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Integrated programme of work and budget for the Convention and its Protocols

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  1. Preamble
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  52. Division Table 1a. – Integrated biennial budget for the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols for the period 2019-2020
  53. Division Table 1b. – Integrated biennial budget for the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols for the period 2019-2020 (by object of expenditure)
  54. Division Table 2. – Secretariat staffing requirements from the core budgets of the Convention and its Protocols, 2019-2020
  56. Division Table 4. – Resource requirements from the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for Facilitating the Participation of Parties in the Convention Process for the period 2019-2020
  57. Division Table 5. – Voluntary Trust Fund (VB) for Facilitating Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Convention process for the period 2019-2020
  58. Division Table 6. – Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Convention on the Biological Diversity for the biennium 2019-2020

Integrated programme of work and budget for the Convention and its Protocols

The Conference of the Parties,Recalling its decision XIII/32 and decision VIII/7 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at its seventh meeting, and 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,Also recalling decision III/1, which specifies that the budget proposal should be circulated 90 days before meetings of the Conference of the Parties,Further recalling resolution 2/18 of the United Nations Environment Assembly 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 74:15:11 for the biennium 2019-2020;
3.Notes that the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress entered into force in May 2018, and acknowledges that its programme of work will not require core funding and that any funds needed to support the activities of the Secretariat regarding the Supplementary Protocol, for the biennium 2019-2020, will be funded by its Parties;
4.Recalls the recommendation made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services in its audit report, as contained in UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/49, paragraphs 21 to 24, that the working capital reserve should be maintained at a level of 15 per cent of estimated annual planned expenditures;
5.Requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Bureau and provide it with all necessary information, including with regard to the application of the administrative arrangements between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in order to ensure the guiding role of the Bureau with regard to preparations for and conduct of meetings of the Conference of the Parties;
6.Approves a core (BY) programme budget for the Convention of 14,022,190 United States dollars for the year 2019 and of 14,722,420 United States dollars for the year 2020, representing 74 per cent of the integrated budget of 18,948,900 United States dollars for the year 2019 and 19,895,200 United States dollars for the year 2020 for the Convention and the Protocols, for the purposes listed in the tables 1a and 1b below;
7.Approves the use of unspent balances of the BY, BG, BB trust funds for the biennium 2017-2018 of 3,206,600 United States dollars to offset contributions from the Parties to the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol for the biennium 2019-2020 in the following areas: 1,480,300 United States dollars to support the work of the extraordinary meetings linked to the post-2020 agenda; 1,726,300 United States dollars to be deducted from the contributions to the BY, BG, BB trust funds for the biennium 2019-2020;
8.Requests the Executive Secretary to minimize conference expenses by reserving conference facilities for all meetings of the subsidiary bodies held in Montreal during the biennium 2019-2020 through the preferential arrangement for the use of space with the International Civil Aviation Organization at any available date that is suitable to the Parties, and, in the exceptional circumstance that no availability can be identified, authorizes the use of unspent balances for the additional conference rental and associated expenses of the most economical alternative conference space option;
9.Expresses its appreciation to Canada as the host country for its renewed support to the Secretariat, and welcomes the current process by the host country, Canada, the Province of Quebec and the Executive Secretary to finalize the extension of the host-country grant for the rental and associated costs of the Secretariat in Montreal, with a contribution by the host country and the Province of Quebec estimated at 1,603,208 Canadian dollars for the year 2019 and 1,856,100 Canadian dollars for the year 2020, to be allocated on a ratio of 74:15:11 and offset contributions from the Parties to the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol, respectively, for the biennium 2019-2020;
10.Adopts the scale of assessments for the apportionment of expenses for 2019 and 2020, in accordance with the current scale of assessments of the United Nations, as contained in table 6 of the present decision;11Refer to footnote in table 6. As per United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/245.
11.Also adopts the staffing table 2 of the Secretariat for the biennium 2019-2020 used for costing purposes to set the overall budget;
12.Recalls that the staffing arrangement of the Secretariat should ensure that the legal obligations under the Convention and its Protocols are met;
13.Notes the new organizational structure and post distribution as presented in, annex VII to the note by the Executive Secretary,2 and requests the Executive Secretary to analyse the structure and staffing to ensure streamlined reporting arrangements, optimal functionality and effectiveness in the implementation of the approved work programme for the biennium 2019-2020 and in view of the expected post-2020 orientation of activities under the Convention, and to report the results of this analysis to the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting;2CBD/COP/14/4.
14.Recalls paragraph 9 of decision XIII/32, and noteswith concern the adjustments by the Executive Secretary to the staffing structure of the Secretariat during the biennium 2017-2018 that entailed consequent increases in the staff costs in the integrated budget for the biennium 2019-2020;
