or an ad hoc technical expert group for adoption by the Conference of the Parties, that may have administrative and budgetary implications that cannot be met from existing resources within the core budget (BY Trust Fund);

28. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit a budget, taking fully into account paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 above, for the programme of work for the biennium 2007-2008 for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting, and to report on income and budget performance as well as any adjustments made to the Convention budget for the biennium 2005-2006;

29. Welcomes the development and continuation of the fellowship programme as a means of enabling developing country Parties and countries with economies in transition to send their nationals to the Secretariat for the purposes of enhancing their understanding of the Convention and for increasing awareness of biodiversity and related issues;

30. Notes that the Junior Professional Officer programme and the internship programme afford an opportunity for Parties to learn about and further develop an understanding of the thematic or cross-cutting issues covered under the Convention;

31. Authorizes the Executive Secretary, in an effort to improve the efficiency of the Secretariat and to attract highly qualified staff to the Secretariat, to enter into direct administrative and contractual arrangements with Parties, Governments and organizations, in response to offers of human resources and other support to the Secretariat, as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the functions of the Secretariat, while ensuring the efficient use of available competencies, resources and services, and taking into account United Nations rules and regulations. Special attention should be given to possibilities of creating synergies with relevant, existing work programmes or activities that are being implemented within the framework of other international organizations.

Table 1. Biennium budget of the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity 2005-2006

EXPENDITURES		2005	2006
		(US$ thousands)	(US$ thousands)
I	Programmes
	Executive direction and management	870.6	926.5
	Scientific, technical and technological matters	1,873.2	1,910.1
	Social, economic and legal matters	1,641.4	1,048.8
	Implementation and outreach	886.8	946.1
	Resource management and conference services	588.7	1,504.3
	Shared costs	3,267.1	3,326.6
	Sub-total (I)	9,127.8	9,662.4
II	Programme support charge 13%	1,186.6	1,256.1
	Sub-total (II)	1,186.6	1,256.1
III	Working capital reserve (5%)	183.4
	Sub-total (III)	183.4	-
	*GRAND TOTAL (I + II + III)*	*10,497.8*	*10,918.5*
	Less contribution from the host country	835.0	835.0
	Less savings from previous years (surplus)	2,000.0	2,000.0
*NET TOTAL (amount to be shared by Parties)*		*7,662.8*	*8,083.5*

Priorities identified in the core budget (US $3,306,720 including 13% programme support costs and 5% working capital reserve)

Meetings of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties

Meetings of the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions

Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing

Eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Table 2: Secretariat staffing requirements for the Convention from the core budget

		2005	2006

A.	Professional category
	ASG	1	1
	D-1	3	3
	P-5	4	4
	P-4	16	16
	P-3	9	9
	P-2	0	0
	TOTAL PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY	33	33

B.	*Total General Service category*	26	26

	*TOTAL (A+B)*	59	59

Table 3. Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for additional voluntary contributions in support of approved activities for the biennium 2005-2006

