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Qr-40-41-En.Pdf CBD Distr. CONVENTION ON GENERAL BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY UNEP/CBD/QR/40-41 30 JUNE 2008 ENGLISH ONLY QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (January-March and April to June 2008) Note by the Executive Secretary I. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................4 II. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ........................................................................4 III. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ..........................17 (a) Personnel arrangements...........................................................................................................17 (b) Financial Arrangements...........................................................................................................18 IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECISIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES ....................................................................................................................................................19 SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS .......................................19 VII/4, VIII/20 and IX/19: Biological Diversity of Inland Waters ......................................................19 VII/9, VII/31 and IX/3: Global Strategy for Plant Conservation ........................................................20 VII/11 and VIII/10: Ecosystem Approach ...........................................................................................20 VII/27: Mountain Biological Diversity ...................................................................................................21 VII/28 and VIII/24: Protected Areas ....................................................................................................21 VIII/1: Island Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................22 VIII/2 and IX/17: Biological Diversity of Dry and Sub-Humid Lands ................................................22 VIII/3 and IX/22: Global Taxonomy Initiative .......................................................................................23 VIII/9 and IX/15: Follow-up to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ..........................................23 VIII/14 and IX/10: Global Biodiversity Outlook .................................................................................24 VIII/15: Monitoring Implementation of the Achievement of the 2010 Target ...................................25 VIII/16 and IX/27: Cooperation with Other Conventions, Organizations and Initiatives .............25 VIII/19 and IX/5: Forest Biological Diversity ........................................................................................26 VIII/21, VIII/22 and IX/20: Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity ..............................................27 VIII/23 and IX/1: Agricultural Biological Diversity ..........................................................................28 VIII/27 and IX/4: Invasive Alien Species ................................................................................................29 VIII/28: Impact Assessment ..............................................................................................................30 VIII/30 and IX/16: Biodiversity and Climate Change ........................................................................30 SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND LEGAL MATTERS........................................................................32 VII/14: Biological Diversity and Tourism ...............................................................................................32 /… UNEP/CBD/QR/40-41 Page 2 VIII/4 and IX/12 : Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing ...............................................32 VIII/5 and IX/13: Article 8(j) and Related Provisions ..........................................................................33 VIII/25 and IX/6 : Incentive Measures ................................................................................................35 OUTREACH AND MAJOR GROUPS ..........................................................................................37 VIII/6: Communication, Education and Public Awareness ..................................................................37 VIII/17 and IX/26 : Private Sector Engagement / Promoting Business Engagement ......................38 IX/25 : South-south Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development .....................................................38 IX/28 : Promoting Engagement of Cities and Local Authorities ..........................................................38 IMPLEMENTATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT................................................................39 VIII/8: Implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan .......................................................39 VIII/11 and IX/30: Scientific and Technical Cooperation and the Clearing-House Mechanism ......42 VIII/14: National Reporting ....................................................................................................................44 VIII/18 : Further Guidance to the Financial Mechanism; VIII/13 : Review of Implementation of Financial Resources and Financial Mechanism; IX/11 : Review of implementation of Articles 20 and 21; and, IX/31 : Financial resources and the financial mechanism and guidance to the financial mechanism ..................................................................................................................................45 BIOSAFETY .....................................................................................................................................47 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECISIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES SERVING AS THE MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE PROTOCOL.....................................47 BS-II/9 and BS-III/11: Risk Assessment and Risk Management ..........................................................47 BS-II/2 and BS-III/2: Operation and Activities of the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) ..................47 BS-III/3, BS-IV/4: Capacity Building ......................................................................................................48 BS I/8, BS-II/11 and BS-III/12: Liability and Redress ..........................................................................48 BS-II/13 & BS-IV/17: Public Awareness and Participation ..................................................................49 BS-II/6, BS-III/6: Cooperation with Other Organizations, Conventions and Initiatives ...................49 Status of Ratification or Accession to the Protocol ................................................................................49 ANNEXES .........................................................................................................................................50 ANNEX I - MEETINGS ...........................................................................................................................50 ANNEX II ...................................................................................................................................................62 Status of implementation of the agreed Administrative Arrangements...............................................62 ANNEX III ORGANISATIONAL CHART OF THE CBD SECRETARIAT ....................................67 ANNEX IV .................................................................................................................................................74 GENERAL TRUST FUND FOR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF APPROVED ACTIVITIES UNDER THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (BE)......................................................................................................................................74 ANNEX V ...................................................................................................................................................76 GENERAL TRUST FUND FOR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO FACILITATE THE PARTICIPATION OF PARTIES IN THE PROCESS OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (BZ) .......................................................................76 ANNEX VI .................................................................................................................................................78 GENERAL TRUST FUND FOR THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (BY).....78 ANNEX VII ................................................................................................................................................85 GENERAL TRUST FUND FOR THE CORE BUDGET OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY.......................................................................................................................................85 ANNEX VIII ..............................................................................................................................................91 /… UNEP/CBD/QR/40-41 Page 3 SPECIAL VOLUNTARY TRUST FUND FOR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF APPROVED ACTIVITIES OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY (BH) Status as at 30 June 2008 (in United States dollars)...............91 ANNEX IX .................................................................................................................................................92 SPECIAL VOLUNTARY TRUST FUND FOR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO FACILITATE THE PARTICIPATION OF PARTIES IN THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY (BI) Status as
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