On Monday, 24 September, 2007, the Asian Regional Consultation Towards an IMoSEB opened in Beijing, China. After introductory statements in plenary, participants heard presentations, exchanged views and discussed options and needs for a possible IMoSEB during a round table discussion. On Monday afternoon, three working groups convened in parallel sessions to consider five points: potential users of an IMoSEB; options to best address user needs; specific needs for the Asian region; whether IMoSEB should be an intergovernmental mechanism; and the feasibility of locating IMoSEB within the CBD. The Asian consultation is scheduled to conclude on 25 September 2007 and is the fourth in a series of regional consultations.





（引自http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/sdimp/sept24.html    2007年9月24日）