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Administration of the Convention and the budget for the Trust Funds of the Convention

A. Budget for the integrated programme of work of the Secretariat

The Conference of the Parties,Recalling its decision XII/32 and decision VII/7 of the of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at its seventh meeting, decision I/13 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources,Welcoming the adoption by the United Nations Environment Assembly of Resolution 2/18 on the relationship between the United Nations Environment Programme and the multilateral environmental agreements for which it provides the Secretariat.
1.Decides to adopt an integrated programme of work and budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing;
2.Also decides to share all costs for Secretariat services among the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol on a ratio of 76:16:8 for the biennium 2017-2018;
3.Approves a core (BY) programme budget for the Convention of 13,954,800 United States dollars for the year 2017 and of 14,283,600 United States dollars for the year 2018, representing 76 per cent of the integrated budget of 18,361,600 United States dollars for the year 2017 and 18,794,200 United States dollars for the year 2018 for the Convention and the Protocols, for the purposes listed in the tables 1a and 1b below;
4.Expresses its appreciation to Canada as the host country for its renewed support to the Secretariat and welcomes the contribution of 1,593,657 Canadian dollars for the year 2017 and 1,600,774 Canadian dollars for the year 2018, from the host country, Canada, and the Province of Quebec, to the rental and associated costs of the Secretariat, which has been allocated on a ratio of 76:16:8 to offset contributions from the Parties to the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol, respectively, for the biennium 2017-2018;
5.Adopts the scale of assessments for the apportionment of expenses for 2017 and 2018 as contained in the table 6 below;
6.Notes that the in-depth functional review of the Secretariat was not completed in a timely manner and that, therefore, the full report of the independent consultant on the analysis of individual posts was not shared with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties in accordance with recommendation 1/13 of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation;11See UNEP/CBD/COP/13/6, Sect. I.
7.Takes note of the outcome of the functional review and the upgrading of a P-3 post to P-4 and four P-4 posts to P-5 managerial positions, and welcomes the new structure of the Secretariat, which should lead to further synergies and efficiencies;
8.Takes note of the indicative staffing table 2 of the Secretariat of the biennium 2017-2018 used for costing purposes to set the overall budget;
9.Authorizes the Executive Secretary, within the rules and regulations of the United Nations and without prejudice to any decision by the Conference of the Parties at its fourteenth meeting, to adjust the staffing levels and numbers, and structure of the Secretariat, provided that the overall cost of the Secretariat of the Convention and its Protocols remains within that of the indicative staffing table and that there are no consequent increases in the staff costs in the integrated budget in future bienniums, and to report on the adjustments made to the Parties of the Convention and its Protocols at their next meetings;
10.Decides to set aside the sum of 395,000 United States dollars from the operating budget surplus for the biennium 2015-2016 that could potentially be drawn on if, in the opinion of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, exceptional circumstances arise during the preparation of the next meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, and invites the Executive Director, if he is satisfied of the need and the compatibility of such a draw-down with the Financial Rules and Regulations of the United Nations Environment Programme, to authorize the Executive Secretary to draw on the set-aside and submit a direct report to the Parties to the Convention and Parties to the Protocols at their next meetings;
11.Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into commitments up to the level of the approved budget, drawing on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income;
12.Also authorizes the Executive Secretary to transfer resources among the programmes between each of the main appropriation lines set out in table 1a below up to an aggregate of 15 per cent of the total programme budget, provided that a further limitation of up to a maximum of 25 per cent of each such appropriation line shall apply;
13.Expresses its concern about the effect of Umoja on the operations of the Secretariat in the biennium 2015-2016, and hopes that its potential benefits will be realized in the coming biennium;
14.Invites all Parties to the Convention to note that contributions to the core programme budgets (BY, BG and BB) are due on 1 January of the year for which those contributions have been budgeted, and to pay them promptly, and urges Parties in a position to do so to pay by 31 December 2016 for the calendar year 2017 and by 1 October 2017 for the calendar year 2018, and, in this regard, requests that Parties be notified of the amount of their contributions as early as possible in the year preceding the year in which the contributions are due;
15.Notes with concern that a number of Parties to the Convention and its Protocols have not paid their contributions to the core budgets (BY, BG and BB Trust Funds) for 2016 and prior years, including Parties that have never paid their contributions, and also notes that, in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards adopted by the United Nations,2 arrears estimated at 759,400 United States dollars for the Convention, 133,349 United States dollars for the Cartagena Protocol and 6,299 United States dollars for the Nagoya Protocol will be outstanding at the end of 2016 and will have to be deducted from the fund balance to cover doubtful debt and so cannot be used for the benefit of all the respective Parties;2See General Assembly resolution 60/283, sect. IV.
16.Urges Parties that have still not paid their contributions to the core budgets (BY, BG, BB Trust Funds) for 2015 and prior years to do so without delay or conditionalities, and requests the Executive Secretary to publish and regularly update information on the status of contributions to the Convention’s Trust Funds (BY, BG, BB, BE, BH, BX, BZ and VB) and to keep the members of the Bureaux of the Convention and its Protocols updated so that they can provide information on unpaid contributions and their consequences at regional meetings;
