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Eighth
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (COP-8)
20-31
March 2006| Curitiba, Brazil
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Highlights for Wednesday,
29 March 2006 |
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Delegates
to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-8) met in a high-level
plenary session throughout the day. Contact groups convened on:
access and benefit-sharing (ABS); protected areas (PAs); incentive
measures; island biodiversity; and the financial mechanism.
Above photos top-bottom: Ambassador Collette Lambin (Côte
d'Ivoire) and Brazil's Vice-Minister of the Environment Cláudio
Langone presenting gifts to the CBD Executive Secretary Ahmed
Djoghlaf.
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HIGH LEVEL MINISTERIAL
SEGMENT:
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Above photo L-R:
Luciano Ducci, Deputy Mayor of Curitiba; CBD Executive Secretary
Ahmed Djoghlaf and Marina
Silva, Brazil’s Minister of the Environment, opened the High-level plenary session.
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Above photo:
Luciano Ducci, Deputy Mayor of Curitiba, stressed the local governments’ role in conserving biodiversity. |
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In a video message, Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai (Kenya) highlighted the need to raise awareness and reduce poverty for promoting biodiversity conservation. |
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CBD Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf announced signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Secretariat and the Greenbelt Movement of Kenya for offsetting the Secretariat’s carbon emissions. |
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Marthinus van
Schalkwyk, South Africa’s Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, on behalf of G-77/China, underlined the importance of benefit-sharing, and expressed concern about the impacts of genetic engineering. |
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Rejoice Mabudafhasi, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, on behalf of the Network of Women Ministers, noted the need to promote food security and prevent biopiracy. |
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H.E. Tommy E.
Remengesau, the President of Palau, called upon GEF to prioritize funding to the island biodiversity work programme. |
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HRH Prince Turki
bin Nasser bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Minister of Environment of Saudi Arabia, highlighted biodiversity conservation measures in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the establishment of
the Arab Union for natural reserves. |
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photo: Onkokame Kitso Mokaila, Botswana’s Minister for Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, on behalf of Southern African Development Community,
expressed concerns over biopiracy. |
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Above
photo: Angelo Reyes, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines, called for institutionalized indigenous participation in ABS negotiations. |
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Ichinkhorloo
Erdenebaatar, Mongolia’s Minister of Nature and Environment, noted the national regulatory framework supporting the Convention’s implementation, particularly the draft biosafety law.
Above photo L-R: Minister Erdenebaatar with ENB
writer Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa. |
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Swoyambhu Man
Amatya, Secretary, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, highlighted the importance of local communities in the Convention implementation.
Above photo: Swoyambhu Man
Amatya and Krishna Chandra Paudel (Nepal) |
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Chérif
Rahmani, Spokesperson of the UN Secretary General on the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, emphasized the importance of biodiversity conservation in deserts and drylands to ensure livelihoods of millions people.
Above photo: Chérif
Rahmani presenting a gift to CBD Executive Secretary
Ahmed Djoghlaf. |
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CONTACT
GROUP: FINANCIAL MECHANISM
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Delegates
met throughout the day in the contact group on the financial
mechanism and while reaching consensus on some paragraph, a
number of critical issues still remain outstanding.
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Above photo:
CG Chair Josef Buys (Belgium) |
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Above photo:
Bernarditas Mueller (The Philippines) |
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ABS:
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Above photos: Dan Ogolla
(CBD), Valerie Normand (CBD), CG co-chairs François
Pythoud (Switzerland) and Pierre du Plessis
(Namibia)
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Delegates
initiated consideration of a revised draft decision. On the
document to form the basis of the ABS Working Group
negotiations, delegates agreed to annex the ABS-4 outcome to
the COP decision and transmit it to ABS-5, together with the
outcome of the expert group on the certificate, a progress
report on the gap analysis and the matrix, and other inputs
submitted by parties, noting that the annex reflects
parties’ range of views.
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