CBD SBSTTA 16

30 April, 2012 - 00:00 - 5 May, 2012 - 00:00
Location
Address: 
Montreal
Country: 
Canada

CBD SBSTTA 16 will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 30 April to 5 May 2012 and will discuss advice on REDD+ biodiversity safeguards, and indicators to assess the impacts of REDD+ on biodiversity and on indigenous and local communities. 

SBSTTA will discuss the following items:

  • Ways and means to improve the effectiveness of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice in light of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and issues, modalities and options for collaboration with the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES).
  • Global Biodiversity Outlook: preparation of the fourth edition.
  • Island biodiversity: in-depth review of the implementation of the programme of work.
  • Marine and coastal biodiversity:
    • Ecologically or biologically significant marine areas;
    • Addressing adverse impacts of human activities on marine and coastal biodiversity, including coral bleaching, ocean acidification, fisheries, and underwater noise;
    • Marine spatial planning, marine protected areas and voluntary guidelines for the consideration of biodiversity in environmental assessments in marine and coastal areas.
  • Biodiversity and climate change:
    • Advice on the application of relevant REDD+ safeguards for biodiversity, and on possible indicators and potential mechanisms to monitor or assess impacts of REDD+ measures on biodiversity;
    • Integration of biodiversity considerations into climate change-related activities, including addressing gaps in knowledge and information; 
    • Geo-engineering: impacts on biodiversity and gaps in regulatory mechanisms. 
  • Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: progress in implementing decision X/17.
  • Global Taxonomy Initiative: revised draft comprehensive capacity-building strategy.
  • New and emerging issues.
  • Biofuels and biodiversity: progress in implementing decision X/37.
  • Incentive measures: progress in implementing decision X/44.
  • Reports on collaborative work in the areas of agriculture, forests and health.

Link

Relevant SBSTTA documents on REDD+ safeguards are now online for peer review at http://www.cbd.int/sbstta16/peerreview/.

Topic: 
CBD