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Highlights from Thursday, 2 March
Ad Hoc Working Group on Integrated Planning
and Management of Land Resources and Agriculture
The
Intersessional Ad Hoc Working Group met in the afternoon
to hear a briefing from CSD-8 Chair Juan Mayr (Colombia) and
to consider the Co-Chairs' draft Summary of the Discussion
and Possible Elements for a Draft CSD-8 Decision on Sustainable
Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD).The Co-Chairs' revised
draft Summary of the Discussion and Elements for a Possible
Decision on Integrated Planning and Management of Land Resources
was distributed during the meeting of the AHWG.
CSD-8 Chair Juan Mayr, Colombia
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Juan
Mayr briefs the Working Group on the CSD Bureau meeting
Minister
Mayr informed delegates that he expected the results from
the two CSD Intersessional Ad Hoc Working Groups to
provide an excellent foundation for debates at the High-Level
Segment at CSD-8. He reported that open invitations had been
distributed to governments. The CSD-8 Chair said he wished
to have the CSD operate as an open forum for an exchange of
ideas, with few formal inputs. Mayr also reported that he
had extended an invitation to the UN Secretary-General to
deliver an opening statement at CSD-8.
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Juan
Mayr with Co-Chair Patrick McDonnell
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Manuel Dengo,
Division of Sustainable Development, Allison Drayton, Guyana, and
Heba Fikry Basseli, Egypt
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Poland
(right) reading reviewing the ENB before the opening of the meeting.
On the priority issue of genetic resources, Poland suggested adding
reference to farm-animal genetic resources, noting the FAO's country-driven
strategy.
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Mark
Hambley, US
Regarding the priority issue of Integrated Pest Management, the
US emphasized the potential of sustainable alternatives to
unsustainable chemical use. On information exchange and dissemination,
he suggested encouraging the private sector to promote access to
information for groups, including farm workers, women and small-scale
farmers.
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Wilfrid Legg,
Head of Agricultural Policies and Environment, OECD, with ENB writers
Stefan Fritz and Peter Doran discussing the OECD's position on agriculture
and its contributions to the CSD, and the results of the week
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