3GTW
the 3rd Global Taxonomy Workshop
Pretoria 2002
Paris 2003

3GTW-Paris
hosted by UNESCO, Paris, 12-14 February 2003

From 3GTW-Pretoria…
The 300 participants from 95 countries at 3GTW-Pretoria identified nine strategic elements required to implement the GTI Programme of Work via a global strategy for demand-driven taxonomic capacity building - see the draft Global Strategy agreed at 3GTW-Pretoria. Each element was identified as necessary but in itself insufficient for overcoming the taxonomic impediment. A number of actions required to realize each of the nine strategic elements were identified in Pretoria, each of which will require commitments from one or more partner to implement. Concerted action on all nine elements is required.

...to Commitments to a Plan of Action
The key component missing after 3GTW was 'who' was going to carry out the activities listed. The 30 Participants at the Paris meeting were from organisations and initiatives that are willing and able to take responsibility, individually and jointly, for implementing certain actions. Participants were invited to identify where they were already undertaking activities, where they could make new contributions and where collaborative efforts could be initiated.

BioNET's future
A further important objective was to identify via the stakeholders present any future role BioNET-INTERNATIONAL's Technical Secretariat might have in implementing the Plan of Action once BioNET's original mandate - establishment of the Global Network for Taxonomy - is complete. This consultation has identified some possible future roles for BioNET's Technical Secretariat.

Background documents
Letter of invitation | Draft 3GTW Global Strategy for Demand-driven Taxonomic Capacity Building | UNESCO-MAB Commitments to Action | BioNET-INTERNATIONAL, its possible future role and the Global Taxonomy Workshop | Statement to WSSD from 3GTW