2010-07-15
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/70751 (2010-142) Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA focal points, SBSTTA Bureau Members and relevant organizations Final report -Fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity, (SBSTTA-14), 10 - 21 May 2010 I wish to inform you that the final report of the SBSTTA-14 meeting (document UNEP/CBD/COP/10/3) is now available, in English language, in final form, on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=sbstta-14. The version of this document in the U.N. official languages is being uploaded on the same website, as and when it is ready. Subject(s): Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j) |
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2010-04-27
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/ac/71654 (2010-089) Notification to: SBSTTA Focal Points Training Seminar Organized by the Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity at the Margins of SBSTTA-14, Nairobi, Kenya I am pleased to inform you that a training seminar is being organised by the Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity to provide participants with tools and advice on ways to use information from the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3) to inform decision-makers and public actors about the importance of biodiversity for human well-being. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Cooperation and Partnerships Action required by 2010-05-05 |
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2010-04-21
en es | SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/71566 (2010-084) Notification to: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA/14), 10 to 21 May 2010, and the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI/3), 24 to 28 May 2010, in Nairobi, Kenya In connection with the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA/14), and the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI/3), I am pleased to inform Parties and stakeholders that, after due consideration of all nominations received, the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in support of their participation in the above-mentioned meetings has been completed. Subject(s): Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j) |
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2010-03-10
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71019 (2010-048) Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points and relevant organizations, cc: GTI Coordination Mechanism Members Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Symposium: "Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building in taxonomy for the Convention on Biological Diversity" at the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 15-16 May 2010 I am pleased to inform Parties, governments, international organisations, donors, indigenous communities, and scientific the community that the CBD Secretariat will host a Global Taxonomy Initiative Symposium: “Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building for the Convention on Biological Diversity”, on 15-16 May 2010 at the Conference Hall of the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Subject(s): Global Taxonomy Initiative |
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2010-02-18
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/70751 (2010-037) Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA focal points, SBSTTA Bureau Members and relevant organizations Documents for the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SBSTTA-14), UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, 10 - 21 May 2010 I wish to inform you that all the pre-session documents for the SBSTTA-14 meeting are now available, in English language, in final form on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=SBSTTA-14. The documents in the U.N. official languages are being uploaded on the same website, as and when they are ready. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
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2010-02-08
en | SCBD/STTM/RH/VA/68785 (2010-028) Notification to: UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, Inter-Governmental Organizations, NGOs & Indigenous Organizations Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14), 10 – 21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya I have the honour to inform you that the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) will be held from 10 to 21 May 2010 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Nairobi, Kenya. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
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2010-02-08
en fr | SCBD/STTM/JM/JG/70362 (2010-026) Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points and relevant organizations Call for Posters: Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice, 10 – 21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya The theme of the poster session for the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 10 to 21 May 2010, is: “Biodiversity and Climate Change: Achieving the 2020 Targets”. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice Action required by 2010-03-12 |
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2010-01-05
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/va/70147 (2010-001) Notification to: all SBSTTA Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points Funding requirements for both the Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) and the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI-3), 10 – 21 May 2010 and 24 – 28 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya The purpose of this notification is to provide further information regarding the funding possibilities for the participation of one representative from eligible Parties. Please note that subject to the availability of contributions to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ), the Secretariat will be in a position to finance the participation of only one representative from each of the developing countries Parties to the Convention, including the least developed countries, small island developing States, other developing countries, and countries with economies in transition, for both meetings, i.e. the SBSTTA-14 and the WGRI-3 meetings. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Action required by 2010-03-06 |
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2009-11-17
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/va/69590 (2009-156) Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, SBSTTA Bureau Members and relevant organizations Peer review of SBSTTA-14 draft documents I am pleased to inform you that a page has been created on the CBD website (http://www.cbd.int/sbstta-14/review.shtml) to facilitate the peer-review of the drafts of documents prepared by the Secretariat for consideration by the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10 to 21 May 2010. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice Action required by 2009-12-20 |
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2009-11-04
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/69356 (2009-150) Notification to: SBSTTA Focal Points Voluntary contribution to the collection of examples of sustainable natural resources management in landscapes like satoyama The Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOE-J) and the United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), in collaboration with the CBD Secretariat, are collating case studies on sustainable natural resources management as part of the in-depth review of work on sustainable use in preparation for the 14th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) and the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-10). The case studies will be published in a special volume of the CBD Technical Series and will be released in January 2010. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice Action required by 2009-12-15 |
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2009-09-16
en es fr | SCBD/STTM/JM/SB/va/68785 (2009-118) Notification to: all SBSTTA Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14), 10 – 21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya I have the honour to inform you that the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) will be held from 10 to 21 May 2010 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Nairobi, Kenya. Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice Action required by 2010-03-06 |
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