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Convention on Biological DiversityPlant Conservation Report Page 46integration, lack of mainstreaming, and atnational level, lack of taxonomic capacity, lackof data (taxonomy, biology and conservation),tools and technologies, limited sectoralcollaboration and coordination, and limitedfinancial and human resources;j. The emerging issues of global environmentalchange, namely, the impact of climate changeand nutrient loading can be addressed throughthe achievement of the existing targets.2. The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technicaland Technological Advice recommends that theConference of the Parties at its ninth meeting:(a)to:(b)(i)Urges Parties that have not yet done so,Nominate focal points for the Strategy;(ii) Develop national and/or regionalstrategies for plant conservationwith targets as appropriate, withinthe context of national biodiversitystrategies and action plans and otherrelevant national and regional policiesand action plans, as part of broaderplans to achieve the 2010 biodiversitytarget and the relevant MillenniumDevelopment Goals;Recommends parties, other governmentsand relevant organizations to consider:(i) Activities for achieving enhancedimplementation of the Strategy, inparticular its targets 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10,12 and 15;(ii)Providing as appropriate additionalinformation on the progress madetowards achieving the targets of theStrategy, including quantitative dataand information from other sectorsand processes such as in forestryand agriculture, to strengthen futurereviews of the implementation of theStrategy;(c) Considers the further development of theStrategy beyond 2010 including a review of thecurrent targets. Such consideration should becarried out in the broader context of the StrategicPlan, within the further development of theConvention beyond 2010, taking into accountnational priorities, capacities and differences inplant diversity between countries;(d) Requests the Executive Secretary, incollaboration with the Global Partnershipfor Plant Conservation and other relevantorganizations:(i)To develop a toolkit, in pursuance of(ii)paragraph 7 of decision VII/10 of theConference of Parties, that describesinter alia tools and experiences that canhelp enhance national, sub-regionaland regional implementation of theStrategy. The toolkit should be madeavailable in all the United Nationslanguages in both electronic andprinted form, with the option of makingthe electronic version interactive in thelong term;To facilitate the development ofcapacity-building, technology transfer,and financial support programmesto assist developing countries, inparticular Least Developed Countries(LDCs), small island developing States,and countries with economies intransition, to effectively implement orachieve enhanced implementation ofthe Strategy;(iii) To identify regional tools for theexchange of information and capacitybuilding;(e) Expresses appreciation to Botanic GardensConservation International for the secondmentof a Programme Officer to the Secretariat ofthe Convention to support the implementationof the Strategy.3. The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical andTechnological Advice requests the ExecutiveSecretary to develop by the ninth meeting of theConference of the Parties, in collaboration withthe Global Partnership for Plant Conservation,UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre andrelevant organizations, and taking into accountcontributions from Parties, other governmentsand relevant stakeholders, a “Plant ConservationReport” that could provide input to the thirdedition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook andserve as a communication and awareness-raisingtool on the implementation of the Strategy.