15.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 fifteenth meeting, to adjust job descriptions and assignments within the present structure of the Secretariat provided that the overall cost of the Secretariat of the Convention and its Protocols remains within that of the 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;
16.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, in accordance with the Financial Rules and Regulations of the United Nations Environment Programme;
17.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;
18.Urges the Executive Secretary to further reduce the environmental impact of the operations of the Secretariat by rationalizing resource use and travel, such as by adopting wider use of videoconferencing facilities, and prioritizing official travel that is directly related to the implementation of the approved work programme;
19.Notes that limited financial disclosure hampers the ability of the Organization to be transparent and accountable, and to raise funds from a broader array of donors;
20.Requests the Executive Secretary, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme, to find ways to provide additional financial information to enhance disclosure beyond the current financial information contained in certified financial statements of the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to facilitate due diligence and financing decisions by Parties and other potential donors;
21.Requests the Executive Secretary, as a means to further enhance efforts to foster transparency and accountability, to establish a section on the website of the Convention to publish or provide links to up-to-date information relevant to the governance of the Convention, including, inter alia, completed and accepted audit reports, applicable financial rules and regulations, and any other relevant budgetary and financial information;
22.Also requests the Executive Secretary, in accordance with Article 14 of the Financial Rules, to have an audit undertaken on a regular basis by the Office of Internal Oversight Services and to ask for reports on the United Nations Environment Programme from the United Nations Board of Auditors, and to have the reports submitted as part of the documentation for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, together with the management response;
23.Further requests the Executive Secretary, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Treasury, to provide information on investments and current investment policy guidelines related to the trust funds of the Convention, and place it on the website of the Convention;
24.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 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;
25.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 2018 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,3 arrears estimated at 789,100 United States dollars for the Convention, 171,400 United States dollars for the Cartagena Protocol and 46,000 United States dollars for the Nagoya Protocol are outstanding at the end of 2017 and are deducted from the fund balance to cover doubtful debt and, so, cannot be used for the benefit of all the respective Parties;3See General Assembly resolution 60/283, sect. IV.
26.Urges Parties that have still not paid their contributions to the core budgets (BY, BG, BB Trust Funds) for 2017 and prior years to do so without delay or conditionalities, and requests the Executive Secretary to publish and keep up to date the 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;
27.Requests the United Nations Environment Programme, in its capacity as Trustee, to utilize all available diplomatic channels to communicate to the relevant Parties, arrears in their contributions to the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity (BY, BG and BB ) from 2018 and prior years with a view to the payment of such arrears in full for the benefit of all Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, and requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Bureau and the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting on the status of these arrears;
28.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;
29.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;
30.Decides that a Party with an agreed arrangement in accordance with paragraph 29 above and that is fully respecting the provisions of that arrangement will not be subject to the provisions of paragraph 28 above;
31.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;
32.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 2020 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;
33.Acknowledges the funding estimates for:
(a)The Trust Fund for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities under the Convention on Biological Diversity (BE) for the period 2019-2020 included in table 3 below;
(b)The Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for Facilitating 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 Process of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the period 2019-2020, contained in table 4 below;
(c)The General Trust Fund (VB) for Voluntary Contributions to Facilitate the Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the period 2019-2020, contained in table 5 below;
34.Invites the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue the arrangement of waiving the programme support costs on the voluntary contributions for participation from 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;
35.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;
36.Reaffirms the importance of full and effective 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 Parties to 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;
37.Requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with and under the guidance of the Bureau, and taking into account recommendation 2/20 adopted by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation,4 to present a proposal for adoption at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to revise the structure and rules related to the BZ Trust Fund adopted at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties,5 in order to address the perennial problem of the lack of predictable and sustainable funding and to ensure that the BZ Fund is focused on providing funding for the countries which are most in need of assistance for participation, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and further requests the Executive Secretary to report on progress in designing measures to raise the visibility of the Trust Fund and its attractiveness for donors, drawing on experience from similar trust funds in other international forums;4See CBD/SBI/2/22, sect. I.5See decision IX/34, annex.
