The 9th Global Civil Society Forum (GCSF-9), took place on 19 February 2008 in Monaco.The meeting addressed the emerging policy issues selected for GCSS-10/GMEF, as well as: opportunities for the engagement of major groups at the GCSS-10/GMEF; proposed guidelines on enhancing the participation of major groups at UNEP’s governance level; and the UNEP Medium-term Strategy 2010-2013. Participants presented outcomes of regional civil society consultations convened by UNEP in 2007, and engaged in active discussion with the UNEP Executive Director. A set of recommendations was presented.