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Wednesday, 9 November 2011
On Wednesday morning, Working Group I discussed sustainable use, including options for small-scale food and income alternatives in tropical and sub-tropical countries, revised recommendations of the Liaison Group on Bushmeat, and on improving sustainable use in a landscape perspective. Working Group II focused on Arctic biodiversity. In the morning, plenary discussed ways and means to improve SBSTTA effectiveness and took up a draft recommendation on the capacity-building strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) in the afternoon.
A Friends of the Chair group on ecosystem restoration, co-chaired by Horst Korn (Germany) and Krishna Chandra Paudel (Nepal), met at lunchtime. A Friends of the Chair group on invasive alien species, chaired by Hesiquio Benitez (Mexico), and the contact group on indicators met in the evening.
ENB Summary of the meeting in English, French and Spanish will be available on Monday, 21 November (in HTML and in PDF format).
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Tuesday, 8 November 2011
On Tuesday morning, SBSTTA 15 plenary continued consideration of indicators related to the new Strategic Plan and addressed ways and means to support ecosystem restoration. In the afternoon, Working Group I discussed ways and means to address gaps in international standards on invasive alien species introduced as pets, aquarium and terrarium species, as live bait and live food. Working Group II focused on the implications on changes in the water cycle and freshwater resources in the implementation of the work programme on inland water biodiversity. A contact group on indicators, co-chaired by Tone Solhaug (Norway) and Larissa Maria Lima Costa (Brazil), met in the evening.
ENB Summary of the meeting in English, French and Spanish will be available on Monday, 14 November (in HTML and in PDF format).
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CBD resources
Meeting website
Meeting provisional annotated agenda
Calendar of side events
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 10-21 May 2010, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS coverage of the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (Article 8(j) WG 6) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 2-6 November 2009, Montréal, Canada
IISD RS coverage of the Ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 19-30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS coverage of Selected Side Events at the Ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 19-30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS coverage of the Thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 13) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 18 February - 22 February 2008, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS archive of biodiversity and wildlife meetings
Biodiversity-L - A mailing list for news on biodiversity and wildlife policy
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage |
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