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First meeting of biodiversity implementation body recommends ways and means to enhance achievement of global biodiversity targets

The first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to a close on 6 May 2016 in Montreal, Canada. Delegates from around the world advanced attention on national action by recommending tools and approaches for implementing the S ...

Invitation to Participate in the Survey to Collect Information on the Evaluation of the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation Concerning Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/DA/UN/mw/85642 (2016-055)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

Enhanced implementation, mainstreaming, key issues at first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation to the Convention on Biological Diversity

The first meeting of the new Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-1) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will open today, focusing on increasing efforts related to strengthening the review process and enhance on-the-ground implementation at global, national, sub-national and local ...

First meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

2 - 6 May 2016, Montreal, Canada

Tenth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House

11 - 12 April 2016, Ispra, Italy

Registration and Visas for the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, 4 –17 December 2016 - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/85427 (2016-044)
To: International and non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders

UNEP/CBD/BSLGCB/11/3

Report of the Meeting

UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/INF/35

Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity Building

UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/4/ADD1

Assessment and Review of the Effectiveness of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Mid-Term Evaluation of the Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol: Comparative Analysis of Third National Reports with the Baseline of the Status of Implementation

UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/4

Assessment and Review of the Effectiveness of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Mid-Term Evaluation of the Strategic Plan for the Protocol

Submission of information requested in decision on Contained Use (Article 6)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85327 (2016-041)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

Nomination of experts to the Workshop on the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms, Mexico City, Mexico, 15-19 August 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85535 (2016-042)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated) of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and relevant organizations

Registration and Visas for the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, 4 -17 December 2016 - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/85427 (2016-036)
To: All CBD, ABS, CPB National Focal Points

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Eleventh Meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-Building for Biosafety, Montreal, Canada, 14–16 March 2016

Eleventh Meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety

14 - 16 March 2016, Montreal, Canada

UNEP/CBD/BSLGCB/11/2

Assessment and Review of the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Mid-Term Evaluation of the Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol

Central and Eastern European Workshop on the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms

7 - 11 March 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Thirteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

24 - 26 February 2016, Montreal, Canada

Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

9 - 12 February 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

UNEP/CBD/BS/CC/13/4

Review of General Issues of Compliance Based on the Analysis of Information Contained in the Third National Reports

UNEP/CBD/BS/CC/13/2

Review of Compliance with the Obligation to Submit National Reports and Whether the Information in the Reports Is Complete

UNEP/CBD/BS/CC/13/5

Suggested Clarifications on What Constitutes Unintentional Transboundary Movements in Contrast with Illegal Transboundary Movements

UNEP/CBD/BS/CC/13/INF/1

Review of the Assistance Provided by the Compliance Committee to Parties in Its Work to Date

Peer review of the outcomes of the process in response to decision XII/24 on synthetic biology

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85140 (2016-008)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, relevant organizations; and indigenous peoples and local communities

Submission of information requested in decision on Contained Use (Article 6)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85327 (2016-009)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

Reminder: Nomination of Experts to the Central and Eastern European workshop on the detection and identification of living modified organisms, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 7-11 March 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85254 (2016-001)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), of: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, Relevant Organizations

Nomination of Experts to the Central and Eastern European workshop on the detection and identification of living modified organisms, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 7-11 March 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85254 (2015-152)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), of: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, Relevant Organizations

UNEP/CBD/BS/RARM/AHTEG/2015/1/4

Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Reminder: Nominations for the Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 9-12 February 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85233 (2015-149)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, cc: CBD National Focal Points

Invitation to complete a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of capacity-building activities supported and facilitated by the Secretariat

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/DA/85253 (2015-147)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points

Nominations for the Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 9-12 February 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85233 (2015-143)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, cc: CBD National Focal Points

Selected countries to participate in the pilot project: Capacity-building to promote integrated implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Convention on Biological Diversity at the national level

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85125 (2015-144)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points

Peer review of the outcomes of the process in response to decision XII/24 on synthetic biology

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85140 (2015-139)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, relevant organizations; and indigenous peoples and local communities

Submission of information requested in decision BS-VII/12 on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Reference: SCBD/BS/MPM/DA/85215 (2015-138)
To: Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points

Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Call for expression of interest to participate in the pilot project on “Capacity-building to promote integrated implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Convention on Biological Diversity at the national level”

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85125 (2015-133)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

16 - 20 November 2015, Brasilia, Brazil

Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Submission of the Third Regular National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (30 November 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-125)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Call for expression of interest to participate in the pilot project on “Capacity-building to promote integrated implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Convention on Biological Diversity at the national level”

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85125 (2015-119)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points

Nomination of participants to the Workshop on Border Control of Living Modified Organisms and Invasive Alien Species, Nadi, Fiji, 7-11 December 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG[MPM/DAJ84972 (2015-114)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points of: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue. Palau. Papua New Guinea. Samoa, Solomon Islands. Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, relevant organizations

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

21 - 25 September 2015, Montreal, Canada

Reminder: Deadline for Submission of the Third Regular National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (31 October 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-107)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Nomination of participants to the Workshop on Border Control of Living Modified Organisms and Invasive Alien Species, Nadi, Fiji, 7-11 December 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84972 (2015-100)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points of: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, relevant organizations

Reminder - Submission of information requested in decision on Unintentional transboundary movements and emergency measures (Article 17)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84222 (2015-088)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

Reminder: Deadline for Submission of the Third Regular National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (31 October 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-089)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Change of venue of the COP 13 to the Convention on Biological Diversity, COP-MOP 8 to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and COP-MOP 2 to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/CS/PT/84810 (2015-078)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS Focal Points and International Organizations

Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms

9 - 11 June 2015, Ispra, Italy

UNEP/CBD/BS/DI/WS/2015/1/2

Summary of the Activities under the Electronic Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms (2014-2015)

Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms

25 - 29 May 2015, Ispra, Italy

GEF Support for the Preparation of the Third National Reports on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-059)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Twelfth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

13 - 15 May 2015, Montreal, Canada