17.Confirms that, with regard to contributions due from 1 January 2005 onwards, Parties whose contributions are in arrears for two (2) or more years will not be eligible to become a member of the Bureaux of the Convention, its Protocols or the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice or to nominate a member of a compliance committee, and decides that this will only apply in the case of Parties that are not least developed countries or small island developing States;
18.Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into arrangements with any Party whose contributions are in arrears for two or more years to mutually agree on a “schedule of payments” for such a Party to clear all outstanding arrears within six years depending on the financial circumstances of the Party in arrears and pay future contributions by the due date, and report on the implementation of any such arrangement to the Bureau at its next meeting and to the Conference of the Parties;
19.Decides that a Party with an agreed arrangement in accordance with paragraph 18 above and that is fully respecting the provisions of that arrangement will not be subject to the provisions of paragraph 17 above;
20.Requests the Executive Secretary and invites the President of the Conference of the Parties, through a jointly signed letter, to notify Parties whose contributions are in arrears inviting them to take timely action and to thank those Parties that have responded in a positive manner in paying their outstanding contributions;
21.Notes that the trust funds for the Convention and its Protocols (BY, BG and BB) should be extended for a period of two years beginning 1 January 2018 and ending 31 December 2019, and requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to seek the approval of the United Nations Environment Assembly for their extension;
22.Decides to promote the integrated approach to implementation within the Secretariat by merging the Trust Funds for additional voluntary contributions in support of approved activities of the Convention and its Protocols (BE, BH, BX) so that resources may be used for projects targeted at more than one instrument and, in this regard, decides that new voluntary contributions for activities should be placed in the BE Trust Fund, and requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to seek the approval of the United Nations Environment Assembly to change the name of the merged Trust Fund to “Special Voluntary Trust Fund for Contributions in Support of Additional Approved Activities of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols”;
23.Decides that the VB Trust Fund should be available to facilitate the participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the work of the Convention and its Protocols and requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to seek the approval of the United Nations Environment Assembly to change the name of the VB Trust Fund to “Special Voluntary Trust Fund for Contributions to Facilitate the Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities”;
24.Acknowledges the funding estimates for:
(a)The BE Trust Fund for additional approved activities of the Convention and its Protocols for the period 2017-2020 included in table 3 below;
(b)The Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States as well as Parties with economies in transition, for the period 2017-2020, contained in table 4 below;
(c)The VB Trust Fund for facilitating participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the work of the Convention and its Protocols for the period 2017-2020, contained in table 5 below;
25.Notes that the voluntary trust funds (BE, BZ, VB) for the Convention and its Protocols should be extended for a period of four years beginning 1 January 2018 and ending 31 December 2021, and requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to seek the approval of the United Nations Environment Assembly for their extension;
26.Expresses its appreciation to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme for his positive response to the request in paragraph 5 of the United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 2/18, in waiving the programme support costs on the voluntary contributions for participation from the BZ and VB Trust Funds, on an exceptional basis for the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the eighth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the second meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing;
27.Invites the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue this exceptional arrangement for the BZ and VB Trust Funds since the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity meets the criteria set out in Resolution 2/18, namely that arranging participation is done by administrative staff financed from the programme support costs of the operating budget;
28.Takes note with concern, and, on an exceptional basis, acknowledges the use by the Executive Secretary of savings, unspent balances from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income in the amount of 544,000 United States dollars from the BY Trust Fund, of whichto date an estimated amount of243,018 United States dollars was spent to fund the participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as Parties with economies in transition, in the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
29.Notes that, under paragraph 7(a) of the Financial Rules,3 only the Conference of the Parties and the meetings of the Parties to the two Protocols should receive budget proposals, and that under paragraph 7(b), only the Conference of the Parties and the meetings of the Parties to the two Protocols can make decisions regarding the budget and that, in the absence of agreement on paragraph 16 of the same rules, such decisions can only be made by consensus in the presence of two thirds of the Parties;3See Conference of the Parties decision III/1, appendix.
30.Reminds the Executive Secretary not to make proposals for a decision to any Bureau on the use of savings, unspent balances or miscellaneous income from any Trust Fund of the Convention or its Protocols since the Bureaux cannot authorize the Executive Secretary to act on budget matters;
31.Requests the Executive Secretary not to make any further commitments from the allocation of 544,000 United States dollars described in paragraph 28 above and to ensure that the unused balance remains unrestricted in the BY Trust Fund;
32.Recalls rule 30 of the rules of procedure of the Convention, and stresses the need to have a wide range of Parties attending meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, especially in order to reach the level of two thirds of Parties present needed to provide a quorum for the meeting, allowing decisions to be taken;
33.Reaffirms the importance of full and active participation of the developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as Parties with economies in transition, in the meetings of the Convention and its Protocols and, in this context, requests the Executive Secretary to take into account the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties and the meetings of the Parties to its Protocols on concurrent meetings and on improving the efficiencies of the structures and processes of the Convention and its Protocols;