*I. Description*	2005	2006
1. MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
*EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT*
Regional meetings for COP-8		$40,000
*SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS*
Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas 1/ 2/	$370,000
2nd AHTEG on review on forest biological diversity 3/		$60,000
Regional synergy workshops with UNCCD and UNFCCC	$120,000
Regional training courses jointly with UNCCD and UNFCCC to promote synergy at the national level		$120,000
AHTEG on implementation of integrated marine and coastal areas management	$60,000
AHTEG on invasive alien species 4/	$60,000
AHTEG on indicators - further evaluation of progress		$60,000
Development of a preparatory process on island biodiversity for SBSTTA 5/	$ 100,000
*SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL MATTERS*
Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing 6/ 7/		$370,000
Four regional technical expert workshops on ecosystem services assessment, financial costs and benefits associated with conservation of biodiversity, and sustainable use of biological resources	$160,000
Organization of regional workshops on the composite report on the status and trends of indigenous knowledge	$160,000
Steering committee with indigenous and local communities to assist in the completion of the report.	$40,000
Capacity-building and training workshops at the local, national, and subregional levels;	$160,000	$160,000
Workshop on cultural, environmental and social impact assessments based on the Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines	$80,000
Meeting of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress		$80,000
*IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTREACH*
Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention 8/		$250,000
Regional workshops on scientific and technical cooperation	$200,000	$ 200,000
Workshops for the development of national level CEPA skills	$300,000
Informal advisory committee on CEPA		$60,000
*I. Description*	2005	2006
2. STAFF
Agricultural biodiversity Programme Officer (FAO)	$146,500	$150,900
CEPA Programme Officer	$133,300	$137,300
GIS specialist and database manager	$133,300	$137,300
3. CONSULTANTS
Complete phase I of the composite report on the status and trends regarding the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity	$30,000
Second phase of the composite report		$40,000
Preparation of technical studies on role of intellectual property rights	$10,000
Development of web pages/print media that provide access to information on relevant initiatives and databases for technology transfer	$5,000
User's manual on biodiversity and tourism;		$20,000
Third review of the financial mechanism	$150,000
Update the strategic plan of the clearing-house mechanism to 2009	$25,000
Examine ways to develop regional portals to visualize and exchange national and regional cartographic information from all thematic areas	$50,000
Advice on how the clearing-house mechanism can make relevant information interoperable among the three Rio conventions		$6,000
Clearing-house mechanism-translation and maintenance of the Convention website	$100,000	$25,000
4. PUBLICATIONS
Publication of composite report guidelines as a booklet in the official languages of the United Nations	$ 10,000
Second edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook		$300,000
Development of a peer-reviewed web-based "sourcebook" for the ecosystem approach, accessible through the clearing-house mechanism; and production of hard copies and CD-Rom.	$ 40,000
CEPA exchange mechanisms - publications	$40,000
User's manual on biodiversity and tourism		$10,000
Regional report on the Arctic region		$10,000
5. EQUIPMENT
Enhanced capacity of the clearing-house mechanism to improve the infrastructure for data and information management for accurate and monitoring of mountain biological diversity.	$70,000
CEPA electronic portal		$100,000
Sub-total I	$2,753,100	$2,336,500
*II. Programme support costs (13%)*	$357,903	$303,745
Sub-total II	$357,903	$303,745
*III. Working capital reserve (5%)*	$155,550	$132,012
Sub-total III	$155,550	$132,012
TOTAL COST (I + II+III)	$3,266,553	$2,772,257

Notes

1/ Funding pledged by Italy.

2/ pledged funding for an additional meeting on protected areas, back to back with a meeting of SBSTTA.

3/ Funding pledged by Germany.

4/ Funding pledged by New Zealand.

5/ pledged to fund a meeting on island biodiversity in 2004.

6/ Funding pledged by Spain.

7/ Funding pledged by Thailandfor an additional meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing.

8/ Funding pledged by Canada.

Table 4. Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of Parties in the Convention process for the biennium 2005-2006

Description	2005 (US$)	2006 (US$)
I. Meetings
Eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties	0	750,000
Regional meetings in preparation for the Conference of the Parties (4) (COP-8)	0	200,000
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice	540,000	540,000
Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on the Strategic Plan and 2010 targets	0	540,000
Ad-Hoc Open-ended Working Group meeting on Article 8(j)	540,000	0
Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing	540,000	540,000
Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Protected Areas	540,000	300,000
Support to indigenous and local communities	100,000	100,000
*Subtotal I*	2,260,000	2,970,000
*II. Programme support costs (13%)*	293,800	386,100
TOTAL COST (I + II)	2,553,800	3,356,100

Table 5: Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the biennium 2005-2006

