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IPBES-5 convened for its final day in Bonn, Germany. After a brief stocktaking plenary in the morning, the contact groups reconvened to resume their deliberations. Contact Group I concluded discussions on ILK based on agreement reached during informal consultations in the morning, and resolved outstanding issues in the draft decision on the review of the Platform. The group then discussed and approved draft decisions on enhanced participation of EU in IPBES Plenary sessions, and on replacing the term “benefits” with “nature’s contributions to people” in the IPBES conceptual framework. Contact Group II discussed and approved a decision on pending assessments. In plenary, the Co-Chairs of the contact groups reported on outcomes noting several draft decisions with sections on which agreement was pending the outcome of the budget discussions. Budget Group Chair Spencer Thomas reported that the Budget Group had yet to agree on the IPBES budget for 2017 and 2018. Chair Watson alerted delegates that closing the session without adopting a budget was unacceptable. Delegates then adopted decisions on: capacity building; policy tools and methodologies; the enhanced participation of the EU in IPBES Plenary sessions; the scoping report for and assessment on the sustainable use of wild species; and the dates, venues and agendas of IPBES-6 and IPBES-7. Delegates also approved the decision on the development of a second work programme subject to finalization of the budget, and approved all but one section of the decision on ILK on which informal consultations continue. At 6:55pm plenary was suspended and the Budget Group reconvened to finalize the decision on the budget. Plenary reconvened at 8:30. Budget Group Chair Thomas explained that the Budget Group was unable to agree on budget for 2017 and 2018. Delegates discussed several options, including a “minimum survival budget” to guarantee the continuation of IPBES’ operations, and a “high risk” budget that would risk a significant budget shortfall in case additional contributions in 2017 and 2018 are insufficient. Delegates eventually agreed to adopt a medium-sized budget allowing for IPBES operations to continue but not for the initiation of the pending assessments. Delegates agreed to authorize the rapporteur to finalize the meeting’s report based on comments provided by member countries within two weeks. Chair Watson gaveled the meeting to a close at 10:55pm. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from the Stakeholder Day and the 5th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-5). The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Sean Wu For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Plenary Session View of the dais during the plenary Spencer Thomas, Grenada Diego Pacheco Balanza, Bolivia Anne Teller, Stefan Leiner and Marco Fritz, European Commission Christine Dawson, US Kevin Cash, Canada Contact Group on Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems The dais during the contact group on Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems Contact Group Co-Chair Diego Pacheco Balanza Mohamed Ali Ben Temessek, Tunisia Mustafa Uzun, Turkey Magdalena Dolores Susana Von Beckh Widmanstetter and Santiago D'Alessio, Argentina Rastislav Rybanic, Slovakia Friends of the Chair Group on the Status of EU Membership View of the dais at Friends of the Chair Group on the Status of EU Membership Kate Louw, IISD/ENB Prudence Tangham Galega, Cameroon Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Ghana Contact Group on the Review of the Platform View of the dais during the Contact Group on the Review of the Platform Sofía Treviño Heres, Mexico Delegates from China Sebastián Restrepo and Ana María Hernández Salgar, Colombia José Romero, Switzerland Paul Leadley, MEP, and François Lengrand, France Contact Group on Knowledge and Data Paul Leadley, MEP View of the dais Jose Rafael, Dominican Republic Ndayikeza Willy, Burundi Agnès Hallosserie, France Anne Teller, European Commission, and Hilde Eggermont, Belgium Isabel Sousa Pinto, Portugal François Lengrand, France Ryo Kohsaka and Hideto Watanabe, Japan Contact Group on Nature’s Contributions to People View of the dais Jean-François Silvain, France Kiruben Naicker and Carmel Mbizvo, South Africa Contact Group on the Sustainable Use of Wild Biodiversity, Capacity Building, and Policy Support Tools and Methodologies Contact Group Co-Chair Ivar Baste Janne Kotiaho, Finland El Khitma El Awad Mohammed, Sudan; and Luthando Dziba, South Africa Around the Venue

IPBES-5 delegates met in plenary in the morning and afternoon. Two contact groups met in the evening to continue discussions on agenda items opened in plenary. The budget group met at lunchtime and in the evening. A Friends of the Chair Group on the enhanced observer status of the EU also met in the evening. Plenary held initial discussions on: indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) systems; pending assessments; knowledge and data; policy support tools and methods; communication, stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships; review of the platform; dates and venues of IPBES-6 and 7; and development of the second work programme. Contact group I continued deliberations on ILK systems. Contact Group II continued discussing pending assessments and the scoping report for the assessment on sustainable use of wild biodiversity. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from the Stakeholder Day and the 5th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-5). The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Sean Wu For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Morning Plenary The dais during morning plenary IPBES Chair Robert Watson Sebastián Restrepo, Colombia Ana Laura Mello, Uruguay José Luis Echeverría Tello, Guatemala Amita Prasad, India Omer Muhammad Raja, Pakistan El Khitma El Awad Mohammed, Sudan Birthe Harriet Maria Ivars, Norway Senka Barudanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Almuth Ostermeyer Schlöder, Germany Delegate reading Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) during the morning plenary Preston Hardison, Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) Prasert Trakansuphakon, FPP Mette Gervin Damsgaard, Denmark Fundisile Mketeni, South Africa David Morgan, CITES Secretariat Ala Rotaru, Republic of Moldova, and Senka Barudanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Rashad Zabid Oglu Allahverdiyev, Azerbaijan, and Anton Mezhnev, the Russian Federation Lilian Chua Swee Lian, Malaysia Myoung-Ho Jin, Republic of Korea Janine Van Vessem, Belgium Agnès Hallosserie and Emmanuelle Matras Swynghedauw, France Thomas Koetz, IPBES Secretariat Afternoon Plenary Robert Spaull, IPBES Secretariat Oleg Borodin, Belarus Carlos Alberto De Mattos Scaramuzza, Brazil Ann Christin Maria Weibull, Sweden Marco Barbieri, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) Doug Beard, US Stephanie Aktipis and Christine Dawson, US Delegates applauding Colombia for hosting IPBES-6 in 2018 MoU Signing Ceremony between IPBES and Ramsar Convention IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie and Maria Rivera, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat Around the Venue (Photo Courtesy of Dirk Schmeller)

The First Meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering SAICM and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020 entered its second day of discussions today in Brasilia, Brazil. The morning session opened with summaries of key points by the moderators of the two informal dialogues held the previous day on the themes “Looking ahead – SAICM and sound management of chemicals and waste in the light of future developments” and “Challenges and opportunities for sustainable chemistry to contribute to sustainable development.” The plenary throughout the rest of the day focused on in-depth discussions of agenda item 5, “Beyond 2020,” in terms of: vision and scope; the voluntary, multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral approach currently used by SAICM; responding to new and emerging issues; and financing implementation of the sound management of chemicals and waste. Before and after the plenary, focus groups were held to provide input from regional groups to the consultant preparing the independent evaluation of SAICM. During the lunch hour two more informal dialogues were held on the themes “Engaging partners to deliver the vision beyond 2020” and “Responding to a changing world: Addressing urgent and emerging issues.” IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage from the 1st Meeting of the Intersessional Process for Considering SAICM and the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has produced a summary and analysis report of the meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Plenary A view of the room during plenary Achim Halpaap (left), UN Environment, and Fernando J. Gómez, World Economic Forum, report on Tuesday’s informal dialogues Co-Chair David Morin, Health Canada, and Brenda Koekkoek, SAICM Secretariat Jorge Peydro Aznar, EU Jutta Emig, Germany Alison Kennedy and Suzanne Leppinen, Canada Sofia Tingstorp, Sweden Heidar Ali Balouji, Iran Rikke Holmberg, Denmark Vinicius Trindade, Brazil Felix Wertli, Switzerland Jianhong Meng, China Iftikhar-ul-Hassan Shah Gilani, Pakistan Richard Fuller, Pure Earth Maria Neira, World Health Organization (WHO), addressed delegates via a video message Rowena Watson, US María Florencia Grimalt, Argentina Francis Kihumba, Kenya Juan Gómez, Colombia Sverre Thomas Jahre, Norway Somang Yang, CropLife Vladimir Lenev, Russian Federation Meriel Watts, PAN Asia Pacific Rachid Wahabi, Morocco Gilbert Kuepouo, Research and Education Centre for Development, Cameroon David Azoulay, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Carolyn Vickers, WHO Michael Musenga, Children’s Environmental Health Foundation (CEHF), Zambia Junichi Matsumoto, Japan Odile Frank, NGO Forum for Health Rinchen Wangdi, Bhutan Griffins Ochieng’, Centre for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD), Kenya Pirkko Kivelä, Finland Tadesse Amera, Pesticide Action Nexus Association (PAN-Ethiopia) Vassilios Karavezyris, Germany Jorge Ocaña, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Petronella Shoko, Zimbabwe Marie-Pierre Meganck, France Bob Diederich, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Informal Dialogue 3: Engaging Partners to Deliver the Vision Beyond 2020 Felix Dodds, Tellus Institute, moderated the informal dialogue Informal Dialogue 4: Responding to a Changing World: Addressing Urgent and Emerging Issues L-R: Moderator Carolyn Vickers, WHO; María Esquivel García, Ministry of Health, Panama; Richard Fuller, Pure Earth; Thais Araújo Cavendish, Ministry of Health, Brazil; Lady Virginia Traldi, Environment Company of the State of São Paulo (CETESB), Brazil; and Alan Kaufmann, Toy Industry Association Around the Venue Delegates consult informally Delegates networking