Decision COP 15/30

The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling decisions VII/15, IX/16, X/33, XI/19, XII/20, XIII/4, and 14/5, and, in particular, the critical role of biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services for climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction,

1. Requests Parties, and invites other Governments and international organizations, to submit their views and information on biodiversity and climate change;

2. Requests the Executive Secretary to compile these views and information and to make the compilation available to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice;

3. Requests the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice to further review the item on biodiversity and climate change on the basis of views and information from Parties, other Governments and international organizations, as referred to in paragraph 1 above, as well as relevant scientific and technical information on biodiversity and climate change, at its meeting to be held prior to the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.