Montreal, 7-11 May 2012
The Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on the Review of Implementation (WGRI 4) was held from 7-11 May 2012 at the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, back-to-back with the
Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
The Working group discussed the following items, as agreed through decision
X/45:
- Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including:
- Review of progress in implementation, including the establishment of national targets and the updating of biodiversity national strategies and action plans; and
- Review of progress in providing capacity building support to Parties, promoting communication, education and public awareness and strengthening of the clearing house mechanism and technical and scientific cooperation
- Message to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20)
- Integration of Biodiversity into Poverty Eradication and Development
- Resource Mobilization: Implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization and Progress in Assessing Financing Needs and Gaps
- Financial Mechanism: Review of GEF-5 and needs for GEF 6
- Cooperation with other Conventions and International Organizations and Initiatives, and Engagement of Stakeholders, including:
- Cooperation with other conventions
- Engagement with business
- Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development
For in-depth detail on these items, please see the
Revised Annotated Agenda.