WGRI 5

Issue 1

• Civil society concerns and aspirations for SBSTTA
• Synthetic and GE algae for biofuels?
• Synthetic Biology: “Extreme Genetic Engineering” threatens biodiversity and livelihoods

Issue 2

• Geoengineering
• New and emerging industry roadblocks to discussion
• Billions of GM mosquitoes released without proper scrutiny

Issue 3

• EBSAs & Traditional Knowledge
• Aichi Target 3 on perverse incentives and indicators
• GM Eucalyptus: Brazil considers authorizing GM Trees in contravention of COP9 Decision
• Five short reflections on civil society engagement
• Risks and benefits from synthetic biology: A plea for the precautionary principle

Issue 1

• The Perverse Incentives of Biodiversity Offsets
• Offsetting the offset
• Signing the CBD – where are the teeth?

Issue 2

• Why a strategy for resource mobilisation?
• Scaling-up systems thinking: A tool for biodiversity mainstreaming
• The road ahead: Mainstreaming biodiversity in the sustainable development goals
• Mainstreaming biodiversity into the SDG agenda

Issue 3

• The experience of Indigenous Peoples in the CBD process
• Proposal for a Strategy on Youth Engagement for Biodiversity - Not supported by Parties