Assessment processes
The Conference of the Parties
1.
Urges Parties and other Governments to participate actively
in the relevant review processes under the Global Forest Resources
Assessment and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, as
required;
2.
Takes note of the progress of the Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment and the outline for the synthesis report that will be
prepared for the Convention on Biological Diversity as contained in
annex I of the progress report of the Millennium Assessment
submitted to the Conference of the Parties at its seventh meeting
(UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/34);
3.
Encourages national focal points to participate in the
review of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment reports;
4.
Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice to review the findings of the Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment including the synthesis report on
biodiversity, to be taken into account by the Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment in finalizing its reports; and to prepare
recommendations to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties;
5.
Recognizing the need to strengthen the scientific base for
decisions, requests the Executive Secretary to cooperate
with the United Nations Environment Programme on the follow-up of
the process of international environmental governance;
6.
Encourages the Executive Secretary to continue collaborating
with the international assessment of agricultural science and
technology for development (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/38).
