Facilitating conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

Science and technology have long been recognised as essential driving forces in the development process. With the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), countries have emphasised the need to advance its crucial technology transfer provisions.This report presents abstracts of poster presentations on protected areas and technology transfer and cooperation presented at the ninth meeting of the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.Topics covered include:<B>protected areasapplying the ecosystem approach in protected areas in Germanya vision for a web of conservation lands across Canada’s forest biodiversity: a natural patrimony threatened in Santa Catarina’s coast, Brazilbiodiversity conservation in a working landscape: an overview of cooperation in the mixed grass prairie of southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada biodiversity of marine fish larvae at the southern tip of peninsular India, needs conservation and further studiesconservation of biodiversity in the protected area network of Irancorridor development for biodiversity landscape conservationecosystems and human well-being: a framework for assessmentevaluating the power of time of series of line transect surveys to detect change in population of dorcas gazelle (gazella dorcas)in south Sinai Egyptfactors that influence the management of protected forest Sumaco, Canton Loreto – Ecuador important biodiversity research issues in protected areaspeople protected area interface: some lessons in policy-makingand practice from protected areas in China and Indiareporting on designated areas at european level: the common database on designated areas (cdda)status and effectiveness of protected areas in Canton Loreto – Ecuadorsupporting national protected area systems internationally - the global environment facility as a mechanism of transfertransboundary cooperation in the Everest mountain ecosystemtechnology transferbiodiversity and rangeland in Canada - the evolution of beneficial management practices (bmps)bioprospección, transferencia de tecnología y conservación de la biodiversidad: la experiencia de inbio - Costa Ricabiosystematics in forestry: invasive pests and native biodiversitycanadian collection of fungal cultures (ccfc/daom) microbialnew approaches to technology transfer at the aafc plant collectionproviding incentives for biodiversity conservation by the rural poor in unique habitats (Namibia)technology transfer: dialogue between science and policytechnology transfer for plant conservation