Party	UN scale of assessments 2004 (per cent)	Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)	Contributions due 1 Jan. 2005 (US$)	UN scale of assessments 2004 (per cent)	Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)	Contributions due 1 Jan. 2006 (US$)	Total contributions 2005-2006 (US$)
Afghanistan	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Albania	0.005	0.006	495	0.005	0.006	522	1,017
Algeria	0.076	0.098	7,520	0.076	0.098	7,933	15,452
Angola	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Antigua and Barbuda	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Argentina	0.956	1.234	94,589	0.956	1.234	99,783	194,372
Armenia	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Australia	1.592	2.056	157,517	1.592	2.056	166,165	323,682
Austria	0.859	1.109	84,992	0.859	1.109	89,658	174,650
Azerbaijan	0.005	0.006	495	0.005	0.006	522	1,017
Bahamas	0.013	0.017	1,286	0.013	0.017	1,357	2,643
Bahrain	0.030	0.039	2,968	0.030	0.039	3,131	6,100
Bangladesh	0.010	0.010	766	0.010	0.010	808	1,575
Barbados	0.010	0.013	989	0.010	0.013	1,044	2,033
Belarus	0.018	0.023	1,781	0.018	0.023	1,879	3,660
Belgium	1.069	1.380	105,770	1.069	1.380	111,577	217,347
Belize	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Benin	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Bhutan	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Bolivia	0.009	0.012	890	0.009	0.012	939	1,830
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Botswana	0.012	0.015	1,187	0.012	0.015	1,253	2,440
Brazil	1.523	1.967	150,690	1.523	1.967	158,963	309,653
Bulgaria	0.017	0.022	1,682	0.017	0.022	1,774	3,456
Burkina Faso	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Burundi	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Cambodia	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Cameroon	0.008	0.010	792	0.008	0.010	835	1,627
Canada	2.813	3.632	278,326	2.813	3.632	293,607	571,933
Cape Verde	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Central African Republic	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Chad	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Chile	0.223	0.288	22,064	0.223	0.288	23,276	45,340
China	2.053	2.651	203,130	2.053	2.651	214,282	417,412
Colombia	0.155	0.200	15,336	0.155	0.200	16,178	31,514
Comoros	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Congo	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Cook Islands	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Costa Rica	0.030	0.039	2,968	0.030	0.039	3,131	6,100
Cote d'Ivoire	0.010	0.013	989	0.010	0.013	1,044	2,033
Croatia	0.037	0.048	3,661	0.037	0.048	3,862	7,523
Cuba	0.043	0.056	4,255	0.043	0.056	4,488	8,743
Cyprus	0.039	0.050	3,859	0.039	0.050	4,071	7,929
Czech Republic	0.183	0.236	18,107	0.183	0.236	19,101	37,207
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	0.010	0.013	989	0.010	0.013	1,044	2,033
Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Denmark	0.718	0.927	71,041	0.718	0.927	74,941	145,982
Djibouti	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Dominica	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Dominican Republic	0.035	0.045	3,463	0.035	0.045	3,653	7,116
Ecuador	0.019	0.025	1,880	0.019	0.025	1,983	3,863
Egypt	0.120	0.155	11,873	0.120	0.155	12,525	24,398
El Salvador	0.022	0.028	2,177	0.022	0.028	2,296	4,473
Equatorial Guinea	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Eritrea	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Estonia	0.012	0.015	1,187	0.012	0.015	1,253	2,440
Ethiopia	0.004	0.005	396	0.004	0.005	418	813
European Community	2.500	2.500	191,570	2.500	2.500	202,088	393,658
Fiji	0.004	0.005	396	0.004	0.005	418	813
Finland	0.533	0.688	52,737	0.533	0.688	55,632	108,368
France	6.030	7.786	596,626	6.030	7.786	629,382	1,226,007
