SBSTTA 26 - 26th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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The 26th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity, will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, to review the steps needed to bring the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into being while also setting the stage for COP 16 in Colombia.
More specifically, during the first week, SBSTTA 26 will focus on:
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the monitoring framework for the GBF, continuing to review work on indicators by the relevant Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group;
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scientific and technical needs to support GBF’s implementation;
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synthetic biology, including the outcomes of discussions under the relevant multidisciplinary Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group;
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risk assessment and risk management;
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detection and identification of living modified organisms;
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marine and coastal biodiversity; and
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biodiversity and health, including an updated version of the draft global action plan to mainstream biodiversity and health linkages into national policies.
Link to meeting documents: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/SBSTTA-26
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