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The adopted conclusions of the meeting include agreement on: a non-paper on possible elements of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF); the dates of and venue of the second and third meetings of the Working Group, to be held in February 2020 in China and in July 2020 in Colombia; and a zero draft text of GBF will be provided six weeks before the February 2020 meeting.
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Summary report 27–30 August 2019
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1st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Convention on Biological Diversity (ICCBD)
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2nd Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Convention on Biological Diversity (ICCBD)
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CBD COP 1
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CBD COP 2
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1st Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety (BSWG-1)
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2nd Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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CBD COP 3
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2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety (BSWG-2)
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3rd Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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3rd Session of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety (BSWG-3)
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Workshop on Traditional Knowledge and Biological Diversity
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4th Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety (BSWG-4)
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CBD COP 4
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5th Session of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety (BSWG-5)
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6th Session of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety (BSWG-6) and 1st Extraordinary Meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties (ExCOP)
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4th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) and 1st Intersessional Meeting on the Operations of the Convention (ISOC)
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Experts’ Panel on Access and Benefit-Sharing
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Resumed Session of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (ExCOP) for the Adoption of the Protocol on Biosafety to the CBD
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5th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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1st Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j)
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CBD COP 5
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3rd Intersessional Contact Group Meeting on the Revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, in Harmony with the CBD
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4th Intersessional Contact Group Meeting on the Revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, in Harmony with the CBD
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1st Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP) to the CBD
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5th Intersessional Contact Group Meeting on the Revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, in Harmony with the CBD
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6th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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2nd Meeting of the CBD Experts’ Panel on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS 2)
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6th Intersessional Contact Group Meeting on the Revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, in Harmony with the CBD
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2nd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP) to the CBD
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1st Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing of the CBD (ABS 1)
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7th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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Open-ended Intersessional Meeting on the CBD Strategic Plan, National Reports and Implementation (MSP)
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2nd Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j)
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CBD COP 6
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3rd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP) to the CBD
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8th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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Open-ended Inter-Sessional Meeting on the Multi-Year Programme of Work for the CBD COP up to 2010 (MYPOW)
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9th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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2nd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing of the CBD (ABS 2)
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3rd Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j)
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CBD COP 7 and 1st Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 1)
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Workshop on "Forests and Forest Ecosystems: Promoting Synergy in the Implementation of the Three Rio Conventions"
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10th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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3rd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing of the CBD (ABS 3)
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1st Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group on Liability and Redress and 2nd Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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1st Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (PAs)
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1st Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Implementation (WGRI 1) of the CBD
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11th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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4th Meetings of the CBD Working Groups on Article 8(j) and on Access and Benefit-sharing
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4th Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j)
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4th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing of the CBD (ABS 4)
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2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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3rd Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 3)
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CBD COP 8
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3rd Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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CBD SBSTTA 12 and 2nd meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation (WGRI 2)
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5th Meetings of the CBD Working Groups on Access and Benefit-sharing and on Article 8(j)
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4th Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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6th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing of the CBD (ABS 6)
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2nd Meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA 2) and 13th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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5th Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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4th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 4)
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CBD COP 9
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1st Meeting of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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7th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing of the CBD (ABS 7)
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6th Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j)
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8th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing of the CBD (ABS 8)
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2nd Meeting of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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9th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing of the CBD (ABS 9)
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CBD SBSTTA 14 and WGRI 3
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14th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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3rd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Implementation (WGRI 3) of the CBD
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Resumed 9th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit sharing of the CBD (Resumed ABS 9)
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5th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 5)
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CBD COP 10
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1st Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol to the CBD (ICNP 1)
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7th Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j)
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15th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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16th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
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4th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Implementation (WGRI 4) of the CBD
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2nd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing to the CBD
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UN Biodiversity Conference 2012 (Hyderabad)
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6th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 6)
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CBD COP 11
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8th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and 17th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
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3rd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing to the CBD
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5th Meeting of the CBD Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Implementation and 18th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
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UN Biodiversity Conference 2014 (Pyeongchang)
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7th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP 7)
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CBD COP 12
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20th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and 1st Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation
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UN Biodiversity Conference 2016 (Cancún)
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21st Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and 10th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions
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2018 UN Biodiversity Conference
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1st Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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23rd Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 23) and 11th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 11)
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2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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Convention on Biological Diversity: Special Virtual Sessions
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2nd Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD ExCOP 2)
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Informal Session for the 24th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-24)
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Informal Session for the 3rd Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-3)
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24th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-24)
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3rd Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-3)
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3rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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UN Biodiversity Conference Part I
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Geneva Biodiversity Conference
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4th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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3rd Meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies
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United Nations Biodiversity Conference - OEWG 5/CBD COP 15/CP-MOP 10/NP-MOP 4
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25th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 25) and Resumed Second Part of the 15th Meeting of the CBD Conference of the Parties
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12th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions and 1st Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources
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26th Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 26) and 4th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 4)
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