38.Strongly encourages developed country Parties and other Parties in a position to do so, including in the context of the South-South cooperation, to provide the necessary financial resources to the BZ Trust Fund in order to enable the full and effective participation of representatives of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, at meetings of the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meetings of the Parties to the Protocols, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions and the Subsidiary Body on Implementation;
39.Also strongly encourages donors to provide additional finance to allow for the participation of a second delegate from least developed countries and small island developing States at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the tenth meeting of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the fourth meeting of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol and requests the Executive Secretary to report on this arrangement to the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting;
40.Recalls paragraph 31 of decision IX/34, and requests the Executive Secretary, when allocating the funding from the BZ Trust Fund, to continue to accord first priority to funding for least developed countries and small island developing States;
41.Requests the Executive Secretary engage with private bodies, non-governmental organizations and international organizations to seek contributions of external funds to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ), taking into account (a) the various existing guidelines for the engagement of the private sector with the United Nations system and (b)  the experience of other conventions and United Nations processes with respect to the funding of the participation of eligible developing country Parties, including the least developed countries and small island developing States and Parties with economies in transition, and also requests the Executive Secretary inform the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties of further developments in this respect;
42.Encourages developed country Parties and other Parties in a position to do so, to facilitate engagement by the Secretariat with potential alternative donors to the BZ Trust Fund, including private bodies, to assist in funding the participation of eligible developing countries in meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols;
43.Requests the Executive Secretary to remind Parties in January of each fiscal year of the need to contribute to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) at least six months prior to the ordinary meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, to issue requests in December of each year covering the needs of all relevant meetings in the subsequent year, and to issue early invitations to other donors to make contributions;
44.Also 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);
45.Welcomes the generous provision by the Government of Japan of emergency financing for the biennium 2019-2020 amounting to 500,000 United States dollars from the Japan Biodiversity Fund6 to serve as working capital until sufficient funds are received in the BZ Trust Fund;6Japan Biodiversity Fund’s prospective termination is in 2020, resulting in a deadline of dues by the end of the year 2020.
46.Decides to set aside the sum of up to 500,000 United States dollars from the accrued investment revenue of the BE fund, without prejudice to bilateral agreements that restrict the usage of interest accrued on particular voluntary contributions, that could potentially be drawn on if, in the opinion of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, exceptional circumstances7 arise regarding the facilitation of the participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and the small island developing States, as well as Parties with economies in transition, for priority meetings8 identified in the core budget for the biennium 2019-2020, and invites the Executive Director, if s/he is satisfied regarding the exceptional need for 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, in consultation with the Bureau and subject to subsequent reimbursement through new voluntary contributions to the BZ Fund, and to submit a direct report to the Parties to the Convention and Parties to the Protocols at their next meetings;7Exceptional circumstances would include situations in which, three months prior to the meeting, the Executive Director considers that the participation level at the meeting is put at risk due to a lack of sufficient funds in the BZ Trust Fund.8Priority meetings: Conference of the Parties, Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Subsidiary Body on Implementation, Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, and extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
47.Notes with concern the late delivery of budgetary documents in advance of the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and urges the Executive Secretary to take the measures necessary to ensure that documents for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties are circulated in full respect of the rules in force and to keep the Bureau informed on the progress of budget preparation;
48.Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit an updated, detailed and integrated programme of work for the period 2021-2022, which sets out the objectives, tasks to be completed by the Secretariat, and results expected in regard to each budget item, for the Convention and its Protocols, for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the Parties to its Protocols at their next meetings, and a corresponding programme budget following the format of the proposed programme budget for the United Nations Environment Programme, including the supplementary information statement, for the biennium 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 total 2019-2020 level minus the amount on budget line K on extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, in nominal terms;
(b)Maintaining the programme budget (BY, BG and BB trust funds) at the total 2019-2020 level minus the amount on budget line K on extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in real terms;
(c)Maintaining the programme budget (BY, BG and BB trust funds) at the total 2019-2020 level minus the amount on budget line K on extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in nominal terms;
49.Also requests the Executive Secretary to introduce all possible measures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Secretariat and reflect these measures in the three reflected scenarios;
50.Further requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to 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 2019-2020.

