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SBSTTA 5 Recommendations
Fifth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 31 January - 4 February 2000 - Montreal, Canada
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Recommendations adopted by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice at its Fifth Meeting

Recommendations
1.
Cooperation with other bodies
2.
Pilot phase of the clearing-house mechanism
3.
Review of the Global Taxonomy Initiative
4.
Alien species: guiding principles for the prevention, introduction and mitigation of impacts
5.
Inland water biological diversity
6.
Marine and coastal biological diversity: implementation tools for the programme of work and analysis of coral bleaching
7.
Forest biological diversity: status and trends and identification of options for conservation and sustainable use
8.
Biological diversity of dryland, Mediterranean, arid, semi-arid, grassland and savannah ecosystems: options for the development of a programme of work
9.
Agricultural biological diversity: assessment of ongoing activities and priorities for a programme of work
10.
Ecosystem approach: further conceptual elaboration
11.
Development of indicators of biological diversity
12.
Sustainable use of the components of biological diversity: identification of sectoral activities that could adopt biodiversity-friendly practices and technologies
13.
Establishment of guidelines for the second national reports, including indicators and incentive measures
14.
Ad hoc technical expert groups: terms of reference, and roster of experts and proposal on a uniform methodology for their use