COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 9 Interim review of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity

COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 9 Interim review of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 CBD Secretariat Pre-COP Regional Preparatory Meetings August 2016

5 th National Reports / revised NBSAPs On 25 July: 181 National Reports Between October 2010 and 25 July 2016 101 NBSAPs

Assessment of progress towards each of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets based on information in the fifth national reports

Assessment of the alignment of the national targets and other commitments contained in the revised and updated NBSAPs to the Aichi Targets

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COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 14 Article 8(j) and related provisions: guidelines for the repatriation of traditional knowledge; guidelines for the development of legislation or other mechanisms; and recommendations from the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. CBD Secretariat Pre-COP Regional Preparatory Meetings August 2016

Agenda item 14 Traditional Knowledge Priority issues under this agenda item o Voluntary guidelines for the development of mechanisms, legislation or other appropriate initiatives to ensure the [free,] prior informed consent [or approval and involvement] of indigenous peoples and local communities for accessing their knowledge, innovations and practices, the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use and application of such knowledge, innovations and practices relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and for reporting and preventing unlawful appropriation of traditional knowledge o A glossary of relevant key terms and concepts to be used within the context of Article 8(j) and related provisions o Recommendations from the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Agenda item 14 Traditional Knowledge Voluntary guidelines for the development of mechanisms, legislation or other appropriate initiatives ( ); UNEP/CBD/COP/13/3 - Recommendation 9/1 Background Working Group on Article 8 (j) and Related provisions held its 9 th meeting in November 2015 and considered the first draft of the guidelines. (see Recommendation 9/1) Key areas for consideration Square brackets around the word free in the context of free, prior and informed consent Square brackets around the concept of approval and involvement as part of the term prior informed consent or approval and involvement

Agenda item 14 Traditional Knowledge A glossary of relevant key terms and concepts to be used within the context of Article 8(j) and related provisions; UNEP/CBD/COP/13/xx Background Request to the Executive Secretary to apply a gap analysis and revise key terms and concepts and develop a comprehensive glossary (Recommendation 9/3, Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions) Key areas for consideration The revised glossary is complementary to terms and concepts previously adopted under the Convention and its Protocols, takes into consideration a collation of terms considered by the WG8j under sui generis systems and includes for consideration terms and concepts adopted other relevant international processes

Agenda item 14 Traditional Knowledge Recommendations from the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to the Convention on Biological Diversity: UNEP/CBD/COP/13/3 Recommendation 9/4 UNEP/CBD/COP/13/6 Recommendation 1/12 Background Use of the terminology indigenous peoples and local communities adopted within the context of the CBD (decision XII/12 F) in the Protocols Key areas for consideration Recommendation 9/4 from WG-8(j)- 9 includes draft decision to COP to invite the Nagoya Protocol COP-MOP to adopt a decision to apply, mutatis mutandis, decision XII/12 F Recommendation 1/12 from SBI I Recommends that the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety consider the possibility of applying, mutatis mutandis, decision XII/12 F

AGENDA ITEM 15 COP 13 Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Regional Preparatory Meeting for PACIFIC CBD Secretariat Apia, 15-19 August 2016

Agenda item 15 Marine and coastal biodiversity: Relevant COP document: UNEP/CBD/COP/13/2, Compilation of draft decisions Under this agenda item, the Conference of the Parties will be invited to consider the draft decisions arising from SBSTTA recommendations XX/3, XX/4, XX/5 and XX/6.

Agenda item 15 Marine and coastal biodiversity 4 priorities: Ecologically or biologically significant marine areas - EBSA (SBSTTA XX/3) Voluntary specific workplan on biodiversity in cold water areas within the jurisdictional scope of the Convention areas (SBSTTA XX/4) Addressing impacts of marine debris and anthropogenic underwater noise on marine and coastal biodiversity areas (SBSTTA XX/5) Marine spatial planning and training initiatives areas (SBSTTA XX/6)

Agenda item 15 Ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (SBSTTA XX/3) In decision X/29, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to organize regional workshops to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) through the application of scientific criteria in annex I of decision IX/20. SBSTTA was requested to prepare reports based on the scientific and technical evaluation of information from the workshops, setting out details of areas that meet the criteria in annex I to decision IX/20 for consideration by the COP, with a view to including the reports in the repository referred to in paragraph 39 of the same decision and to submit them to the United Nations General Assembly and particularly its Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, as well as Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations.

