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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS........................................................2

DECISION V/2: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORK ON
THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF INLAND WATER ECOSYSTEMS (IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION
IV/4)...................................................................................................................................................4
DECISION V/10 GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR PLANT CONSERVATION....................................................7
Índice de Imágenes..........................................................................................................................17
Índice de tablas................................................................................................................................17
 CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

This report is prepared in keeping with decision III/24 of the Conference of the Parties
which requested the Executive Secretary to prepare a quarterly report on the
administration of the Convention including such matters as the staff lists, status of
contributions, progress on the implementation of the medium term work programme and
financial expenditures. The requirements to report on a regular basis to the Parties were
further elaborated under the Administrative Arrangements between the Secretariat and
UNEP which were endorsed by the Conference of the Parties in decision IV/17.
The Executive Secretary has prepared this Quarterly Report which contains a summary of
key activities implementing the decisions of the Conference of the Parties and other
relevant matters during the period 1 April to 30 June 2001.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

The Secretariat regularly reviews implementation of the Administrative Arrangements

endorsed by the COP in decision IV/17. The status of implementation of the agreed
Administrative Arrangements is presented in Annex I. The following, highlights the key
features of the Secretariat’s activities with respect to implementation of these
Arrangements.
During the reporting period, the Secretariat had 25 regularized Professional staff members
and 19 regularized General Service staff members funded from the core budget.
Additionally, 8 Professional posts and 5 General Service posts were funded from other
sources. Between April and June 2001 the following staff members joined the Secretariat:
Ms. Christina Stricker Information Officer; and Mr. Erie Tamale, Associate Programme
Officer Biosafety, and the following staff members were regularized: Mr. Vincent Gopez,
Computer Operations Assistant and Mr. Ricardo Bellido, Messenger/Clerk. For more
information, please refer to the attached staff list and organigram (Annex I Appendix 1,
and Annex II respectively).
Tabla 1 fechas
2001
DATES MEETING TITLE VENUE

24 – 26 January 2001 Liaison Group on Agricultural Biodiversity Rome, Italy

25- 26 January 2001 Global Biodiversity Outlook Advisory Group Geneva, Switzerland
6-9 February 2001 Central American Workshop and Taxonomic San José Costa Rica
Needs Assessment on the Global Taxonomy
Initiative
13 February 2001 COP-5 Bureau Meeting The Hague, The
Netherlands
26- 28 February 2001 African Regional Meeting on Biosafety Nairobi, Kenya
Clearing House Mechanism
27 February – 1 March 2001 Global Taxonomy Initiative African Regional Capetown, South Africa
meeting
11 March 2001 Informal Consultation on the proposed Global Montreal, Canada
Strategy for Plant Conservation
11 March 2001 Informal Advisory Committee Meeting of the Montreal, Canada
Clearing House Mechanism
12-16 March 2001 Sixth Meeting of the Scientific, Technical and Montreal, Canada
Technological Advice (SBSTTA-6)
13 March 2001 Liaison Group Meeting on Incentive Montreal, Canada
Measures
14 March 2001 Meeting with SBSTTA Focal Points, CHM Montreal, Canada
Focal Points, and Informal Advisory
Committee Focal Points
16 March 2001 COP-5 Bureau Meeting Montreal, Canada
19-20 March 2001 Liaison Group Meeting of the Biosafety Montreal, Canada
Clearing House
19-22 March 2001 Second Meeting of the Panel of Experts on Montreal, Canada
Access and Benefits Sharing
21 March 2001 ICCP Bureau Meeting Montreal, Canada
23-27 April 2001 2nd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Group Edinburgh, United
of Experts on Forests Ecosystems Kingdom
17-18 May 2001 Informal Consultations on the Global London, United Kingdom
Strategy for Plant Conservation
28 May 2001 COP-5 Bureau Meeting Mahe, Seychelles
28-30 May 2001 Workshop on the Strategic Plan of the CBD Mahe, Seychelles
4-7 June 2001 Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic
13-15 June 2001 Expert Meeting on Handling Transport Paris, France
Packaging and Identification of LMOs
18-20 June 2001 Workshop on Liability and Redress under the Paris, France
CBD
 DECISION V/2: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROGRAMME OF WORK ON THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF INLAND WATER
ECOSYSTEMS (IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION IV/4)

24. The CBD Secretariat accepted the invitation of Wetlands International (WI) to be a
member of the Global Steering Group of the programme between the Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) and Wetlands International, relating to co-operation for
the conservation and wise use of wetlands. The members of the Global Steering Group
(Partners) include the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the
Ramsar Convention, IUCN- Water and Wetlands Programme, WWF International and
Birdlife International. The Global Programme will deliver actions in areas that are in line
with some elements of the programme of work on biological diversity of inland water
ecosystems including river basin management and assessment. The Secretariat did not
participate in the first Global Steering Group meeting but sent a statement in support of
the Programme.

