Decision COP XIII/22

Recalling decision XI/2 and its support for the strategy for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity as reviewed by the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention at its fourth meeting,

1. Welcomes the framework for a global communications strategy developed by the Executive Secretary,  contained in the annex to the present decision;

2. Invites Parties to use the framework as they seek to develop their own national strategies and report on the results of their work through the clearing-house mechanism;

3. Invites United Nations agencies and multilateral funds, including those mentioned in the annex to the present decision to also use the framework as they seek to develop their own strategies;

4. Requests the Executive Secretary to continue to work to further implement and support for the implementation of the framework, including by working with existing partners to the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, including the office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and through the development of new partnerships, subject to the availability of funds, and to report on the results to the Conference of the Parties at its next meeting;

5. Also requests the Executive Secretary, urges Parties, and invites other Governments and relevant organizations to promote synergies, in accordance with Conference of the Parties decision XIII/24 on cooperation with other conventions and international organizations, when facilitating and implementing communication activities, including activities foreseen in the web strategy.