34.Notes with concern that the participation of developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States as well as Parties with economies in transition, in meetings of the Convention and its Protocols has been adversely affected by the lack of predictable and sustainable funding;
35.Calls upon developed country Parties and other Parties in a position to do so, including in the context of South-South cooperation, to substantially increase their contributions to the BZ Trust Fund on a voluntary basis and to guarantee that their pledges are honoured well in advance of meetings to allow for full and active participation;
36.Requests the Executive Secretary to explore possibilities of formally engaging the private sector in supporting the BZ Trust Fund for the participation of developing countries, to further develop the modalities to ensure the transparency of private sector contributions and avoid the appearance of influence, in accordance with Principle 10 of the United Nations Global Compact, for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation at its second meeting and a decision at the next meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols;
37.Also requests the Executive Secretary to remind Parties of the need to contribute to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) at least six months prior to the ordinary meetings of the Convention and its Protocols and to issue early invitations to other donors to make contributions;
38.Further requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the Bureaux, to continue to monitor the availability of voluntary contributions to the special voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) with a view to allowing members of those Bureaux to bring any shortfalls in contributions to the attention of member Parties, and potential donors, as appropriate, in their regions;
39.Recalls the request of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation at its first meeting4 to prepare a proposal for the review and update of the current guidelines set out in the Procedure5 for the Allocation of Funding from the BZ Trust Fund for Facilitating Participation of Parties in the Convention Process, and urges the Executive Secretary to prepare a draft recommendation for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation at its second meeting for a possible decision at the next meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols;4UNEP/CBD/SBI/REC/1/13, paragraph 6 (a).5UNEP/CBD/COP/9/34.
40.Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare a report, for submission to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme in accordance with the United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 2/18, paragraph 3, and for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation with a view to a possible decision at the next meetings of Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, on:
(a)The status of contributions to the BZ voluntary Trust Fund over the last four bienniums;
(b)The level of participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States and Parties with economies in transition, in meetings of the Convention and its Protocols in each of those bienniums and the effects of shortfalls in contributions on the attendance of all eligible Parties and of developing countries, least developed countries, small island developing States and Parties with economies in transition separately;
(c)The possible repercussions on the effective functioning of the meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, including the open-ended intersessional meetings;
41.Welcomes the invitation by the United Nations Environment Assembly for the governing bodies of the multilateral environmental agreements administered by the United Nations Environment Programme to share among themselves good practices in respect of their budgetary and human resources management, and requests a report from the United Nations Environment Programme, drawing, inter alia, on the report requested in paragraph 40 above as soon as it is completed by the Executive Secretary, to allow for a discussion at the third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, if so decided by its Bureau, in the presence of the Chairs of the Conference of the Parties to all the multilateral environmental agreements administered by the United Nations Environment Programme, on common problems in finding stable and predictable funding to enable more participants from developing countries, particularly least developed countries and small island developing States and Parties with economies in transition, to attend meetings of the Parties of the different multilateral environmental agreements and their open-ended subsidiary bodies;
42.Urges all Parties to the Convention, and invites States not Party to the Convention and States not Party to the Protocols, as well as governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and others, including the private sector, to contribute to the Voluntary Trust Funds of the Convention and its Protocols;
43.Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit an updated integrated programme of work for the Convention and its Protocols for the period 2019-2022 setting out, inter alia, functional objectives, expected results and resources required with a view to allowing results-based management;
44.Also requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit an integrated budget for the Convention and the Protocols for the integrated programme of work described in paragraph 43 above, for the biennium 2019-2020 for the consideration of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols at their next meetings, with three alternatives:
(a)Making an assessment of the required rate of growth for the programme budget (BY, BG and BB Trust Funds) which should not exceed a 4 per cent increase from the 2017-2018 level in nominal terms;
(b)Maintaining the programme budget (BY, BG and BB Trust Funds) at the 2017-2018 level in real terms;
(c)Maintaining the programme budget (BY, BG and BB Trust Funds) at the 2017-2018 level in nominal terms;
45.Further requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols at their next meetings on income and budget performance, unspent balances and the status of surplus and carry-overs as well as any adjustments made to the budget for the biennium 2017-2018;
46.Requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, to prepare a report for consideration by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the Parties to its Protocols at their next meetings on the implications for them of United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 2/18;
47.Also requests the Executive Secretary to provide information on efficiencies, savings and challenges resulting from the further integration of the work of the Secretariat of the Convention and its Protocols.