Table 1a. Integrated biennial budget for the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols for the period 2019-2020

 2019 (Thousands of United States dollars)2020 (Thousands of United States dollars)Total (Thousands of United States dollars)
1. Programmes:   
Office of the Executive Secretary3 534.03 444.86 978.8
ABS and BS Protocols2 322.62 375.94 698.5
Science, Society and Sustainable Futures Division3 912.33 909.07 821.3
Implementation Support Division3 105.03 708.26 813.2
II. Administration, Finance and Conference Services3 845.04 052.67 897.6
Subtotal16 718.9 17 490.534 209.4
Programme support costs2 173.42 273.94 447.2
III. Working Capital Reserve56.6130.8187.5
Total18 948.919 895.238 844.1
Convention share of the integrated budget (74%)14 022.214 722.528 744.7
Less: Contribution from host country(909.8)(1 053.3)(1 963.1)
Less: Use of reserves for extraordinary meetings(627.2)(468.3)(1 095.5)
Less: Use of reserves from previous years(638.7)(638.7)(1 277.4)
Net total (amount to be shared by Parties)11 846.512 562.224 408.7
 2019 (Thousands of United States dollars)2020 (Thousands of United States dollars)Total (Thousands of United States dollars)
A. Governing and subsidiary bodies1 889.02 484.04 373.0
B. Executive direction and management2 634.52 669.85 304.3
C. Programme of work9 309.49 243.118 552.5
D. Administrative support2 886.03 093.75 979.7
Subtotal16 718.917 490.634 209.5
Programme support costs2 173.52 273.84 447.2
Working Capital Reserve56.6130.7187.4
Total18 949.019 895.138 844.1
Convention share of the integrated budget (74%)14 022.214 722.528 744.7
Less: Contribution from host country(909.8)(1 053.3)(1 963.1)
Less: Use of reserves for extraordinary meetings(627.2)(468.3)(1 095.5)
Less: Use of reserves from previous years(638.7)(638.7)(1 277.4)
Net total (amount to be shared by Parties)11 846.512 562.224 408.7

Table 1b. Integrated biennial budget for the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols for the period 2019-2020 (by object of expenditure)

Object of expenditure20192020Total
(Thousands of United States dollars)
A. Staff costs11 453.911 626.623 080.5
B. Bureau meetings150.0215.0365.0
C. Travel on official business400.0400.0800.0
D. Consultants/subcontractors50.050.0100.0
E. Public awareness material/communications50.050.0100.0
F. Temporary assistance/overtime100.0100.0200.0
G. Training5.05.010.0
H. Translation of CHM website/website projects65.065.0130.0
I. Meetings1/2/3/1 569.02 119.03 688.0
J. Expert meetings170.0150.0320.0
K. Extraordinary meetings on post-20204/750.0560.01,310.0
L. Rent and associated costs5/1 229.51 423.42 652.9
M. General operating expenses726.6726.61 453.2
Sub-total (I)16 719.017 490.634 209.6
II. Programme support costs (13%)2 173.52 273.84 447.2
Sub-total (I + II)18 892.419 764.438 656.8
III. Working Capital Reserve56.6130.8187.3
Grand Total (II + III)18 949.019 895.138 844.1
Convention share of the integrated budget (74%)14 022.214 722.428 744.6
Less contribution from host country5/(909.8)(1 053.3)(1 963.1)
Less use of reserves for extraordinary meetings4/(627.2)(468.3)(1 095.4)
Less use of reserves from previous years(638.7)(638.7)(1 277.5)
Net total (amount to be shared by Parties)11 846.512 562.124 408.6
1/Regular meetings to be funded from the core budget:Eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions.Twenty-third and twenty-fourth meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice.Third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation.Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention/Tenth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol/Fourth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol held concurrently.2/SBSTTA-23 (3 days), Art. 8(j)-11 (3 days) back-to-back in 2019. SBSTTA-24 (6days), SBI-3 (5 days) back-to-back in 2020.3/Budget for COP-15/COP-MOP 10 and COP-MOP 4 divided equally between both years of the biennium.4/Two stand-alone extraordinary meetings, 5 days each, plus 2 days extension for SBSTTA-23.5/Indicative.5/Indicative.4/Two stand-alone extraordinary meetings, 5 days each, plus 2 days extension for SBSTTA-23.

