Introduction

At every meeting of the Conference of the Parties, a workplan for the biennium is adopted. The workplan contains agreed activities for implementation, including activities and resources for the biennium. At its ninth meeting (Ljubljana, 28-30 November 2016), the Conference of the Parties adopted the following workplan for the biennium 2017–18 (see ENG, FRE, RUS).
The Convention's workplan distinguishes between Core Activities and Assistance Activities to be implemented in 2017–18.