Table 1a. Integrated biennium budget for the Trust Funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols 2017-2018

 Expenditures2017 (US$ thousands)2018 (US$ thousands)TOTAL (US$ thousands)
I.Programmes
Office of the Executive Secretary2,114.202,215.104,329.30
Scientific and Policy Support5,156.905,252.6010,409.50
Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support2,057.102,098.804,155.90
Implementation Support2,838.203,322.706,160.90
II.Administration, Finance and Conference Services3,974.103,742.907,716.90
 Sub-total (I)16,140.5016,632.1032,772.50
 Programme support charge (13%)2,098.302,162.204,260.40
GRAND TOTAL (I + II)18,238.8018,794.2037,033.00
III.Working capital reserve122.8 122.8
GRAND TOTAL (II + III)18,361.6018,794.2037,155.80
 Convention share of integrated budget (76%)13,954.8014,283.6028,238.40
 Replenishment of working capital from reserve (76%)(93.4) (93.4)
 Less contribution from the host country (76%)(931.7)(935.8)(1,867.50)
 Set aside delegated to Executive Director of UNEP (76%)(114)(186.2)(300.2)
 Less use of reserves from previous years (76%)(453.6)(455.4)(909.0)
 NET TOTAL (amount to be shared by Parties)12,362.1012,706.2025,068.30

Table 1b. Integrated biennium budget for the Trust Funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols 2017-2018 (by object of expenditure)

 Expenditures2017 (US$ thousands)2018 (US$ thousands)TOTAL (US$ thousands)
A.Staff costs11,329.411,586.022,915.4
B.Bureau meetings150.0215.0365.0
C.Travel on official business450.0400.0850.0
D.Consultants/subcontracts75.075.0150.0
E.Meetings1 2 31,416.82,016.83,433.6
F.Public awareness materials50.050.0100.0
G.Temporary assistance/Overtime100.0100.0200.0
H.Rent and associated costs1,239.71,257.62,497.3
I.General operating expenses979.60726.601,706.20
J.Training5.05.010.0
K.Expert Meetings280.0135.0415.0
L.Translation of BCH/CHM NP CH websites65.065.0130.0
 Sub-total (I)16,140.516,632.132,772.5
II.Programme support charge (13%)2,098.32,162.24,260.40
SUB-TOTAL (I + II)18,238.818,794.237,033.0
III.Working capital reserve122.8 122.8
GRAND TOTAL (II + III)18,361.618,794.237,155.8
 Convention share of integrated budget (76%)13,954.814,283.628,238.4
Replenishment of working capital from reserve (76%)(93.4) (93.4)
Less contribution from the host country (76%)(931.7)(935.8)(1,867.50)
Set aside delegated to Executive Director of UNEP (76%)(114)(186.2)(300.2)
Less use of reserves from previous years (76%)(453.6)(455.4)(909)
NET TOTAL (amount to be shared by Parties)12,362.112,706.225,068.3
1Priority meetings to be funded from the core budget:Tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions.Twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice.Second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation.Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention/ Ninth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol/-Third meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol held concurrently.2SBSTTA-21 (3 days), Art. 8(j)-10 (3 days) back-to-back in 2017. SBSTTA-22 (6 days), SBI-2 (5 days) back-to-back in 20183Budget for COP-14/COP-MOP 9 and COP-MOP 3 divided equally between both years of the biennium.

Table 2. Secretariat staffing requirements from the core budgets of the Convention and its Protocols, 2017-2018

  20172018
A.Professional category
ASG11
D-144
P-588
P-41313
P-31313
P-21010
B.Total Professional category4949
 Total General Service category2929
Total (A+B)7878

Table 3. Resource requirements from the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the period 2017-2020

A. Convention on Biological Diversity

(Thousands of United States dollars)

1. EXPERT MEETINGS
Office of the Executive Secretary
Monitoring, Review and Reporting Unit
Biodiversity and health30.0
Scientific assessment of progress towards selected Aichi Biodiversity Targets50.0
  
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Conservation and Sustainable Use Unit 
Forest biodiversity100.0
Technical expert meeting on Aichi Target 1160.0
Marine and coastal biodiversity200.0
Climate change and biodiversity & dry and sub-humid lands215.0
Biosafety and Biosecurity Unit 
AHTEG on Synthetic Biology100.0
Invasive alien species240.0
Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Unit 
Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources60.0
*Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support Division** 
Cooperation and Partnerships Unit 
Enhancing synergies among biodiversity-related conventions460.0
Communications and Awareness Unit 
Informal Advisory Committee for CEPA70.0
  
Implementation Support Division 
Clearing House Mechanisms Unit 
Informal Advisory Committee for the CHM40.0
Capacity Development Unit 
Incentive measures (Aichi Target 3)100.0
Technical and scientific cooperation65.0
2. CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOPS 
Office of the Executive Secretary 
Monitoring, Review and Reporting Unit 
Sixth national reports preparation450.0
  
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Conservation and Sustainable Use Unit 
Marine and coastal biodiversity300.0
Climate change and biodiversity & dry and sub-humid lands600.0
  
Implementation Support Division 
Capacity Development Unit 
Capacity Development Short-term Action Plan*5,573.0
  
3. OTHER WORKSHOPS 
Office of the Executive Secretary 
Legal Advice and Support Unit 
COP regional preparatory meetings100.0
Monitoring, Review and Reporting Unit
Biodiversity and human health380.2
Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity425.0
  
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Conservation and Sustainable Use Unit 
Forests biodiversity120.0
Ecosystem restoration80.0
Marine and coastal biodiversity100.0
  
Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support Division 
Economic Policy and Resource Mobilization Unit 
Biodiversity and sustainable development300.0
Financial mechanism300.0
  
Implementation Support Division 
Capacity Development Unit 
Partnerships with education and training institutions100.0
4. STAFF
Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support Division 
Economic Policy and Resource Mobilization Unit 
Business engagement (P-3)342.5
Communications and Awareness Unit 
Communications Officer342.5
5. CONSULTANTS
Office of the Executive Secretary 
Monitoring, Review and Reporting Unit 
National reports130.0
Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-202030.0
IPBES and the Subsidiary Body on Implementation20.0
Biodiversity and human health138.0
Scientific assessment of progress towards selected Aichi biodiversity targets15.0
Implications of the IPBES assessment on pollinators, pollination and food90.0
  
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Conservation and Sustainable Use Unit 
Forest biodiversity40.0
Sustainable wildlife management10.0
Ecosystem restoration10.0
Progress towards the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 1275.0
Marine and coastal biodiversity130.0
Climate change and biodiversity & dry and sub-humid lands40.0
Biosafety and Biosecurity Unit 
Invasive alien species140.0
Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Unit 
Digital sequence information on genetic resources30.0
  
Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support Division 
Cooperation and Partnerships Unit 
Gender50.0
Sub-national and local implementation30.0
Biodiversity and tourism development20.0
Enhancing synergies among biodiversity-related conventions28.0
Economic Policy and Resource Mobilization Unit 
Biodiversity and Sustainable Development30.0
Resource mobilization180.0
Financial mechanism110.0
Communications and Awareness Unit 
CEPA and the United Nations decade on biodiversity20.0
  
Implementation Support Division 
Clearing-House Mechanisms Unit 
Clearing-House Mechanism250.0
Capacity Development Unit 
Capacity Development Short-term Action Plan*2,800.0
6. STAFF TRAVEL
Office of the Executive Secretary 
Monitoring, Review and Reporting Unit 
National reports60.0
Global Biodiversity Outlook40.0
Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-202065.0
Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-202030.0
Biodiversity and human health55.0
Scientific assessment of progress towards selected Aichi biodiversity targets10.0
Implementation of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity75.0
  
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Conservation and Sustainable Use Unit 
Forests Biodiversity45.0
Climate change and biodiversity & dry and sub-humid lands100.0
  
Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support Division 
Cooperation and Partnerships Unit 
Gender30.0
Enhancing synergies among biodiversity-related conventions18.0
Sub-national and local implementation10.0
Biodiversity and tourism development15.0
Economic Policy and Resource Mobilization Unit 
Resource mobilization20.0
Biodiversity and Sustainable Development15.0
Communications and Awareness Unit 
CEPA and the United Nations decade on biodiversity50.0
  
Implementation Support Division 
Capacity Development Unit 
SBI and mechanisms to support review of implementation155.0
Business and biodiversity3.0
Gender mainstreaming15.0
7. REPORT PREPARATION/PRINTING
Office of the Executive Secretary 
Monitoring, Reviewand Reporting Unit 
Biodiversity and human health67.0
  
Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support Division 
Economic Policy and Resource Mobilization Unit
Biodiversity and sustainable development3.0
Communications and Awareness Unit 
CEPA and the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity20.0
  
Implementation Support Division 
Capacity Development Unit 
SBI and mechanisms to support review of implementation2.5
Business and biodiversity5.0
8. PUBLICATIONS
Office of the Executive Secretary 
Monitoring, Review and Reporting Unit 
Biodiversity and human health30.0
  
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Access and Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Unit 
Article 8(j) and related provisions10.0
Conservation and Sustainable Use Unit 
Forest biodiversity13.0
Climate change and biodiversity & dry and sub-humid lands70.0
Biosafety and Biosecurity Unit 
Invasive alien species60.0
  
Mainstreaming, Cooperation and Outreach Support Division 
Cooperation and Partnerships Unit 
Sub-national and local implementation15.0
Biodiversity and tourism development15.0
Communications and Awareness Unit 
CEPA and the United Nations decade on biodiversity40.0
  
Implementation Support Division 
Capacity Development Unit 
Biodiversity and tourism development50.0
Clearing-House Mechanism50.0
Gender mainstreaming10.0
Sub-total I  (Convention on Biological Diversity)16,990.7
II. Programme support costs (13%)2,208.7
TOTAL COST (I + II) (Convention on Biological Diversity)19,198.7
*See UNEP/CBD/COP/13/3 for details.Finland pledged funds for developing country Parties for capacity-building in biodiversity and health.Norway pledged funds for developing country Parties for an ad hoc technical expert meeting on Aichi Target 11 in 2017.*See UNEP/CBD/COP/13/3 for details.Finland pledged funds for developing country Parties for capacity-building in biodiversity and health.Norway pledged funds for developing country Parties for an ad hoc technical expert meeting on Aichi Target 11 in 2017.

B. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

(Thousands of United States dollars)

1. EXPERT MEETINGS
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
AHTEG on Risk Assessment and Risk Management70.0
AHTEG on Socio-economic Considerations80.0
2. CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOPS
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Biosafety and Biosecurity Unit 
Sampling, detection and identification of LMOs300
Mainstreaming biosafety into NBSAP and development plans360
Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol and the Convention at the national level350
Risk assessment of LMOs300
Implementation the LMO identification420
Workshops on public awareness, education, and public participation concerning LMOs300
Training courses on public participation and public access to information200
Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress300
3. CONSULTANTS
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Biosafety and Biosecurity Unit 
Unintentional transboundary movements of LMOs10
Mainstreaming biosafety into NBSAPs and national development plans65
Risk assessment of LMOs80
Sampling, detection and identification of LMOs80
Public awareness concerning LMOs50
Cooperation with other relevant organizations10
4. STAFF TRAVEL
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Biosafety and Biosecurity Unit 
Mainstreaming biosafety into NBSAPs and national development plans30
Cooperation with other relevant organizations15
Sub-total I (Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)3,020.0
II. Programme support costs (13%)392.6
TOTAL COST (I + II) (Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)3,412.6

C. Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

(Thousands of United States dollars)

1. CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOPS
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Access and Benefit-sharing and Traditional Knowledge Unit 
ABS Clearing House20.0
Legal frameworks to implement the Nagoya Protocol840.0
Implementing the Nagoya Protocol150.0
Train communicators and disseminate the ABS awareness-raising toolkit28.0
2. CONSULTANTS
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Access and Benefit-sharing and Traditional Knowledge Unit 
Online Global Network on Biodiversity Law40.0
Establishing legal frameworks to implement the Nagoya Protocol100.0
Analysis of information  for first assessment and review process of the Nagoya Protocol20.0
Study on criteria for a specialized international ABS instrument20.0
3. STAFF TRAVEL
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Access and Benefit-Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Unit 
ABS Clearing House60.0
4. PUBLICATIONS
Scientific and Policy Support Division 
Access and Benefit-Sharing and Traditional Knowledge Unit 
ABS Clearing House20.0
Train communicators and disseminate the ABS awareness-raising toolkit2.0
Sub-total I (Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing)1,300.0
II. Programme support costs (13%)169.0
TOTAL COST (I + II) (Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing)1,469.0

Table 4. Resource requirements from the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating the participation of Parties in the Convention process for the period 2017-2020

Description of meetings2017-2020
(US$ thousands)
I. Meetings
COP-14, Cartagena Protocol COP-MOP 9 and Nagoya Protocol COP-MOP 32,000.0
COP-15, Cartagena Protocol COP-MOP 10 and Nagoya Protocol COP-MOP 42,000.0
Regional Meetings in Preparation for the concurrent meetings of the Conferences of the Parties400.0
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 21,SBSTTA 22, SBSTTA 23 and SBSTTA 24)4,800.0
Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group Meeting on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (Art. 8(j), 10 and 11)600.0
Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 2 and 3)600.0
Subtotal10,400.0
II. Programme support costs1,352.0
Total cost (I + II)11,752.0
Note: The European Union pledged US$ 395,000 for participation costs for participants from developing countries.

Table 5. Voluntary Trust Fund (VB) for Facilitating Participation of Indigenous Peoplesand Local Communities in the Convention Process for 2017 -2020

Description2017-2020
(US$ thousands)
I. Meetings
Support to indigenous peoples and local communities1,000.0
Subtotal1,000.0
II. Programme support costs1,130.0

Table 6. Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the biennium 2017-2018

