2024 2024-05-17
| 2024-048 (SCBD/OES/ABS/AC/91710)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points, ABS national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Invitation to participate in the peer review of the draft studies to inform the development of the multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources Subject(s): Digital sequence information on genetic resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2024-06-06 |
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2024-05-16
| 2024-047 (SCBD/OES/DC/CE/91680)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points Invitation to the High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 in Cali, Colombia Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2024-05-01
| 2024-041 (SCBD/OES/DC/CE/91649)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Hotel Booking System for the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 in Cali, Colombia Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2024-04-29
| 2024-039 (SCBD/OES/DC/CE/91649)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Expressions of Interest for the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 Exhibition, Pavilion and Country Office Spaces Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Action required by 2024-05-10 |
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2024-04-26
| 2024-038 (SCBD/OES/DC/91661)
Notification to: CBD national focal Points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous people and local communities, and relevant stakeholders Registration for the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, and for the Fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Action required by 2024-09-15 |
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2024-04-17
| 2024-035 (SCBD/ABS/DC/TS/CGA/AC/RKi/91584)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 12-16 August 2024 - Montreal, Canada Subject(s): Digital sequence information on genetic resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2024-07-31 |
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2024-02-29
| 2024-022 (SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/MD/GT/91532)
Notification to: CBD national focal points and ABS national focal points Global capacity-building workshop on operationalizing access and benefit-sharing national frameworks under the Nagoya Protocol, 30 September to 3 October 2024 - Bonn, Germany Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2024-03-29 |
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2024-02-15
| 2024-016 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91545)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania (United Republic of), Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe Regional Dialogues on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for African Countries, 30 May to 2 June 2024, Nairobi, Kenya Subject(s): National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Capacity-building, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Financial Resources and Mechanism, Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Action required by 2024-03-15 |
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2024-01-25
| 2024-009 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91504)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Sub-regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, and Workshop on Target 3 of the GBF for the Caribbean Countries, 15-19 April 2024 - Georgetown, Guyana Subject(s): National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Capacity-building, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Financial Resources and Mechanism, Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Protected Areas / In-Situ Conservation, Agricultural Biodiversity, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Action required by 2024-02-16 |
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2023 2023-12-15
| 2023-135 (SCBD/OES/DC/91452)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Update on the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2023-11-28
| 2023-125 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91406)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu Sub-regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Workshop on Target 3 of the GBF and UNEP Technical Workshop on the GEF Early Action Support Project for the Pacific Countries, 18-26 March 2024 - Nadi, Fiji Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Capacity-building, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Financial Resources and Mechanism, Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Protected Areas / In-Situ Conservation Action required by 2023-12-22 |
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2023-11-03
| 2023-118 (SCBD/NPU/DC/CGA/TS/AC/91369)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Webinar in preparation for the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 7 November 2023 Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing |
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2023-10-31
| 2023-116 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91357)
Notification to: National Focal Points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for Middle East and North Africa, 16-19 January 2024 - Amman, Jordan Subject(s): Capacity-building, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2023-11-24 |
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2023-10-31
| 2023-114 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91349)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Japan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for South and East Asia, 23-26 January 2024 - Tokyo, Japan Subject(s): Capacity-building, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2023-11-24 |
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2023-10-19
| 2023-110 (SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/BG/RKi/91289)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, cc: SBSTTA focal points Extension of deadline: Survey on indicators on access and benefit-sharing for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2023-10-27 |
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2023-10-03
| 2023-105 (SCBD/OES/DC/WY/GT/91193)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, cc: SBSTTA focal points Reminder on Credentials: Resumed Meetings, 19-20 October 2023 - Nairobi, Kenya Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2023-09-29
| 2023-103 (SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/BG/RKi/91289)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, cc: SBSTTA focal points Survey on indicators on access and benefit-sharing for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2023-10-16 |
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2023-09-25
| 2023-102 (SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/MD/NF/90804)
Notification to: ABS National Focal Points Composition of the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing |
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2023-09-14
| 2023-097 (SCBD/OES/DC/WY/GT/91193)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations, cc: SBSTTA focal points Resumed second part of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
(the resumed Meetings), 19-20 October 2023 - Nairobi, Kenya Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2023-08-31
| 2023-095 (SCBD/NPU/TS/CG/AC/91084)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, TK focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations. "Information Note for Participants" and side-events registration: Twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Digital sequence information on genetic resources Action required by 2023-09-25 |
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2023-08-22
| 2023-092 (SCBD/OES/DC/WM/TS/KG/PD/BG/PS/91221)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, Nagoya Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations and members of the Compliance Committees under the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols Extension of the terms of office of members of the Compliance Committees under the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2024-12-31 |
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2023-07-31
| 2023-082 (SCBD/OES/DC/GT/91194)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal Points, ABS focal points Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Convention on Biological Diversity, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2023-07-31
| 2023-081 (SCBD/OES/DC/WY/91193)
Notification to: To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations, Cc: Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points Resumed sessions of the second part of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Action required by 2023-08-30 |
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2023-07-21
| 2023-077 (SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/MD/NF/90804)
Notification to: ABS national focal points from Africa and Asia-Pacific regions New deadline: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit sharing Clearing-House Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Action required by 2023-09-01 |
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2023-07-05
| 2023-072 (SCBD/OES/DC/GT/91084)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Registration for the Twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 12 to 16 November 2023, and the First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 14 to 18 November 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland Subject(s): Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j), Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Digital sequence information on genetic resources Action required by 2023-08-31 |
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