Financial Mechanism and Resources

Synergies among multilateral environmental agreements

Decision XII/30A.Enhancing programmatic synergies among the biodiversity-related conventions

• 1.Invites Parties to enhance coordination among their respective biodiversity-related convention national focal points, in order to identify national priorities in support of the implementation of the various biodiversity-related conventions that are aligned with the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and with the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and incorporate them into their national biodiversity strategies and action plans;
• 2.Invites the governing bodies of the various biodiversity-related conventions: (a)To provide elements of advice, as appropriate, concerning the funding of the national priorities referred to in the paragraph above, within their respective mandates and in accordance with the mandate of the Global Environment Facility, and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the Council of the Global Environment Facility as per decision III/8, that may be referred to the Global Environment Facility through the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity; (b)To request their respective secretariats to transmit such advice in a timely manner to the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity;
• 3.Requests the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to include any advice received in accordance with paragraph 2 above into the documentation for the appropriate agenda item, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its next meeting;
• 4.Also requests the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to further liaise with the various biodiversity-related conventions and the Global Environment Facility in order to find ways to facilitate the efforts of Parties as indicated in paragraph 1 above;

Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Kunming, China (11-15 October 2021) and Montreal, Canada (7-19 December 2022)

CBD/SBI/3/6/ADD3: The financial mechanism: elements of advice from biodiversity-related conventions pursuant to paragraph 9 of decision XIII/21
Decision 15/13: Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations

14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Wuhan, China, and Geneva, Switzerland 5-13 November 2022

Resolution XIV.6: Enhancing the Convention’s visibility and synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13), Gandhinagar, India, 15-22 February 2020

Resolution 11.10 (Rev.COP13): Synergies and Partnerships

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Eighth Session of the Governing Body, 11-16/11/2019

Resolution 11/2019: Cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity

Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 17-29 November 2018

Decision 14/30: Cooperation with other conventions, international organizations and initiatives

13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21-29 October 2018

Resolution XIII.7: Enhancing the Convention’s visibility and synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12), Manila, Philippines, 23-28 October 2017

Resolution 08.18 (Rev.COP12): Integration of Migratory Species into NBSAPs and into On-going and Future Programmes of Work under CBD
Resolution 10.18 (Rev.COP12): Guidelines on the Integration of Migratory Species into NBSAPs and other Outcomes from CBD COP10
Resolution 10.25 (Rev.COP12): Enhancing Engagement with the Global Environment Facility
Resolution 11.10 (Rev. COP12): Synergies and Partnerships

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Seventh Session of the Governing Body, 30/10 - 03/11/2017

Resolution 09/2017: Cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity

Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Cancun, Mexico, 4-17 December 2016

Decision XIII/24: Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations

Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP11), Quito, Ecuador, 4-9 November 2014

UNEP/CMS/Resolution 11.10: Synergies and Partnerships

12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 1-9 June 2015

Resolution XII.3 (Rev. COP13): Enhancing the visibility and stature of the Convention, and increasing synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements and other international institutions

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Sixth Session of the Governing Body, 05-09/10/2015

Resolution 07/2015: Relationship with the Convention on Biological Diversity

Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, 6 - 17 October 2014

Decision XII/4: Integrating biodiversity into the post-2015 United Nations development agenda and the sustainable development goals
Decision XII/5: Biodiversity for poverty eradication and sustainable development
Decision XII/6: Cooperation with other conventions, international organizations and initiatives

Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Bangkok, Thailand, 03 - 14 March 2013

At its 16th meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora extended the validity of the Strategic Vision and Action Plan to 2020 and included amendments to contribute to the achievement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and to the relevant outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Conf. 16.3, CITES Strategic Vision: 2008-2020).