PartyUN scale of assessments 2017 (per cent)Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)Contributions per 1 Jan. 2017 US$UN scale of assessments 2017 (per cent)Scale with 22% ceiling, no LDC paying more than 0.01 % (per cent)Contributions per 1 Jan. 2018 US$Total Contributions 2017-2018 US$
Afghanistan0.0060.0089270.0060.0089531,880
Albania0.0080.011,2360.0080.011,2712,507
Algeria0.1610.20124,8810.1610.20125,57450,455
Andorra0.0060.0089270.0060.0089531,880
Angola0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
Antigua and Barbuda0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Argentina0.8921.115137,8520.8921.115141,689279,541
Armenia0.0060.0089270.0060.0089531,880
Australia2.3372.922361,1662.3372.922371,218732,384
Austria0.720.9111,2710.720.9114,368225,638
Azerbaijan0.060.0759,2730.060.0759,53118,803
Bahamas0.0140.0182,1640.0140.0182,2244,387
Bahrain0.0440.0556,8000.0440.0556,98913,789
Bangladesh0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
Barbados0.0070.0091,0820.0070.0091,1122,194
Belarus0.0560.078,6540.0560.078,89517,550
Belgium0.8851.106136,7700.8851.106140,577277,347
Belize0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Benin0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Bhutan0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)0.0120.0151,8550.0120.0151,9063,761
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0130.0162,0090.0130.0162,0654,074
Botswana0.0140.0182,1640.0140.0182,2244,387
Brazil3.8234.779590,8163.8234.779607,2601,198,076
Brunei-Darussalam0.0290.0364,4820.0290.0364,6069,088
Bulgaria0.0450.0566,9540.0450.0567,14814,102
Burkina Faso0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Burundi0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Cabo Verde0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Cambodia0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Cameroon0.010.0131,5450.010.0131,5883,134
Canada2.9213.652451,4192.9213.652463,983915,402
Central African Republic0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Chad0.0050.0067730.0050.0067941,567
Chile0.3990.49961,6620.3990.49963,379125,041
China7.9219.9021,224,1317.9219.9021,258,2022,482,334
Colombia0.3220.40349,7630.3220.40351,148100,910
Comoros0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Congo0.0060.0089270.0060.0089531,880
Cook Islands0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Costa Rica0.0470.0597,2630.0470.0597,46614,729
Cote d'Ivoire0.0090.0111,3910.0090.0111,4302,820
Croatia0.0990.12415,3000.0990.12415,72631,025
Cuba0.0650.08110,0450.0650.08110,32520,370
Cyprus0.0430.0546,6450.0430.0546,83013,476
Czech Republic0.3440.4353,1630.3440.4354,642107,805
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea0.0050.0067730.0050.0067941,567
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0080.011,2360.0080.011,2712,507
Denmark0.5840.7390,2530.5840.7392,765183,018
Djibouti0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Dominica0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Dominican Republic0.0460.0587,1090.0460.0587,30714,416
Ecuador0.0670.08410,3540.0670.08410,64320,997
Egypt0.1520.1923,4900.1520.1924,14447,635
El Salvador0.0140.0182,1640.0140.0182,2244,387
Equatorial Guinea0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
Eritrea0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Estonia0.0380.0485,8730.0380.0486,03611,909
Ethiopia0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
European Union 2.5309,05302.5317,655626,708
Fiji0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Finland0.4560.5770,4710.4560.5772,433142,904
France4.8596.074750,9224.8596.074771,8221,522,745
Gabon0.0170.0212,6270.0170.0212,7005,328
Gambia0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Georgia0.0080.011,2360.0080.011,2712,507
Germany6.3897.987987,3726.3897.9871,014,8542,002,226
Ghana0.0160.022,4730.0160.022,5425,014
Greece0.4710.58972,7900.4710.58974,815147,605
Grenada0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Guatemala0.0280.0354,3270.0280.0354,4488,775
Guinea0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Guinea-Bissau0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Guyana0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Haiti0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Honduras0.0080.011,2360.0080.011,2712,507
Hungary0.1610.20124,8810.1610.20125,57450,455
Iceland0.0230.0293,5540.0230.0293,6537,208
India0.7370.921113,8980.7370.921117,068230,966
Indonesia0.5040.6377,8890.5040.6380,057157,947
Iran (Islamic Republic of)0.4710.58972,7900.4710.58974,815147,605
Iraq0.1290.16119,9360.1290.16120,49140,427
Ireland0.3350.41951,7720.3350.41953,213104,984
Israel0.430.53866,4530.430.53868,303134,756
Italy3.7484.685579,2253.7484.685595,3471,174,572
Jamaica0.0090.0111,3910.0090.0111,4302,820
Japan9.6812.1011,495,9729.6812.1011,537,6093,033,580
Jordan0.020.0253,0910.020.0253,1776,268
Kazakhstan0.1910.23929,5180.1910.23930,33959,857
Kenya0.0180.0232,7820.0180.0232,8595,641
Kiribati0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Kuwait0.2850.35644,0450.2850.35645,27189,315
Kyrgyzstan0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Latvia0.050.0637,7270.050.0637,94215,669
Lebanon0.0460.0587,1090.0460.0587,30714,416
Lesotho0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Liberia0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Libya0.1250.15619,3180.1250.15619,85539,173
Liechtenstein0.0070.0091,0820.0070.0091,1122,194
Lithuania0.0720.0911,1270.0720.0911,43722,564
Luxembourg0.0640.089,8910.0640.0810,16620,057
Madagascar0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Malawi0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Malaysia0.3220.40349,7630.3220.40351,148100,910
Maldives0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Mali0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Malta0.0160.022,4730.0160.022,5425,014
Marshall Islands0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Mauritania0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Mauritius0.0120.0151,8550.0120.0151,9063,761
Mexico1.4351.794221,7691.4351.794227,941449,709
Micronesia (Federated States of )0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Monaco0.010.0131,5450.010.0131,5883,134