25. The Secretariat has approached the Food and Agriculture Organisation to identify
common grounds for future joint activities. Fisheries Division of FAO has shown interest in
developing a memorandum of cooperation/joint activities with the Secretariat of the CBD.

26. The Secretariat has further strengthened its relationship with the Administrative
Committee on Coordination, Subcommittee on Water resources. A representative of the
Secretariat participated in a Synthesis meeting of the World Water Development Report
and an ACC/SWR informal meeting, which were held in Tokyo from 1 to 7 April 2001. The
Secretariat is a member of the reviewer team for the sections on “Protecting ecosystems”
and “Instream (navigation, fisheries, recreation)”.

27. The Secretariat of the CBD assisted in the organization of the Design Workshop for
the River Basin Initiative, held in May in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The Secretariat
did not participate in the workshop but the Executive Secretary sent a statement
explaining the importance of the RBI for the implementation of the elements of the CBD
programme of work on inland waters (paragraph 8 (a), 8 (c) and 9 (a)) and river basin
management.
Ilustración 1 diagrama
Ilustración 2.0 cuadro

Tabla 2 paises
Collection Unpaid
Unpaid Collections
Pledges s in 2001 pledges
COUNTRIES Pledges as Adjustments   in 2001 for
for 2001 for 2001 & for 2001 &
at 31.12.00 prior years
futures yrs prior years
Belgium 187,999 1/ 187,999   0
Canada 5,500 (5,500) 2/   0
13
Canada
122,000 / 122,000
15
Canada
79,618 / 79,618
18
Canada
96,774 / 96,774
France
288,214 3/ 288,214   0
12
France
  27,030 /     27,030
21
France
  25,000 /     25,000
14
Germany
  79,998 /   79,998 0
17
Netherlands 70,000 / 70,000
19
Spain 25,000 / 25,000
 16
Sweden 250 9615 / 9,865 0
22
Switzerland 10,000 / 0
UK     14,600 5/   14,600 0
UK     15,000 6/   15,000 0
UK     25,000 7/   25,000 0
UK     6,000 8/   6,000
UK 87,018 9/   87,018 0
10
UK 72,569 (509) / 72,060 0
Collection Unpaid
Unpaid Collections s in 2001 pledges
Pledges as Pledges in 2001 for for 2001 & for 2001 &
COUNTRIES at 31.12.00 Adjustments for 2001 prior years futures yrs prior years
20
UK (437) 10.870 / 10,433 0
10
USA   360,000 /   360,000
11
FAO 3,000 /   3,000 0
Total 554,282 (6,196) 1,066,523 548,273 729,914 339,423

DECISION V/10 GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR PLANT CONSERVATION

Global Plant Conservation Strategy
A second consultation on the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) was organized
in collaboration with the Gran Canaria Group and took place in London, UK, on May 17-18.
Twenty-five experts participated in the meeting which was held at the Royal Society. The
participants developed a set of targets for plant conservation that relate to the ultimate
outcomes of identifying, conserving, and sustainably using plant diversity, as well as
raising awareness of its importance and building capacity for these activities. The targets
provide a framework for activities of existing CBD and other initiatives relevant to plant
conservation.
Prior to the meeting, the Secretariat to the CBD prepared a web site on the GSPC where
relevant documents and information can be found.

