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| SBSTTA Chair Gemedo Dalle Tussie |
The 18th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) closed on 28 June 2014
after six intensive days of discussions and negotiations among the Parties and
observers. In keeping with the format first used at the SBSTTA 17 in October
2013, the CBD Secretariat developed official and information documents, but
left the task of developing draft recommendation to committees convened during
the meeting. As the Chair of SBSTTA Gemedo Dalle Tussie (Ethiopia) stated in
opening the meeting, this format was akin to catching a leopard by the tail,
and once you have done so, you must hold on tight.
