COP-04 Outcomes

Decisions

1.

Decision IV/1

Report and recommendations of the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, and instructions by the Conference of the Parties to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

2.

Decision IV/2

Review of the operations of the clearing-house mechanism

3.

Decision IV/3

Issues related to biosafety

4.

Decision IV/4

Status and trends of the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems and options for conservation and sustainable use

5.

Decision IV/5

Conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biological diversity, including a programme of work

6.

Decision IV/6

Agricultural biological diversity

7.

Decision IV/7

Forest biological diversity

8.

Decision IV/8

Access and benefit-sharing

9.

Decision IV/9

Implementation of Article 8(j) and related provisions

10.

Decision IV/10

Measures for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity

11.

Decision IV/11

Review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism

12.

Decision IV/12

Additional financial resources

13.

Decision IV/13

Additional guidance to the financial mechanism

14.

Decision IV/14

National reports by Parties

15.

Decision IV/15

The relationship of the Convention on Biological Diversity with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biodiversity-related conventions, other international agreements, institutions and processes of relevance

16.

Decision IV/16

Institutional matters and the programme of work

17.

Decision IV/17

Programme budget for the biennium 1999-2000

18.

Decision IV/18

Date and venue of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

19.

Decision IV/19

Tribute to the Government and people of the Slovak Republic