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biological diversity, poverty eradication and environmental sustainability and,
thereby, to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals;
4.
Notes with appreciation the adoption by the Conference of the Parties to
the Convention at its tenth meeting of the updated and revised Strategic Plan for
Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; 8
7F
5.
Notes the adoption by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention at
its tenth meeting of a decision on the strategy for resource mobilization in support
of the achievement of the three objectives of the Convention, 9 and looks forward to
the adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting, as mandated,
of targets to ensure the effectiveness of the strategy, provided robust baselines have
been identified and endorsed and an effective reporting framework has been
adopted, with a view to fully meeting the commitment to substantially increase
human, financial and technical resources from all sources;
8F
Also notes the adoption by the Conference of the Parties to the
6.
Convention at its fifth meeting serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the
Cartagena Protocol of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on
Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 10 which provides
international rules and procedures in the field of liability and redress for damage
resulting from transboundary movements of living modified organisms;
9F
Further notes the work of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on
7.
Biodiversity and Climate Change, and encourages parties, Governments, relevant
organizations and the Executive Secretary of the Convention to take the findings of
the Group into consideration, where appropriate, when carrying out work on
biodiversity and climate change;
Notes the adoption by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention at
8.
its tenth meeting of a decision on mechanisms to promote the effective participation
of indigenous and local communities in the work of the Convention; 11
10F
9.
Encourages the Global Environment Facility to continue supporting the
implementation of the three objectives of the Convention, especially its work on
assisting the early entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol;
10. Welcomes the significant progress made in developing a multi-year plan of
action on biodiversity for development based on the framework for South-South
cooperation, and encourages parties and Governments to further contribute to its
development;
11. Notes the ongoing work of the Joint Liaison Group of the secretariats and
offices of the relevant subsidiary bodies of the Convention on Biological Diversity,
the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, 12 and
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 13 (“the Rio
Conventions”) and of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions,
1F
12F
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8
Ibid., decision X/2.
Ibid., decision X/3.
10
See UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/5/17, annex, decision BS-V/11.
11
See UNEP/CBD/COP/10/27, annex, decision X/40.
12
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1954, No. 33480.
13
Ibid., vol. 1771, No. 30822.
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