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Explanation

Übereinkommen über die biologische Vielfalt

Convention on biological diversity

CBD

It was decided at the Conference of the United Nations for Environment and Sustainable Development (UNCED) in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro to have a Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Over 188 Contracting Parties, including Germany, joined this international nature protection agreement at the end of 2003.

Vertragstaatenkonferenz

VSK

Conference of the Parties

COP

The Conference of the Parties - COP is the decision-making organ of the CBD and is usually summoned every two years

Wissenschaftlich-technischer und technologischer Ausschuss

Subsidiary Body on scientific, technical and technological advice

SBSTTA

The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) is an advisory scientific committee, which discusses special topics in preparation for the Conferences of the Parties and gives recommendations to the COP.

Beschlüsse

Decisions

Dec.

At the Conference of the Parties, can decisions (Dec.) be accepted or changes in minutes, appendices and the convention text be met. The decisions are provided with a numeric code, whereby the first number indicates the Conference of the Parties in Roman numbers, and the different decisions of this conference are indicated in Arabic numerals (Example: Dec.V/3 means decision number three of the fifth Conference of the Parties ). Decisions are binding according to international law and must be converted by the member states.

Empfehlungen

Recommendations

Rec.

The teams of experts provide their recommendations (Rec.) to the COP for further adoption, whereby the numbering of the recommendations follows the same principle as with the decisions.

Expertengruppen

z.B.: Ad-hoc technical expert group

AHTEG

Besides the SBSTTA there are further expert committees and teams of experts that all have an advisory function e.g. Ad-hoc Technical Expert Group - AHTEG. The teams of experts provide their recommendations (Rec.) to the COP for further adoption.

Clearing-house Mechanismus

CHM

Clearing-house mechanism

CHM

The "clearing-house mechanism" is a kind of an information network from the electronic and non-electronic media. The internet part is developed by different focal points on the international, regional and national level which possess either an email connection or their own homepage. As a central focal point, the Secretariat of the CBD functions in Montreal (international CHM - http://www.biodiv.org) and as main focal points are the national CHM webpages.

Globale Umweltfazilität

Global Environment Facility

GEF

In order to be able to undertake the numerous tasks of implementing the Biodiversity Convention and the Climate Change Framework Convention, substantial financing is needed. For this reason, the so-called "Global Environment Facility - GEF" was established as a world-wide environmental financing instrument, whose means are administered by the World Bank. The fund is financed in regular intervals by the international community of states.

Invasive gebietsfremde Arten

Invasive alien species

IAS

Internationales Pflanzenschutzabkommen

International Plant Protection Convention

IPPC

Zugang zu genetischen Ressourcen und gerechter Vorteilsausgleich

Access and benefit sharing

ABS

Einvernehmlich festgelegte Bedingungen

mutually agreed terms

MAT

Auf Kenntnis der Sachlage gegründete vorherige Zustimmung

prior informed consent

PIC

Globale Strategie zum Schutz und zur nachhaltigen Nutzung von Pflanzen

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

GSPC

Intergovernmental Panel on Forests

IPF

United Nations Forum on Forests

UNFF

Klimarahmenkonvention

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFCCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPCC

Konvention zur Bekämpfung der Wüstenbildung

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

UNCCD

Globale Taxonomie Initiative

GTI

Global Taxonomy Initiative

GTI

Nationale Biodiversitätsstrategie und Aktionsplan

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

NBSAP