Ilustración 3 biodiversidad

Tabla 3 money

Unpaid Collections Unpaid

Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

  US $ US $     US $ US $ US $

Albania 0 263 373     0 (110)

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Algeria 0 7,552       0 7,552

Angola 20 878      878 20 0

Antigua & Barbuda 0 176       0 176

Argentina 88,251 96,855    60,863   27,388 96,855

Armenia 19,255 527       19,255 527

Australia 0 130,223 71,896   58,327 0 0

Austria 0 82,717     82,717 0 0

Azerbaijan   965       0 965

Bahamas 0 1,317     1,317 0 0

Bahrain 0 1,493       0 1,493

Bangladesh 0 878       0 878

Barbados 640 702    640   0 702

Belarus 69,876 5,005       69,876 5,005

Belgium 88,281 96,942   88,281 44,944 0 51,998

Belize 0 88     88 0 0

Benin 0 176 48     0 128

Bhutan 0 88     88 0 0

Bolivia 0 615       0 615

Botswana 0 878     878 0 0

Brazil 103,647 129,169       103,647 129,169

Bulgaria 0 966       0 966

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Burkina Faso 288 176       288 176

Burundi 219 88       219 88

Cambodia 0 88       0 88

Cameroon 3,289 1,142       3,289 1,142

Canada 0 239,897     239,897 0 0

Cape Verde 2,004 176       2,004 176

Central African Rep. 50 88       50 88

Chad 2,327 88       2,327 88

Chile 17,845 3,161    17,845   0 3,161

China 0 87,371       0 87,371

Colombia 15,002 9,571    8,094   6,908 9,571

Comoros 2,327 88       2,327 88

Congo 1,809 263       1,809 263

Congo Dem.Rep 3,259 615       3,259 615

Cook Islands 0 88       0 88

Costa Rica 5,527 1,405       5,527 1,405

Cote d'Ivoire 20 790       20 790

Croatia 5,109 2,634     2,634 5,109 0

Cuba 10,598 2,107       10,598 2,107

Cyprus 0 2,986      2,986 0 0

Czech Republic 0 9,396      9,396 0 0

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Denmark 0 60,765     60,765 0 0

Djibouti 0 88       0 88

Dominica 0 88 112     0 (24)

Dominica Rep. 3,349 1,317       3,349 1,317

Ecuador 0 1,756       0 1,756

EEC 0 164,850     164,850 0 0

Egypt 0 5,708     5,708 0 0

El Salvador 0 1,054       0 1,054

Equatorial Guinea 2,327 88       2,327 88

Eritrea 0 88      88 0 0

Estonia 0 1,054     1,054 0 0

Ethiopia 0 527     527 0 0

Fiji 0 351 351     0 0

Finland 0 47,681     47,681 0 0

France 0 574,718      574,718 0 0

Gabon 3,477 1,317       3,477 1,317

Gambia 0 88       0 88

Georgia 39,938 615       39,938 615

Germany 0 865,545     865,545 0 0

Ghana 2,238 615       2,238 615

Greece 0 30,821       0 30,821

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Grenada 0 88       0 88

Guatemala 7,376 1,581       7,376 1,581

Guinea 1,948 263       1,948 263

Guinea-Bissau 1,848 88       1,848 88

Guyana 1,498 88       1,498 88

Haiti 1,314 176       1,314 176

Honduras 575 263       575 263

Hungary 0 10,537      10,537 0 0

Iceland 0 2,810     2,810 0 0

India 50 26,255       50 26,255

Indonesia 33,331 16,508       33,331 16,508

Iran 73,301 14,137       73,301 14,137

Ireland 0 19,669 16,113     0 3,556

Israel 0 30,734      30,734 0 0

Italy 0 477,424       0 477,424

Jamaica 0 527       0 527

Japan 975,472 1,648,500   975,472   0 1,648,500

Jordan 0 527       0 527

Kazakhstan 57,086 4,215       57,086 4,215

Kenya 0 615 3     0 612

Kiribati 80 88    80  91 0 (3)

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 17,094 1,317       17,094 1,317

Korea, Rep. of 0 88,337      88,337 0 0

Kyrgyzstan 5,111 527       5,111 527

Lao PDR 0 88      88 0 0

Latvia 0 1,493 867    626 0 0

Lebanon 34 1,405    34  1,380 0 25

Lesotho 788 176    788  176 0 0

Liberia   161       0 161

Liechtenstein 0 527     527 0 0

Lithuania 2,855 1,317    2,855  1,317 0 0

Luxembourg 0 5,971     5,971 0 0

Macedonia 940 351       940 351

Madagascar 0 263 548     0 (285)

Malawi 0 176       0 176

Malaysia 0 16,069      16,069 0 0

Maldives 0 88       0 88

Mali 2,004 176       2,004 176

Malta   922       0 922

Marshall Island 0 88       0 88

Mauritania 1,158 88       1,158 88

Mauritius 0 790     790 0 0

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Mexico 12,677 87,371    12,677  5,883 0 81,488

