The RCEN selected Olivier Rukundo, from the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, to be the ENGO representative for the official Canadian delegation at the 4th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8(j), which will take place on January 23-27, 2006; and the 4th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing, taking place on January 30 to February 3, 2006.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

View the items found in both meeting agendas:
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meetings/tk/wg8j-04/official/wg8j-04-01-en.doc
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meetings/abs/abswg-04/official/abswg-04-01-en.doc

You will find the proposed organization of work and registration instructions for both meetings by visiting the Secretariat on Biological Diversity’s website http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.aspx?lg=2&mtg=WG8J-04
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.aspx?lg=2&mtg=ABSWG-04

For more information, please contact Sarah Heiberg, National Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 24.