Forest biodiversity: consideration of matters arising from the
implementation of paragraph 19 of decision VI/22
The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice recommends
that the Conference of the Parties:
Recalling paragraph 19 of decision VI/22 of the Conference of the Parties
in which the Executive Secretary was requested to initiate a series of actions
in support of the implementation of the expanded programme of work on forest
biodiversity,
Mindful that many organizations, including the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Forum on Forests
(UNFF), the World Bank Forest Law Enforcement Governance (FLEG) processes,
other members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, and regional
forest-related processes, have relevant and current information, including on
forest law enforcement and sustainable forest management, national forest
programmes and cross-sectoral integration,
1. Welcomes the note prepared by the Executive Secretary on matters
arising from the implementation of paragraph 19 of decision VI/22
(UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/14); and the report on the effects of insufficient law
enforcement on forest biological diversity (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/INF/12), and the
compilation of best practices to reduce negative impacts and enhance positive
impacts of other sectoral policies on forest biological diversity
(UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/INF/13);
2. Expresses its appreciation to those Parties, other Governments,
non-governmental organizations, members of the Collaborative Partnership on
Forests, regional forest-related processes, , other United Nations bodies and
conventions, intergovernmental organizations, and research institutes for their
various inputs and collaborative efforts in the implementation of the different
actions outlined in subparagraphs 19 (a)-(g) of decision VI/22;
3. Urges Parties and invites international organizations and
non-governmental organizations to provide information on forest law enforcement
and related trade and its effects on forest biological diversity as a
contribution to the review of the programme of work;
4. Requests the Executive Secretary to:
(a) Strengthen collaboration on issues regarding forest law enforcement and
sustainable forest management with the International Tropical Timber
Organization (ITTO), the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Center for
International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the World Bank, other relevant members
of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, and regional forest-related
processes, in order to complement and contribute to the ongoing Forest Law
Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) Ministerial processes and similar
initiatives, with a view to improving the implementation of relevant activities
of the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity at the
national level and in order to determine where the Convention on Biological
Diversity can add value in the development of regional approaches;
(b) Synthesize, in collaboration with relevant members of the Collaborative
Partnership on Forests, existing information on the way Parties are promoting
the implementation of their national forest programmes and national
biodiversity strategies and action plans;
(c) Develop in collaboration with stakeholders and taking into account the work
of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the
United Nations Forum of Forests, the Ministerial Conference on the Protection
of Forests in Europe (MCPFE), other relevant regional forest-related processes,
and members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, the toolkit on
cross-sectoral, integrated approaches making best use of already existing
instruments, notably national forest programmes, to reduce negative impacts and
enhance positive impacts of other sectoral policies on forest biological
diversity, for consideration of SBSTTA at its twelfth meeting, and to
disseminate it through electronic and non-electronic means;
(d)
Suspend
the operation of the forest web portal of the
Convention on Biological Diversity due to its low rate of use, and direct
Parties to the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) Joint Information
Framework web site, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) [16]/ and
invite the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to
incorporate the CBD forest-related information more comprehensively into the
CPF web portal;
(e) Complete the assessment on unauthorized harvesting on fauna (including
bushmeat) as proposed in document UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/INF/12 and finalize the
compilation of best practices outlined in document UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/INF/13;
(f) Compile the lessons learned from paragraph 19 of decision VI/22, in
particular those under subparagraph (f) on sustainable use;
5. Recalling paragraph 28 of decision VI/22 and paragraphs 7 and 11(b) of
decision VII/11, encourages Parties to continue to integrate the
ecosystem approach and sustainable forest management policies and practices and
to further strengthen the institutional and human capacity for implementing
adaptive management;
6. Invites Parties and other Governments to strengthen
collaboration at the national level between the World Heritage Convention, the
Convention on Biological Diversity, and UNESCO focal points respectively, in
order to increase the effectiveness of implementation of the expanded programme
of work on forest biological diversity, and the programme of work on protected
areas, in relevant World Heritage sites, taking into account the relevance of
the programme of work on protected areas for the implementation of programme
element 1, goal 3, objective 3 of the expanded programme of work on forest
biological diversity;
7. Considers the outcomes to be derived from the sixth session of the
United Nations Forum on Forests;
8. Explores further means to strengthen the exchange of information and
capacitybuilding related to the implementation of the expanded programme of
work on forest biological diversity through non-web based means, such as CD-Rom
and hard copies and to enhance sharing of practical and useful web-based forest
information;
9. Takes note of the potential impacts of genetically modified trees on
forest biological diversity and suggests a process on how to address this
issue.
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