Gabon	0.009	0.012	890	0.009	0.012	939	1,830
Gambia	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Georgia	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Germany	8.662	11.184	857,044	8.662	11.184	904,097	1,761,140
Ghana	0.004	0.005	396	0.004	0.005	418	813
Greece	0.530	0.684	52,440	0.530	0.684	55,319	107,759
Grenada	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Guatemala	0.030	0.039	2,968	0.030	0.039	3,131	6,100
Guinea	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Guinea-Bissau	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Guyana	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Haiti	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Honduras	0.005	0.006	495	0.005	0.006	522	1,017
Hungary	0.126	0.163	12,467	0.126	0.163	13,151	25,618
Iceland	0.034	0.044	3,364	0.034	0.044	3,549	6,913
India	0.421	0.544	41,655	0.421	0.544	43,942	85,597
Indonesia	0.142	0.183	14,050	0.142	0.183	14,821	28,871
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	0.157	0.203	15,534	0.157	0.203	16,387	31,921
Ireland	0.350	0.452	34,630	0.350	0.452	36,531	71,161
Israel	0.467	0.603	46,206	0.467	0.603	48,743	94,949
Italy	4.885	6.308	483,336	4.885	6.308	509,872	993,208
Jamaica	0.008	0.010	792	0.008	0.010	835	1,627
Japan	19.468	22.000	1,685,816	19.468	22.000	1,778,370	3,464,186
Jordan	0.011	0.014	1,088	0.011	0.014	1,148	2,236
Kazakhstan	0.025	0.032	2,474	0.025	0.032	2,609	5,083
Kenya	0.009	0.012	890	0.009	0.012	939	1,830
Kiribati	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Kuwait	0.162	0.209	16,029	0.162	0.209	16,909	32,938
Kyrgyzstan	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Latvia	0.015	0.019	1,484	0.015	0.019	1,566	3,050
Lebanon	0.024	0.031	2,375	0.024	0.031	2,505	4,880
Lesotho	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Liberia	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Libya	0.132	0.170	13,060	0.132	0.170	13,778	26,838
Liechtenstein	0.005	0.006	495	0.005	0.006	522	1,017
Lithuania	0.024	0.031	2,375	0.024	0.031	2,505	4,880
Luxembourg	0.077	0.099	7,619	0.077	0.099	8,037	15,655
Madagascar	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Malawi	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Malaysia	0.203	0.262	20,085	0.203	0.262	21,188	41,274
Maldives	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Mali	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Malta	0.014	0.018	1,385	0.014	0.018	1,461	2,846
Marshall Islands	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Mauritania	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Mauritius	0.011	0.014	1,088	0.011	0.014	1,148	2,236
Mexico	1.883	2.431	186,310	1.883	2.431	196,538	382,848
Micronesia (Federated States of )	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Monaco	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Mongolia	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Morocco	0.047	0.061	4,650	0.047	0.061	4,906	9,556
Mozambique	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Myanmar	0.010	0.010	766	0.010	0.010	808	1,575
Namibia	0.006	0.008	594	0.006	0.008	626	1,220
Nauru	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Nepal	0.004	0.005	396	0.004	0.005	418	813
Netherlands	1.690	2.182	167,214	1.690	2.182	176,394	343,607
New Zealand	0.221	0.285	21,866	0.221	0.285	23,067	44,933
Nicaragua	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Niger	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Nigeria	0.042	0.054	4,156	0.042	0.054	4,384	8,539
Niue	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Norway	0.679	0.877	67,182	0.679	0.877	70,871	138,053
Oman	0.070	0.090	6,926	0.070	0.090	7,306	14,232
Pakistan	0.055	0.071	5,442	0.055	0.071	5,741	11,182
Palau	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Panama	0.019	0.025	1,880	0.019	0.025	1,983	3,863
