The eleventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) reviewed the programmes of work on biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands, and the Global Taxonomy Initiative.

Convened from 28 November to 2 December 2005, in Montreal, Canada, the meeting adopted 14 recommendations on a range of other issues, including: sustainable use; synergy among activities addressing biodiversity, climate change, land degradation and desertification; and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The meeting also refined the goal and targets regarding access and benefit-sharing adopted by COP-7. However, debates on marine and coastal biodiversity, incentive measures and invasive alien species proved to be difficult, mainly due to trade-related political sensitivities and, as a result, some of the recommendations remain bracketed. SBSTTA’s recommendations will be forwarded to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the CBD, to take place from 20-31 March 2006, in Curitiba, Brazil.
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