Representatives of the following United Nations bodies and specialized agencies , intergovernmental organizations and secretariats of conventions were also present : African Union Commission , Convention on Biological Diversity , Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora , Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals , Convention on Wetlands of International Importance , Especially as Waterfowl Habitat , European Commission , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , Global Biodiversity Information Facility , Global Environment Facility , Global Network for Forest Science Cooperation , International Council for Science , International Union for Conservation of Nature , United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification , Particularly in Africa , United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization , United Nations Environment Programme , United Nations University , United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies , World Bank . Representatives of the following governmental , non-governmental , private-sector and business organizations attended the meeting : Arab Network for Environment and Development , Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centre for Biodiversity , Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research , Caribbean Antilles Indigenous Peoples Caucus and the Diaspora , Centre for Conservation Biology , Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Challenge Programme on Climate Change , Agriculture and Food Security , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Conservation International , Diversitas , European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy , Federation of Environmental and Ecological Diversity for Agricultural Revampment and Human Rights , Future Forest , Global International , Gulf Research Centre , ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability , Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences , Korea Business Council for Sustainable Development , MOndes et DYnamiques des Sociétés - Centre national de la recherche scientifique ( MODYS-CNRS ) , Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa , World Resources Institute .