Table 2. Secretariat staffing requirements from the core budgets of the Convention and its Protocols, 2019-2020

 20192020
Professional and higher  
ASG11
D-2––
D-133
P-51010
P-41212
P-31414
P-2/199
Subtotal4949
General Service2929
Total7878

Table 3. Resource requirements from the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the period 2019-2020

A. Convention on Biological Diversity

(Thousands of United States dollars)

Expert meetings 
Article 8(j) and related provisions72.5
Capacity-building165.5
Clearing-house mechanism55.0
Cooperation178.8
Digital sequence information73.5
Ecosystem restoration384.0
Gender53.5
Health142.8
High-level panel100.0
Invasive alien species136.8
Mainstreaming879.5
Marine122.3
Post-202062.5
Review mechanisms90.0
Sustainable wildlife management212.0
Synthetic biology71.5
Technical and scientific cooperation69.3
Subtotal2 869.3
Capacity-building workshops 
Article 8(j) and related provisions110.0
Capacity-building435.5
Climate change684.0
Cooperation618.3
Financial mechanism156.3
Health546.0
Mainstreaming596.0
Marine86.3
Sustainable wildlife management407.0
Technical and scientific cooperation265.0
Subtotal3 904.3
Other workshops 
Climate change65.0
Cooperation451.5
Gender150.0
Health96.0
Mainstreaming791.0
Marine238.0
Post-20201 720.0
Protected areas165.0
Technical and scientific cooperation360.0
Subtotal4 036.5
Staff 
Cooperation and synergies (P-3)327.0
Scientific Officer - (P-4)404.0
Forest ecosystem restoration (P-3)327.0
Health Officer - (P-3)327.0
Web content assistant (G-7)148.0
Subtotal1 533.0
Consultants 
Article 8(j) and related provisions35.0
Capacity-building571.0
Climate change153.0
Communication strategy150.0
Cooperation715.5
Digital sequence information60.0
Ecosystem restoration40.0
Financial mechanism250.0
Gender77.5
Global Biodiversity Outlook910.0
Health50.0
Invasive alien species20.0
Knowledge management84.0
Mainstreaming544.0
Marine295.5
Pollinators100.0
Post-2020586.0
Protected areas167.5
Resource mobilization250.0
Review mechanisms42.0
Strategic Plan 2011-202048.0
Sustainable wildlife management140.0
Synthetic biology78.0
Technical and scientific cooperation340.0
Subtotal5 707.0
Staff travel 
Climate change8.5
Cooperation42.0
Ecosystem restoration10.0
Gender10.0
Health40.0
Mainstreaming20.0
Marine38.0
Post-2020150.0
Protected areas6.0
Subtotal324.5
Report preparation/printing 
Capacity-building20.0
Climate change7.0
Cooperation20.0
Global Biodiversity Outlook170.0
Gender6.5
Health40.0
Knowledge management50.0
Mainstreaming60.0
Marine10.0
Post-202010.0
Protected areas3.0
Resource mobilization10.0
Technical and scientific cooperation25.0
Subtotal431.5
Publications 
Article 8(j) and related provisions2.0
Capacity-building35.0
Cooperation105.0
Global Biodiversity Outlook100.0
Gender3.0
Health30.0
Knowledge management100.0
Mainstreaming118.0
Marine20.0
Pollinators50.0
Post-202015.0
Protected areas3.0
Resource mobilization3.0
Sustainable wildlife management65.0
Technical and scientific cooperation20.0
Subtotal669.0
Total19 475.0
Programme support costs (13%)2 531.8
Total, Convention on Biological Diversity22 006.8

B. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

(Thousands of United States dollars)

Expert meetings
Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Socio-economic Considerations78.0
Subtotal78.0
Capacity-building workshops
Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol147.0
Capacity-building15.0
Subtotal162.0
Other workshops
Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2011-2020)69.0
Transboundary movements and emergency measures48.0
Subtotal117.0
Staff
Programme Officer - BCH (P-3)327.0
Subtotal327.0
Consultants
Implementation of compliance action plans75.0
Risk assessment and risk management45.0
Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol85.0
Biosafety Clearing-House10.0
Subtotal215.0
Total899.0
Programme support costs (13%)116.9
Total, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety1 015.9

C. Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing

(Thousands of United States dollars)

Capacity-building workshops
Long-term strategic framework for capacity-building beyond 202083.0
Subtotal83.0
Consultants
Long-term strategic framework for capacity-building beyond 2020111.0
Global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism (Article 10)21.0
Subtotal132.0
Staff travel
First assessment and review of the effectiveness of the Protocol23.0
Subtotal23.0
Total238.0
Programme support costs (13%)30.9
Total, Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing268.9
 Amount (in thousands of United States dollars)Programme support costsTotal
Convention on Biological Diversity19 475.02 531.822 006.8
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety899.0116.91 015.9
Nagoya Protocol238.030.9268.9
Grand total20 612.02 679.623 291.6

Table 4. Resource requirements from the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for Facilitating the Participation of Parties in the Convention Process for the period 2019-2020

Description of meetings2019-2020(Thousands of United States dollars)
I. Meetings
COP-15, Cartagena Protocol COP-MOP 10 and Nagoya Protocol COP-MOP 41 500.0
Regional meetings in preparation for the concurrent meetings of the Conference of the Parties,100.0
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 23 and SBSTTA 24)1 200.0
Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (Art. 8(j)-11)150.0
Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 3)150.0
Extraordinary meetings on post-2020300.0
Subtotal cost3 400.0
II. Programme support costs442.0
Total cost (I+II)3 842.0
Notes: 
1/ See paragraphs 40-46 of decision 14/37 of the Conference of the Parties. 
2/ Initial pledges made by the European Union and the Governments of Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan (Japan Biodiversity Fund), Norway, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Table 5. Voluntary Trust Fund (VB) for Facilitating Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Convention process for the period 2019-2020

Description2019-2020(Thousands of United States dollars)
I. Meetings:
Support to indigenous peoples and local communities500.0
Subtotal500.0
II. Programme support costs65.0
Total costs (I+II)565.0

Table 6. Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Convention on the Biological Diversity for the biennium 2019-20209

