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Chapter 1

Relevant CBD and other documents

GTI recommendations and decisions of the CBD, i.e. GTI Programme of Work, National Reports, SBSTTA information documents, draft Guide to the GTI, also including European level documents

World and General

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Internet downloads:: the direct link to the institution's webpages Local downloads, in case you cannot access the internet:: the documents on CD
CBD - Convention on Biological Diversity

CBD Text (with options to download it in all six UN languages)

CBD Text in Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish (PDF)

Handbook (3rd Edition) of the Convention on Biological Diversity Handbook (3rd Edition) of the Convention on Biological Diversity in English (PDF)
The Convention on Biological Diversity Around the World: the National Focal Points List of GTI National Focal Points as PDF

CBD - National Reports

Introduction to National Reports & Reporting

Link to all National Reports of the CBD

Search in all the National Reports and select those on the Implementation of the GTI

Analyse the Thematic National Reports


COP - Conference of the Parties

Introduction page to the COPs

Link page to all COP Decisions (with options to download them in all six UN languages)

COP I Decisions in English (PDF)

COP II Decisions in English (PDF)

COP III Decisions in English (PDF)

COP IV Decisions in English (PDF)

COP V Decisions in English (PDF)

COP VI Decisions in English (PDF)

COP VII Decisions in in Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish as PDF

COP Decisions relevant to the GTI (with options to download them in all six UN languages

In English, the file contains all COP Decisions

The GTI Programme of Work as separate document.
Decisions UNEP/CBD/COP/III/4, III/5 and III/10 All decision UNEP/CBD/COP/III(4,5,10) (PDF)
Decision UNEP/CBD/COP/IV/1 All decision UNEP/CBD/COP/IV(1) (PDF)
Decision UNEP/CBD/COP/V/9 All decision UNEP/CBD/COP/V(9) (PDF)
Decision UNEP/CBD/COP/VI/8 All decision UNEP/CBD/COP/VI/(8) (PDF)
Decision UNEP/CBD/COP/VII/9 All decision UNEP/CBD/COP/VII/(9) (PDF)

SBSTTA - Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Introduction page to the SBSTTAs

Link page to all SBSTTA Recommendations

SBSTTA Recommendations relevant to the GTI

In English, the file contains all COP Recommendation.

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/2/2

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/2/2 (PDF)

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/2/5 Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/2/5 (PDF)

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/2

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/6 and /4/6/Corr.1

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/2 (PDF)

Recommendation /4/6 and /4/6/Corr.1 (PDF)

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/5/3

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/5/3 (PDF)

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/5/4 (PDF)
Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/6 Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/6 (PDF)
Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/3

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/3 (PDF)

Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/10/12 Recommendation UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/10/12 (PDF)

GTI - Guides, Declarations and Information Documents
CBD Technical Series 17 and 21 CBD Technical Series 17 (PDF)

"Working together for biodiversity: Regional and international initiatives contributing to achieving and measuring progress towards the 2010 target"

CBD Technical Series 21 (PDF)

"Success Stories in Implementation of the Programmes of Work on Dry and Sub-Humid Lands and the Global Taxonomy Initiative"

(more volumes of the CBD Technical Series in the folder "CBD_Technical" on the CD)

The - out of print - flyer to the GTI in English of the CBD Secretariat as JPEGs to download: Page One (1.5 MB, JPEG); Page Two (1,5 MB, JPEG)

GTI report on progress and status UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/23 GTI Report on progress and status UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/23 (PDF)
Draft Guide to the GTI UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/30 Draft Guide to the GTI UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/30 (PDF)
IMPLEMENTING THE GTI: Recommendations from DIVERSITAS Element 3

IMPLEMENTING THE GTI: Recommendations from DIVERSITAS Element 3 (PDF)

Recommended Priority Actions for CBD and GTI NFPs to promote implementation of the GTI Programme of Work. Recommended Priority Actions for CBD and GTI NFPs to promote implementation of the GTI Programme of Work. (DOC)
The GTI: Using Systematic Inventories to Meet Country and Regional Needs UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/INF/7 The GTI: Using Systematic Inventories to Meet Country and Regional Needs UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/INF/7 (PDF)
GTI The Darwin Declaration GTI The Darwin Declaration (HTML)

CM - Coordination Mechanism of the GTI

GTI Coordination Mechanism Final Report 23. November 2000

GTI Coordination Mechanism Final Report 23. November 2000 (PDF)
2nd Meeting of the GTI Coordination Mechanism in Montreal 2003

Europe

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The Vilm Statement
Global Taxonomy Initiative in the European Union Information Document (DOC)
Action Plan for Biodiversity Research in Europe Action Plan for Biodiversity Research in Europe (PDF)
European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy: Innovative research for biodiversity data acquisition & assessment European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy: Innovative research for biodiversity data acquisition & assessment (DOC)

Countries

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National CBD Focal Points for the GTI (CHM) see Chapter 3

Other regions

Japan
Sekai Bunruigaku Inishiatibu no Tebiki : [Guide to The Global Taxonomy Initiative] (in Japanese) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Building Capacity: Bangladesh to Bali and Beyond. Preliminary Report of First Global Taxonomy Initiative Workshop in Asia.

This pdf file was originaly published as a printed publication. Suggested sitation: Junko SHIMURA and Keiichi MATSUURA eds. Guide to the Global Taxonomy Initiative (Sekai Bunruigaku Inishiatibu no Tebiki). Kanagawa, Japan, Tokai University Press, 2004.

The booklet is available upon request. Mail to gti_jpn@nies.go.jp

Sekai Bunruigaku Inishiatibu no Tebiki : [Guide to The Global Taxonomy Initiative] (in Japanese)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Building Capacity: Bangladesh to Bali and Beyond. Preliminary Report of First Global Taxonomy Initiative Workshop in Asia.

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