1.Takes note of the report on the current status and operations of the roster of experts and the voluntary fund for the roster ( UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/6/7/Add.2);

2.Reiterates its earlier call to Parties and other Governments that have not yet done so to nominate experts to the roster;

3.Adopts the revised nomination form for the roster of experts annexed hereto and authorizes the Executive Secretary to update the form based on operational experience;

4.Decides to expand the mandate of the roster of experts to include supporting, as appropriate and upon request, the work of the Secretariat, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol and other bodies under the Protocol, in relation to capacity building for developing countries and countries with economies in transition;

5.Invites Parties and other Governments to consider nominating experts on the roster to serve on ad hoc technical expert groups, informal advisory committees and other relevant bodies under the Protocol and/or to attend technical meetings under the Protocol;

6.Invites Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations and the Executive Secretary to consider using experts on the roster as resource persons and/or facilitators for training workshops, courses and other capacity-building activities;

7.Invites experts on the roster to participate actively in relevant online discussion forums and online real-time conferences organized under the Protocol; and

8.Reiterates its invitation to developed country Parties and other donors to make contributions to the voluntary fund in order to fully operationalize the roster, so as to facilitate implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol for the period 2011-2020.