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Fifth Session of the Governing Body, 24-28/09/2013

Resolution 05/2013: Relationship with the Convention on Biological Diversity

Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Hyderabad, India, 8 - 19 October 2012

Decision XI/6: Cooperation with other conventions, international organizations, and initiatives

Fourth Session of the Governing Body, Bali, Indonesia, 14 – 18 March 2011

At its fourth session, the governing body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, in resolution 8/2011, noted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets are part of the framework for action under the revised Joint Work Plan between the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2011-2020).

11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), Bucharest, Romania, 6-13 July 2012

Resolution XI.6: Partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other institutions

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Conference of the Parties at its Tenth Meeting (Bergen, 20-25 November 2011)

UNEP/CMS/Resolution 10.21, Synergies and Partnerships
UNEP/CMS/Resolution 10.25: Enhancing Engagement with the Global Environment Facility
UNEP/CMS/Resolution 10.18: Guidelines on the Integration of Migratory Species into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Other Outcomes from CBD COP10

Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Nagoya, Japan, 18 - 29 October 2010

Decision X/20: Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives

10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), Changwon, Republic of Korea, 28 October-4 November 2008

Resolution X.11: Partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other institutions

Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Bonn, Germany, 19 - 30 May 2008

Decision IX/27: Cooperation among multilateral environmental agreements and other organizations

Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Curitiba, Brazil, 20 - 31 March 2006

Decision VIII/16: Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives

9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), Kampala, Uganda, 8-15 November 2005

Resolution IX.5: Synergies with other international organizations dealing with biological diversity; including collaboration on, and harmonization of, national reporting among biodiversity-related conventions and agreements

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Conference of the Parties at its Eighth Meeting (Nairobi, 20-25 November 2005)

UNEP/CMS/Resolution 08.07: Contribution of CMS in Achieving the 2010 Biodiversity
UNEP/CMS/Resolution 08.11: Cooperation with other Conventions
UNEP/CMS/Resolution 08.18: Integration of Migratory Species into NBSAPs and into On-going and Future Programmes of Work under the CBD

Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9 - 20 February 2004

Decision VII/26: Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations and initiatives, underlining that enhanced cooperation and improved coordination at national level will be important in meeting the 2010 target of slowing the rate of biodiversity loss, and urged the Executive Secretary to further enhance cooperation between the Convention on Biological Diversity and all relevant international conventions, organizations and bodies, strengthening and building on existing cooperative arrangements to enhance synergies and reduce inefficiencies in a manner consistent with their respective mandates, governance arrangements and agreed programs, within existing resources.

8th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), Valencia, Spain, 18-26 November 2002

Resolution VIII.5: Partnerships and synergies with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other institutions

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the Conference of the Parties at its Seventh Meeting (Bonn, 18-24 September 2002)

UNEP/CMS/Resolution 07.09: Cooperation with Other Bodies and Processes

Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Hague, Netherlands, 7 - 19 April 2002

Decision VI/20: Cooperation with other organizations, initiatives and conventions, reaffirming the importance of cooperation and the need to design and implement mutually supportive activities with other conventions international organizations and initiatives.

Decision VI/6: The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Nairobi, Kenya, 15 - 26 May 2000

Decision V/21: Cooperation with other bodies

7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), San José, Costa Rica, 10-18 May 1999

Resolution VII.4: Partnerships and cooperation with other Conventions, including harmonized information management infrastructures

Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Bratislava, Slovakia, 4 - 15 May 1998

Decision IV/15: The relationship of the Convention on Biological Diversity with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biodiversity-related conventions, other international agreements, institutions and processes of relevance

Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 - 15 November 1996

Decision III/21: Relationship of the Convention with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biodiversity-related conventions, other international agreements, institutions and processes of relevance

Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), 6TH Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (Brisbane, Australia, 19-27 March 1996)

Resolution VI.9: Cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity

Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Jakarta, Indonesia, 6 - 17 November 1995

Decision II/13: Cooperation with other biodiversity-related conventions, paragraph 4

Decision II/14: Convening of an open-ended intergovernmental workshop on cooperation between the Convention on Biological Diversity and other international conventions on related issues

First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Nassau, Bahamas, 28 November - 9 December 1994

Decision I/9