Introduction

In decision XII/2 B, paragraph 15, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity requested the Executive Secretary to propose, in collaboration with the informal advisory committee to the clearing-house mechanism (CHM-IAC), a process to grant, at the 13th, 14th, 15th meetings of the Conference of the Parties, subject to the availability of resources, an award to the Parties that have made the most significant progress in the establishment or further development of their national clearing-house mechanisms.

In decision 15/16, paragraph 9, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity requested the Executive Secretary to continue the process of granting awards for national clearing-house mechanisms until 2030

Best Practices

At its meeting in December of 2016 on the margins of COP13 in Mexico, the CHM-IAC requested the Secretariat to “analyze the information provided by Parties having responded to the questionnaires sent on the CHM award with a view to preparing case studies on national CHMs with some best practices, lessons learned or success stories, taking into account feedback from the jury”.

Based on the outcomes of the first CHM Awards process the following “best practices” have been prepared that were used for COP-15 Process.