9As per United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/245. A revised scale of assessments for the triennium will be applied, when released, to calculate assessed contributions for the biennium 2019-2020 (see https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2019/ntf-2019-015-budget-cbd-en.pdf).
PartyScale of assessments 2016-2018Scale with 22% ceiling, no least developed country paying more than 0.01%Contribution due as of 1 January 2019Contribution due as of 1 January 2020Total 2019-2020
Afghanistan0.0060.0088899421 831
Albania0.0080.011 1851 2562 441
Algeria0.1610.20123 84425 28449 127
Andorra0.0060.0088899421 831
Angola0.010.011 1851 2562 441
Antigua and Barbuda0.0020.003296314610
Argentina0.8921.115132 102140 082272 184
Armenia0.0060.0088899421 831
Australia2.3372.922346 102367 008713 110
Austria0.720.9106 630113 070219 700
Azerbaijan0.060.0758 8869 42318 308
Bahamas0.0140.0182 0732 1994 272
Bahrain0.0440.0556 5166 91013 426
Bangladesh0.010.011 1851 2562 441
Barbados0.0070.0091 0371 0992 136
Belarus0.0560.078 2938 79417 088
Belgium0.8851.106131 065138 982270 048
Belize0.0010.001148157305
Benin0.0030.004444471915
Bhutan0.0010.001148157305
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)0.0120.0151 7771 8853 662
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0130.0161 9252 0423 967
Botswana0.0140.0182 0732 1994 272
Brazil3.8234.779566 173600 3731 166 546
Brunei Darussalam0.0290.0364 2954 5548 849
Bulgaria0.0450.0566 6647 06713 731
Burkina Faso0.0040.0055926281 221
Burundi0.0010.001148157305
Cabo Verde0.0010.001148157305
Cambodia0.0040.0055926281 221
Cameroon0.010.0131 4811 5703 051
Canada2.9213.652432 590458 720891 311
Central African Republic0.0010.001148157305
Chad0.0050.0067407851 526
Chile0.3990.49959 09162 660121 750
China7.9219.9021 173 0731 243 9322 417 005
Colombia0.3220.40347 68750 56898 255
Comoros0.0010.001148157305
Congo0.0060.0088899421 831
Cook Islands0.0010.001148157305
Costa Rica0.0470.0596 9617 38114 342
Cote d’Ivoire0.0090.0111 3331 4132 746
Croatia0.0990.12414 66215 54730 209
Cuba0.0650.0819 62610 20819 834
Cyprus0.0430.0546 3686 75313 121
Czechia0.3440.4350 94554 023104 968
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea0.0050.0067407851 526
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0080.011 1851 2562 441
Denmark0.5840.7386 48891 713178 201
Djibouti0.0010.001148157305
Dominica0.0010.001148157305
Dominican Republic0.0460.0586 8127 22414 036
Ecuador0.0670.0849 92210 52220 444
Egypt0.1520.1922 51123 87046 381
El Salvador0.0140.0182 0732 1994 272
Equatorial Guinea0.010.011 1851 2562 441
Eritrea0.0010.001148157305
Estonia0.0380.0485 6285 96811 595
Eswatini0.0020.003296314610
Ethiopia0.010.011 1851 2562 441
European Union 2.5296 163314 052610 215
Fiji0.0030.004444471915
Finland0.4560.5767 53271 611139 143
France4.8596.074719 601763 0681 482 670
Gabon0.0170.0212 5182 6705 187
Gambia0.0010.001148157305
Georgia0.0080.011 1851 2562 441
Germany6.3897.987946 1891 003 3431 949 532
Ghana0.0160.022 3702 5134 882
Greece0.4710.58969 75473 967143 720
Grenada0.0010.001148157305
Guatemala0.0280.0354 1474 3978 544
Guinea0.0020.003296314610
Guinea-Bissau0.0010.001148157305
Guyana0.0020.003296314610
Haiti0.0030.004444471915
Honduras0.0080.011 1851 2562 441
Hungary0.1610.20123 84425 28449 127
Iceland0.0230.0293 4063 6127 018
India0.7370.921109 147115 740224 887
Indonesia0.5040.6374 64179 149153 790
Iran (Islamic Republic of)0.4710.58969 75473 967143 720
Iraq0.1290.16119 10420 25839 363
Ireland0.3350.41949 61252 609102 222
Israel0.430.53863 68267 528131 210
Italy3.7484.685555 066588 5941 143 661
Jamaica0.0090.0111 3331 4132 746
Japan9.6812.1011 433 5751 520 1692 953 744
Jordan0.020.0252 9623 1416 103
Kazakhstan0.1910.23928 28629 99558 282
Kenya0.0180.0232 6662 8275 492
Kiribati0.0010.001148157305