Papua New Guinea	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Paraguay	0.012	0.015	1,187	0.012	0.015	1,253	2,440
Peru	0.092	0.119	9,103	0.092	0.119	9,603	18,705
Philippines	0.095	0.123	9,400	0.095	0.123	9,916	19,315
Poland	0.461	0.595	45,613	0.461	0.595	48,117	93,730
Portugal	0.470	0.607	46,503	0.470	0.607	49,056	95,559
Qatar	0.064	0.083	6,332	0.064	0.083	6,680	13,012
Republic of Korea	1.796	2.319	177,701	1.796	2.319	187,458	365,159
Republic of Moldova	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Romania	0.060	0.077	5,937	0.060	0.077	6,263	12,199
Russian Federation	1.100	1.420	108,837	1.100	1.420	114,813	223,650
Rwanda	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Saint Lucia	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Samoa	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
San Marino	0.003	0.004	297	0.003	0.004	313	610
Sao Tome and Principe	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Saudi Arabia	0.713	0.921	70,546	0.713	0.921	74,419	144,966
Senegal	0.005	0.006	495	0.005	0.006	522	1,017
Serbia and Montenegro	0.019	0.025	1,880	0.019	0.025	1,983	3,863
Seychelles	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Sierra Leone	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Singapore	0.388	0.501	38,390	0.388	0.501	40,498	78,887
Slovakia	0.051	0.066	5,046	0.051	0.066	5,323	10,369
Slovenia	0.082	0.106	8,113	0.082	0.106	8,559	16,672
Solomon Islands	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
South Africa	0.292	0.377	28,891	0.292	0.377	30,478	59,369
Spain	2.520	3.254	249,336	2.520	3.254	263,025	512,361
Sri Lanka	0.017	0.022	1,682	0.017	0.022	1,774	3,456
Sudan	0.008	0.010	766	0.008	0.010	808	1,575
Suriname	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Swaziland	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Sweden	0.998	1.289	98,745	0.998	1.289	104,166	202,911
Switzerland	1.197	1.546	118,435	1.197	1.546	124,937	243,372
Syrian Arab Republic	0.038	0.049	3,760	0.038	0.049	3,966	7,726
Tajikistan	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Thailand	0.209	0.270	20,679	0.209	0.270	21,814	42,493
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	0.006	0.008	594	0.006	0.008	626	1,220
Togo	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Tonga	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Trinidad and Tobago	0.022	0.028	2,177	0.022	0.028	2,296	4,473
Tunisia	0.032	0.041	3,166	0.032	0.041	3,340	6,506
Turkey	0.372	0.480	36,807	0.372	0.480	38,828	75,634
Turkmenistan	0.005	0.006	495	0.005	0.006	522	1,017
Tuvalu	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Uganda	0.006	0.008	594	0.006	0.008	626	1,220
Ukraine	0.039	0.050	3,859	0.039	0.050	4,071	7,929
United Arab Emirates	0.235	0.303	23,252	0.235	0.303	24,528	47,780
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	6.127	7.911	606,223	6.127	7.911	639,506	1,245,729
United Republic of Tanzania	0.006	0.008	594	0.006	0.008	626	1,220
Uruguay	0.048	0.062	4,749	0.048	0.062	5,010	9,759
Uzbekistan	0.014	0.018	1,385	0.014	0.018	1,461	2,846
Vanuatu	0.001	0.001	99	0.001	0.001	104	203
Venezuela	0.171	0.221	16,919	0.171	0.221	17,848	34,767
Viet Nam	0.021	0.027	2,078	0.021	0.027	2,192	4,270
Yemen	0.006	0.008	594	0.006	0.008	626	1,220
Zambia	0.002	0.003	198	0.002	0.003	209	407
Zimbabwe	0.007	0.009	693	0.007	0.009	731	1,423

TOTAL	80.445	100.00	7,662,800	80.445	100.00	8,083,500	15,746,300

[77]/ The purpose of the working capital reserve shall be to ensure continuity of operations of the Convention's Secretariat in the event of a temporary shortfall of cash. Drawdowns from the working capital reserve shall be restored from contributions as soon as possible.

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