Micronesia,Fed. States 0 88       0 88

Moldova, Rep. of 20,962 878       20,962 878

Monaco 20 351   20 372 0 (21)

Mongolia 0 176       0 176

Morocco 0 3,600       0 3,600

Mozambique 0 88       0 88

Myanmar 0 702     702 0 0

Namibia 0 615       0 615

Nauru 2,447 88       2,447 88

Nepal 0 351 2,383     0 (2,032)

Netherlands 0 143,306       0 143,306

New Zealand 0 19,406     19,406 0 0

Nicaragua 0 88       0 88

Niger 2,004 176       2,004 176

Nigeria 5,570 2,810       5,570 2,810

Niue 0 88     88 0 0

Norway 0 53,564     53,564 0 0

Oman 0 4,478     4,478 0 0

Pakistan 4,718 5,181       4,718 5,181

Panama 2,762 1,142       2,762 1,142

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Papua New Guinea 0 615 560    55 0 0

Paraguay 3,517 1,229       3,517 1,229

Peru 7,917 8,693       7,917 8,693

Philippines 0 7,113       0 7,113

Poland 0 17,211 17,211     0 0

Portugal 0 37,846      37,486 0 360

Qatar 0 2,898      2,898 0 0

Romania 0 4,917       0 4,917

Russian Federation 0 94,572       0 94,572

Rwanda 1,158 88    333   825 88

St.Kitts &Nevis 0 88     88 0 0

St. Lucia 80 88       80 88

Saint Vincent &

Grenadines 1,498 88       1,498 88

Samoa 0 88     88 0 0

San Marino 0 176       0 176

Senegal 20 527       20 527

Seychelles 3,355 176       3,355 176

Sierra Leone 2,327 88   500   1,827 88

Singapore 0 15,718     15,718 0 0

Slovak 0 3,073       0 3,073

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Slovenia 0 5,356      5,356 0 0

Solomon Is. 1,848 88       1,848 88

South Africa 29,267 32,139   29,267 32,139 0 0

Spain 0 227,516   227,516 0 0

Sri Lanka 2,501 1,054    903   1,598 1,054

Sudan 2,780 615       2,780 615

Suriname 621 351       621 351

Swaziland 0 176       0 176

Sweden 0 94,747       0 94,747

Switzerland 0 106,689 106,664     0 25

Syria 0 5,620      2,320 0 3,300

Tajikistan 1,207 351       1,207 351

Togo 0 88       0 88

Tonga 0 88       0 88

Trinidad & Tobago 0 1,405       0 1,405

Tunisia 0 2,459       0 2,459

Turkey 0 38,636       0 38,636

Turkmenistan 6,453 527       6,453 527

Uganda 0 351 1,587     0 (1,236)

Ukraine 37,924 16,684    22,731   15,193 16,684

U. K. 0 446,954 446,954     0 0

United Arab Emirates 0 15,630      31,450 0 (15,820)

 Unpaid Collections Unpaid
Collections Collections Unpaid
Pledges Pledges During Pledges
Countries in 2000 for in 2001 for Pledges for
as at for 2001 2001 for for Prior
2001 prior yrs 2001
31/12/00 2001 Years

Un.Rep. of Tanzania 1,050 263       1,050 263

Uruguay 7,451 4,215       7,451 4,215

Uzbekistan 11,963 2,195       11,963 2,195

Vanuatu 155 88   155   0 88

Venezuela 0 14,050 5,667     0 8,383

Viet Nam 0 615       0 615

Yemen 2,896 878       2,896 878

Zambia 20 176       20 176

Zimbabwe 720 790       720 790

Sub Total 1,852,724 6,595,881 671,337 1,221,538 2,764,146 631,186 3,160,398

Additional Contributions             0

USA 0  125,000         125,000

Quebec 0  200,000         200,000

Grand Total 1,852,724 6,920,881 671,337 1,221,538 2,764,146 631,186 3,485,398

 Índice de Imágenes
Ilustración 1 diagrama........................................................................................................................5
Ilustración 2.0 cuadro.........................................................................................................................5
Ilustración 3 biodiversidad.................................................................................................................7

Índice de tablas
Tabla 1 fechas....................................................................................................................................3
Tabla 2 paises.....................................................................................................................................6
Tabla 3 money....................................................................................................................................8