Kuwait0.2850.35642 20844 75786 965
Kyrgyzstan0.0020.003296314610
Lao People’s Democratic Republic0.0030.004444471915
Latvia0.050.0637 4057 85215 257
Lebanon0.0460.0586 8127 22414 036
Lesotho0.0010.001148157305
Liberia0.0010.001148157305
Libya0.1250.15618 51219 63038 142
Liechtenstein0.0070.0091 0371 0992 136
Lithuania0.0720.0910 66311 30721 970
Luxembourg0.0640.089 47810 05119 529
Madagascar0.0030.004444471915
Malawi0.0020.003296314610
Malaysia0.3220.40347 68750 56898 255
Maldives0.0020.003296314610
Mali0.0030.004444471915
Malta0.0160.022 3702 5134 882
Marshall Islands0.0010.001148157305
Mauritania0.0020.003296314610
Mauritius0.0120.0151 7771 8853 662
Mexico1.4351.794212 519225 356437 874
Micronesia (Federated States of)0.0010.001148157305
Monaco0.010.0131 4811 5703 051
Mongolia0.0050.0067407851 526
Montenegro0.0040.0055926281 221
Morocco0.0540.0687 9978 48016 477
Mozambique0.0040.0055926281 221
Myanmar0.010.011 1851 2562 441
Namibia0.010.0131 4811 5703 051
Nauru0.0010.001148157305
Nepal0.0060.0088899421 831
Netherlands1.4821.853219 479232 737452 216
New Zealand0.2680.33539 69042 08781 777
Nicaragua0.0040.0055926281 221
Niger0.0020.003296314610
Nigeria0.2090.26130 95232 82263 774
Niue0.0010.001148157305
Norway0.8491.061125 734133 329259 063
Oman0.1130.14116 73517 74634 481
Pakistan0.0930.11613 77314 60528 378
Palau0.0010.001148157305
Panama0.0340.0435 0355 33910 375
Papua New Guinea0.0040.0055926281 221
Paraguay0.0140.0182 0732 1994 272
Peru0.1360.1720 14121 35841 499
Philippines0.1650.20624 43625 91250 348
Poland0.8411.051124 549132 073256 622
Portugal0.3920.4958 05461 561119 614
Qatar0.2690.33639 83842 24482 082
Republic of Korea2.0392.549301 969320 209622 178
Republic of Moldova0.0040.0055926281 221
Romania0.1840.2327 25028 89656 146
Russian Federation3.0883.86457 322484 947942 269
Rwanda0.0020.003296314610
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0010.001148157305
Saint Lucia0.0010.001148157305
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0010.001148157305
Samoa0.0010.001148157305
San Marino0.0030.004444471915
Sao Tome and Principe0.0010.001148157305
Saudi Arabia1.1461.433169 719179 970349 689
Senegal0.0050.0067407851 526
Serbia0.0320.044 7395 0259 764
Seychelles0.0010.001148157305
Sierra Leone0.0010.001148157305
Singapore0.4470.55966 19970 198136 397
Slovakia0.160.223 69525 12748 822
Slovenia0.0840.10512 44013 19225 632
Solomon Islands0.0010.001148157305
Somalia0.0010.001148157305
South Africa0.3640.45553 90757 163111 071
South Sudan0.0030.004444471915
Spain2.4433.054361 800383 654745 454
Sri Lanka0.0310.0394 5914 8689 459
State of Palestine0.0070.0091 0371 0992 136
Sudan0.010.011 1851 2562 441
Suriname0.0060.0088899421 831
Sweden0.9561.195141 580150 132291 713
Switzerland1.141.425168 830179 028347 858
Syrian Arab Republic0.0240.033 5543 7697 323
Tajikistan0.0040.0055926281 221
Thailand0.2910.36443 09645 69988 795
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia0.0070.0091 0371 0992 136
Timor-Leste0.0030.004444471915
Togo0.0010.001148157305
Tonga0.0010.001148157305
Trinidad and Tobago0.0340.0435 0355 33910 375
Tunisia0.0280.0354 1474 3978 544
Turkey1.0181.273150 762159 869310 631
Turkmenistan0.0260.0333 8514 0837 934
Tuvalu0.0010.001148157305
Uganda0.0090.011 1851 2562 441
Ukraine0.1030.12915 25416 17531 429
United Arab Emirates0.6040.75589 45094 854184 304
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland4.4635.579660 955700 8801 361 835
United Republic of Tanzania0.010.011 1851 2562 441
Uruguay0.0790.09911 70012 40624 106
Uzbekistan0.0230.0293 4063 6127 018
Vanuatu0.0010.001148157305
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)0.5710.71484 56389 671174 234
Viet Nam0.0580.0738 5909 10817 698
Yemen0.010.011 1851 2562 441
Zambia0.0070.0091 0371 0992 136
Zimbabwe0.0040.0055926281 221
Total78.00910011 846 51212 562 09224 408 604