International Conventions
The MA was designed to meet some of the assessment needs of the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD), the
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the Convention on Conservation of Migratory
Species of Wild Animals (CMS), and other users including the private sector,
civil society, and indigenous peoples. The MA was invited by these conventions
to provide updates on progress and to provide the assessment input to their
scientific and technical bodies. To strengthen the linkages to the Conventions
and to ensure that user needs are being met, the executives of CBD, CCD, Ramsar,
and CMS represented these conventions on the MA Board along with the chairs of
the scientific subsidiary body of each convention.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention to Combat Diversification
Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar)
Convention on Migratory Species
Convention on Biological Diversity
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Parties to the CBD have provided their endorsement of the MA: the MA has
been formally incorporated into the SBSTTA workplan; and at COP-6, the MA was
called upon to provide information to the CBD in no fewer than five decisions.
The MA has produced a special synthesis report on biodiversity that was reviewed
by CBD focal points. The report shows how biodiversity is treated within all
working groups of the MA, and was guided by the recommendations from experts
that participated in the MA Cross-cutting meeting on Biodiversity held in Gland,
Switzerland on February 13-14, 2003.
CBD Decisions that make reference to the MA
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Convention to Combat Desertification
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Parties to have provided their endorsement of the MA: the MA was formally
acknowledged by the CST and COP as a source of assessment information. The MA
produced a special synthesis report on desertification that was reviewed by CCD
focal points. The report examines the globlal implications of desertification
and how it is covered in the MA working groups and was guided by the
recommendations from experts that participated in the MA Cross-cutting meeting
on Drylands and Desertification held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan August 12-15, 2003.
CCD Decisions that make reference to the MA
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Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar)
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Parties to Ramsar provided their endorsement of the MA: the MA was
incorporated into several work groups undertaking the STRP workplan; and at
COP-8, the MA was identified as a source of methods for assessment of wetland
ecosystems. The MA has produced a special synthesis report on wetlands that was
distributed for review by Ramsar focal points and STRP members. The report shows
how wetlands were treated within all working groups of the MA, and was guided by
the recommendations from experts that participated in the MA Cross-cutting
meeting on Freshwater held in Darwin, Australia June 4-6, 2003.
Ramsar Resolutions that make reference to the MA
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Convention on Migratory Species
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Parties to the CMS provided their endorsement of the MA: at COP-7, the MA
was invited to collaborate with CMS to determine the benefits MA could provide
Parties and the Convention itself.
CMS Resolutions that make reference to the MA
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