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Delegates at OECPR-2 began negotiating draft resolution text on Tuesday, meeting in five separate clusters to consider their respective sections of a compilation text dated 15 February 2016, which contained a total of 24 resolutions. Clusters 1 and 2 met in parallel during the morning, and Clusters 3 and 4 met in parallel during the afternoon. Discussions in Cluster 4, on the sustainable management of natural capital extended into the evening, as Cluster 5 also convened in the evening. Delegates discussed proposals on issues including, inter alia: education for sustainable development; the role of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in delivering on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST) on waste management; a strategy for the sound management of chemicals and waste globally; oceans and seas; the sustainable management of natural capital; illegal wildlife trade; integration of biodiversity for wellbeing; and synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from OECPR-2. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis from OECPR-2 in HTML and PDF formats. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-oecpr2016/. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Cluster 1 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 1 Nino Tkhilava, Georgia Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan Frances Brown, Samoa Heige Zeitler, EU Cluster 2 Delegates gather to discuss matters related to Cluster 2 Cluster 2 Chair and CPR Vice-Chair John Moreti, Botswana Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat Michael Latham, US Webster Chiyangwa, Zimbabwe Cluster 3 Delegates attending the discussions on Cluster 3 Cluster 3 Chair Corinna Enders, Germany Brenda Pangrazi, Argentina Matthias Maier, EU Esra İlbaş, Turkey Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran Cluster 4 View of the dais for Cluster 4 Helena Rajaonarivelo, Madagascar Juliet Naliaka Makokha, speaking on behalf of the NGOs and Women Major Groups Ntesang Molemele, Botswana Zakariaou Adam Maiga, Niger Alex Surace, Australia Cluster 5 Delegates gather for discussions related to Cluster 5 Cluster 5 Chair Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan Eduardo Alcibíades Sánchez Kiesslich, Mexico Sylvie Côté, Canada Konrad Paulsen, Chile Around the Venue Delegates between sessions Delegates meet informally Delegates from Iran Delegates review the proposed text UNEP staff track changes in the negotiating text A delegate from the Netherlands speaks with Cluster 1 Chair Pedro Escosteguy Cardoso, Brazil Delegates from the EU and US meet informally Delegates between sessions Ibrahim Thiaw, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP, speaks with delegates from the African and Arab regions Around the UNEP grounds