Takes note of the report of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the work of the Convention; urges all Member States to fulfil their commitments to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010, and emphasizes that this will require an appropriate focus on the loss of biodiversity in their relevant policies and programmes and the continued provision of new and additional financial and technical resources to developing countries, including through the Global Environment Facility; urges parties to the Convention to facilitate the transfer of technology for the effective implementation of the Convention in accordance with its provisions; invites parties to the Convention, other Governments, relevant international organizations and other relevant stakeholders to make preparations to celebrate in 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity; invites countries to consider ratifying or acceding to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

Adopted without vote, 78th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 62nd sess., Suppl. no. 49.