COP-03 Outcomes

Decisions

1.

Decision III/1

Pending issues arising from the work of the second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties

2.

Decision III/2

Report and recommendations of the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

3.

Decision III/3

Use of languages in the meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

4.

Decision III/4

Clearing-House mechanism to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation

5.

Decision III/5

Additional guidance to the financial mechanism

6.

Decision III/6

Additional financial resources

7.

Decision III/7

Guidelines for the review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism

8.

Decision III/8

Memorandum of understanding between the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Council of the Global Environment Facility

9.

Decision III/9

Implementation of Articles 6 and 8 of the Convention

10.

Decision III/10

Identification, monitoring and assessment

11.

Decision III/11

Conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biological diversity

12.

Decision III/12

Programme of work for terrestrial biological diversity: forest biological diversity

13.

Decision III/13

Future programme of work for terrestrial biological diversity: dryland, mountain and inland water ecosystems

14.

Decision III/14

Implementation of Article 8 (j)

15.

Decision III/15

Access to genetic resources

16.

Decision III/16

Ways to promote and facilitate access to and transfer and development of technology, as envisaged in Articles 16 and 8 of the Convention

17.

Decision III/17

Intellectual property rights

18.

Decision III/18

Incentive measures

19.

Decision III/19

Special session of the General Assembly to review implementation of Agenda 21

20.

Decision III/20

Issues related to biosafety

21.

Decision III/21

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

22.

Decision III/22

Medium-term programme of work for 1996-1997

23.

Decision III/23

Administrative matters

24.

Decision III/24

Budget of the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity

25.

Decision III/25

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

26.

Decision III/26

Convening of regional and subregional meetings for Parties to the Convention

27.

Decision III/27

Tribute to the Government and people of the Argentine Republic