( Proposal prepared by the Working Group , in collaboration with the Secretariat ) Recalling Resolution 6.5 ( Cape Town , 1999 ) , which outlines the objectives of the Information Management Plan and identifies the priority actions to be carried out by the end of 2004 ; Noting with satisfaction , the progress made by the Secretariat and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre ( UNEP-WCMC ) in implementing many of the identified priority actions , including a synthesis of the Party Reports to CMS and its related Agreements , the design of a standard new reporting format for CMS Parties , and the development of a CMS Information Management System bringing together information from Party Reports , knowledge generated within CMS and other biodiversity agreements , and data from various expert organizations ; Acknowledging the generous support by the German Government and all other cooperating institutions to the development of GROMS , which is complementary to the Web-based Information System of UNEP-WCMC and provides information not only for the Convention , its Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding , but also for other biodiversity-related conventions with which cooperation is ongoing or intended ;