Agenda item 15 EBSAs (continued) In decision XII/22, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to continue to facilitate the description of areas meeting the criteria for EBSAs through the organization of additional regional or subregional workshops where Parties wish workshops to be held. The Executive Secretary was also requested to facilitate related technical training. Pursuant to these requests, workshops have held for the following regions: North-East Indian Ocean region (Colombo, 22-27 March 2015, UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/22) North-West Indian Ocean and Adjacent Gulf Areas (Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19-24 April 2015, UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/23) and, the Seas of East Asia (China, December 2015, UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/24)

Agenda item 15 EBSAs (continued) SBSTTA 20 addressed this and other related work conducted by the Secretariat arising from COP request in decision XII/22 and, in its recommendation XX/3, prepared a draft decision for the COP, containing, inter alia, the summary reports setting out details of areas that meet the EBSA criteria. Concerning the practical options to further enhance scientific methodologies and approaches on the description of areas meeting the EBSA criteria, the Subsidiary Body requested the Secretariat to further develop options for peer review and subsequent consideration by the Conference of the Parties. The revised options will be annexed to the draft decision for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties.

Agenda item 15 Voluntary specific work plan on biodiversity in cold-water areas within the jurisdictional scope of the Convention areas (SBSTTA XX/4) In decision XII/23, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to prepare, in collaboration with Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, a draft specific workplan on biodiversity and acidification in cold-water areas, building upon the elements of a workplan on physical degradation and destruction of coral reefs, including cold-water corals and in close linkage with relevant work under the Convention and with relevant work of competent organizations. The Executive Secretary facilitated the preparation of a scientific compilation and synthesis on biodiversity and acidification in cold-water areas, and prepared a draft workplan (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/25. This document will be published in the CBD Technical Series).

Agenda item 15 Work plan on biodiversity in cold-water areas (contd.) SBSTTA 20 addressed these matters and, in its recommendation XX/4, prepared a draft decision for COP, including as annexes, key messages from the scientific compilation and synthesis on biodiversity and ocean acidification in cold-water areas and a voluntary specific workplan on biodiversity in cold-water areas within the jurisdictional scope of the Convention Decision VII/5, annex I, appendix 2.

Agenda item 15 Addressing impacts of marine debris and anthropogenic underwater noise on marine and coastal biodiversity areas (SBSTTA XX/5) In decision XI/18 A, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to invite submissions on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats, to compile and synthesize submissions, and to organize an expert workshop to prepare practical guidance on preventing and mitigating the significant adverse impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats. Pursuant to this request, an expert workshop was convened in Baltimore, USA, from 2 to 4 December 2014

Agenda item 15 Impacts of marine debris and anthropogenic underwater noise (contd.) The COP also requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate collaboration among Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, on measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate the potential significant adverse impacts of anthropogenic underwater noise on marine and coastal biodiversity. The Executive Secretary was also requested to compile and synthesize relevant scientific and technical information concerning specific examples of such measures. Accordingly, the Executive Secretary compiled the information provided by Parties and observers and facilitated the preparation of an updated scientific synthesis of the impacts of underwater noise on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats.

Agenda item 15 Addressing impacts of marine debris and anthropogenic underwater noise on marine and coastal biodiversity areas (contd.) SBSTTA 20 addressed these matters and, in its recommendation XX/5, prepared a draft decision for the COP, including as an annex, voluntary practical guidance on preventing and mitigating the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats. The draft decision also refers to the updated scientific synthesis of the impacts of underwater noise and the report of the expert workshop on marine debris as well as ongoing related work under the United Nations Environment Assembly.

Agenda item 15 Marine spatial planning and training initiatives areas (SBSTTA XX/6) In decision XI/18, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to convene an expert workshop to provide consolidated practical guidance and a toolkit for marine spatial planning. An expert workshop was convened in Montreal, Canada, from 9 to 11 September 2014 (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/6). Further, in decision XII/23, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to advance work on enhancing methods and tools, including monitoring measures, for marine spatial planning.

Agenda item 15 Marine spatial planning and training initiatives areas (contd.) The Executive Secretary was also requested to facilitate, through technical training and the information-sharing mechanism on EBSAs, the use of scientific information compiled for the description of areas meeting the scientific criteria for EBSAs to support efforts, at the regional or national level, on the use of marine spatial planning by Parties and competent intergovernmental organizations. The Executive Secretary was also requested to organize additional capacity-building workshops and partnership activities within the framework of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative to address priority issues identified for respective regions concerning the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Targets in marine and coastal areas. SBSTTA 20 addressed these matters and, in its recommendation XX/6, prepared a draft decision for the COP.

COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 16 Invasive Alien Species CBD Secretariat Pre-COP Regional Preparatory Meetings August 2016

COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 16 Invasive Alien Species Recommendation of SBSTTA 20 INF of capacity building workshop (Logframe) Report on progress made by interagency liaison group on IAS CBD Secretariat Pre-COP Regional Preparatory Meetings August 2016

Agenda item 16 -- IAS Elements in the existing draft decision Additional ways and means to address the risks associated with trade in wildlife Reducing the risk associated with trade in invasive alien species sold via e-commerce Reducing the risk of invasive alien species moving with sea containers Biological control of invasive alien species Decision support tools Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 [INF of potential projects in the Pacific]

Agenda item 16 -- IAS Potential capacity development needs in the Pacific? Single window approach Risk awareness raising (materials to prepare) Sea containers management as pathway Decision support tools to be used Biological control of invasive alien species Sell the ideas of Logframe that the Pacific region has developed

Agenda item 16 -- IAS CBD guidance needed? Supplementary guidance to cover wildlife trade (beyond pets etc.) Biological control agent against invasive alien species (in the aquatic environments) Any others?

COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 17 (and 10) Other scientific and technical issues, including synthetic biology, implications of the assessment of the Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, and sustainable wildlife management (and Mainstreaming) CBD Secretariat Pre-COP Regional Preparatory Meetings August 2016

Agenda item 17 and 10 Item 17 Relevant SBSTTA documents: UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/46 UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/47 Relevant SBSTTA recommendations: UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/REC/XX/11 Item 10 Relevant SBSTTA documents: UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/15 UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/38 UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/50 Relevant SBSTTA recommendations: UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/REC/XX/12 UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/REC/XX/15 Summary of the issue

Agenda item 17 & 10: Background Decision XI/25 on sustainable use of biodiversity: bushmeat and sustainable wildlife management, and Article 10(c) of the Convention on customary sustainable use Decision XII/18 and paragraphs 13 (a) and (b) Decision X/2, paragraph 14 Decision XII/9 Decision XI/19, para. 18 Decision XII/20, para. 7(e) Related to agenda item 13: Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations

Elements of strategic importance Policy workshop in Colombia Looking at developments towards the strategic plan The 23rd session of the Committee on Forestry BONN challenge Asia-Pacific Rainforest Recovery Plan

COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 18 Improving the efficiency of structures and processes under the Convention, including integration among the Convention and its Protocols. CBD Secretariat Pre-COP Regional Preparatory Meetings August 2016

COP 13 - AGENDA ITEM 19 Guidelines for the sixth national reports, modalities for future editions of the Global Biodiversity Outlook and indicators. CBD Secretariat Regional Preparatory Meeting for Oceania 17 August 2016

COP 13 - Agenda item 19 Guidelines for the sixth national report GBO-5 and links to work of IPBES Indicators Updated scientific assessment of progress towards Aichi Targets Key scientific and technical needs

Agenda item 19: Sixth national report Guidance from decisions XII/1 (guidelines) and XII/29 (online reporting tool) Informal consultations with Parties and guidance from CHM IAC SBI 1/10 requesting further peer review of draft guidelines Guidelines revised in light of peer review comments annexed to draft decision Deadline for submission of 6NR: 31 December 2018 SCBD offering internet-based training/guidance on 6NR starting before COP-13

Agenda item 19: GBO5 and IPBES Guidance from decision XII/1 (modalities of GBO-5 in light of work of IPBES) Dates for anticipated approval of IPBES assessments (regional assessments in early 2018 and global assessment in early 2019; also assessments on pollination (2016), scenarios and modelling (2016), land degradation and restoration, IAS, sustainable use) COP 13 to decide on process for preparing preparation plan for GBO-5

Agenda item 19: Indicators Guidance from decision XII/1 (TOR for AHTEG on indicators) SBSTTA 19 requested peer review of updated list of indicators coming from the AHTEG Guidance on indicators and approaches for monitoring at regional, national and subnational levels SBSTTA 20 requested incorporation of comments made during the meeting with support of BIP and AHTEG Revised updated list of indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 annexed to draft decision

Agenda item 19: Updated scientific assessment of progress on ABTs Guidance from SBSTTA recommendation XX/2 Proposal for updated scientific assessment of progress towards selected Aichi Biodiversity Targets, drawing on indicators, scientific literature and other assessments prepared with partners Proposal contained in document UNEP/CBD/COP/13/19

Agenda item 19: Key scientific and technical needs SBSTTA 17 recommendation XVII/1: Scientific and technical needs related to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 SBSTTA 19 considered progress report and developed recommendation XIX/2 Annex with Voluntary guidance to improve the accessibility of biodiversity-related data and information COP 13 to consider recommendation XIX/2 Technical and scientific cooperation and technology transfer considered under Item 12, drawing on SBI 1/5