Mongolia0.0050.0067730.0050.0067941,567
Montenegro0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Morocco0.0540.0688,3450.0540.0688,57816,923
Mozambique0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Myanmar0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
Namibia0.010.0131,5450.010.0131,5883,134
Nauru0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Nepal0.0060.0089270.0060.0089531,880
Netherlands1.4821.853229,0321.4821.853235,407464,439
New Zealand0.2680.33541,4170.2680.33542,57083,988
Nicaragua0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Niger0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Nigeria0.2090.26132,2990.2090.26133,19865,498
Niue0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Norway0.8491.061131,2070.8491.061134,858266,065
Oman0.1130.14117,4630.1130.14117,94935,413
Pakistan0.0930.11614,3720.0930.11614,77229,145
Palau0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Panama0.0340.0435,2540.0340.0435,40110,655
Papua New Guinea0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Paraguay0.0140.0182,1640.0140.0182,2244,387
Peru0.1360.1721,0180.1360.1721,60342,621
Philippines0.1650.20625,5000.1650.20626,20951,709
Poland0.8411.051129,9700.8411.051133,588263,558
Portugal0.3920.4960,5810.3920.4962,267122,847
Qatar0.2690.33641,5720.2690.33642,72984,301
Republic of Korea2.0392.549315,1122.0392.549323,883638,995
Republic of Moldova0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Romania0.1840.2328,4360.1840.2329,22757,663
Russian Federation3.0883.86477,2273.0883.86490,510967,737
Rwanda0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Saint Lucia0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Samoa0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
San Marino0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Sao Tome and Principe0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Saudi Arabia1.1461.433177,1061.1461.433182,035359,141
Senegal0.0050.0067730.0050.0067941,567
Serbia0.0320.044,9450.0320.045,08310,028
Seychelles0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Sierra Leone0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Singapore0.4470.55969,0810.4470.55971,003140,084
Slovakia0.160.224,7270.160.225,41550,142
Slovenia0.0840.10512,9820.0840.10513,34326,324
Solomon Islands0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Somalia0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
South Africa0.3640.45556,2530.3640.45557,819114,073
South Sudan0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Spain2.4433.054377,5472.4433.054388,056765,603
Sri Lanka0.0310.0394,7910.0310.0394,9249,715
State of Palestine0.0070.0091,0820.0070.0091,1122,194
Sudan0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
Suriname0.0060.0089270.0060.0089531,880
Swaziland0.0020.0033090.0020.003318627
Sweden0.9561.195147,7430.9561.195151,855299,597
Switzerland1.141.425176,1781.141.425181,082357,261
Syrian Arab Republic0.0240.033,7090.0240.033,8127,521
Tajikistan0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
Thailand0.2910.36444,9720.2910.36446,22491,195
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia0.0070.0091,0820.0070.0091,1122,194
Timor-Leste0.0030.0044640.0030.004477940
Togo0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Tonga0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Trinidad and Tobago0.0340.0435,2540.0340.0435,40110,655
Tunisia0.0280.0354,3270.0280.0354,4488,775
Turkey1.0181.273157,3241.0181.273161,703319,027
Turkmenistan0.0260.0334,0180.0260.0334,1308,148
Tuvalu0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Uganda0.0090.011,2360.0090.011,2712,507
Ukraine0.1030.12915,9180.1030.12916,36132,279
United Arab Emirates0.6040.75593,3440.6040.75595,942189,285
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland4.4635.579689,7234.4635.579708,9201,398,644
United Republic of Tanzania0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
Uruguay0.0790.09912,2090.0790.09912,54924,758
Uzbekistan0.0230.0293,5540.0230.0293,6537,208
Vanuatu0.0010.0011550.0010.001159313
Venezuela0.5710.71488,2440.5710.71490,700178,944
Viet Nam0.0580.0738,9630.0580.0739,21318,176
Yemen0.010.011,2360.010.011,2712,507
Zambia0.0070.0091,0820.0070.0091,1122,194
Zimbabwe0.0040.0056180.0040.0056351,254
TOTAL78.00910012,362,13278.00910012,706,20725,068,339

B. Term of office of the Executive Secretary

Recalling paragraph 1 of decision IV/17, which refers to consultation with the Conference of the Parties through its Bureau before appointing the Executive Secretary and to the authority of the Conference of the Parties to determine the term of office of the Executive Secretary,Recalling also the Revised Administrative Arrangements signed on 26 October 2010 between the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity and contained in decision X/45, annex, paragraph 3, which reiterated the authority of the Conference of the Parties to determine the term of office of the Executive Secretary,Noting the letters of the Interpretive Statement that the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Executive Secretary of the Convention exchanged, following the signing of the Revised Administrative Arrangement, in accordance with the guidance from the Bureau of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, concerning the conditions that apply to the extension of the term of office of the Executive Secretary,
1.Welcomes the announcement by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 30 November 2016 of the appointment of Cristiana Paşca Palmer of Romania as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity;
2.Requests the President of the Conference of the Parties to invite the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint the Executive Secretary at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, for a three-year term of office, subject to possible renewal;
3.Agrees that the conditions provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Revised Administrative Arrangements, as contained in decision X/45, annex, should also apply to the extension of the term of office of the Executive Secretary.