measures taken to implement the Convention, including case studies, as well as lessons learned from these evaluations; Requests the Executive Secretary, for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation at its third meeting, to develop a tool kit to assist Parties, other Governments, international organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities, the business sector and other stakeholders in the implementation of evaluations of the effectiveness of measures, building on the guidance provided in the note by the Executive Secretary,63 and on information submitted in accordance with paragraph 3 above. XXI/7. New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice 1. Takes note of the proposals for new and emerging issues and the related information and views submitted by Parties and observers, summarized in the note by the Executive Secretary on new and emerging issues; 2. Recommends that, pursuant to the procedure established through decision IX/29, the Conference of the Parties decide not to add to the agenda of the Subsidiary Body in the coming biennium any of the proposed new and emerging issues listed in the note by the Executive Secretary on new and emerging issues;64 II. PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING INTRODUCTION Background The twenty-first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) was held in Montreal, Canada, at the Palais des Congrès, from 11 to 14 December 2017, concurrently with the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions. Attendance The meeting was attended by representatives of the following Parties and other Governments: Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile
Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia European Finland France Gambia Germany Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Jamaica Japan Kiribati Kuwait Lao People’s Democratic Republic Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Palau Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Observers from the following United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, convention secretariats and other bodies also attended: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; GEF Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP); Global Environment Facility; Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; United Nations Development Programme; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; United Nations Environment Programme; United Nations Office for Project Services. The following organizations were also represented by observers: