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IUCN POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

In preparation for the 4th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Intersessional Meeting on the Operations of the Convention, IUCN is developing policy re c ommendations on the topics listed below. Because many are of long-standing interest to SCB, it would be appropriate for either SCB as an organization or individual members to comment on these topics. SCB President Dee Boersma will be drafting a letter f rom SCB to IUCN and welcomes SCB members' views on these topic areas as they relate to policy.

(1) alien invasive species
(2) drylands, mediterranean, arid, semi-arid, grassland and savannah ecosystems
(3) sustainable use
(4) biodiversity impact assessment
(5) trade, access and benefit sharing
(6) institutional matters of the programme of work (of SBSTTA)
(7) ecosystem approaches
(8) relationship of the Convention on Biological Diversity with other agreements
(9) protected areas
(10) forests
(11) education and awareness

To share your comments directly with IUCN, write to IUCN World Headquarters, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland. To share your views with SCB, email Dee Boersma (boersma@u.washington.edu) or write or email Michael O'Connell, Chair, Policy and Development Committee, The Nature Conservancy, 1400 Quail Street, Suite 130, Newport Beach, California 92660, Email Moconnell@tnc.org.

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