The Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions is taking place from 15 - 19 October 2007 at the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada.

In line with decision V/16, the Working Group will continue to review the progress in the implementation of the priority tasks of the programme of work.

What's New

2007-10-15
Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, Montreal, 15 October 2007

2007-10-12
Communiqué: Convention Convenes the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) - Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices
(View the Communiqué in French and in Spanish)

Full coverage of the meeting is provided by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB).