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Designation of a National Focal Point for the Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/JL/JG/86223 (2017-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Call for scientific information to support the objectives of the Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, 25 to 29 April 2017, and Training Session on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, 24 April 2017 – Baku, Azerbaijan

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/JL/JG/84836 (2017-002)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points; ACCOBAMS; BSC; FAO; GFCM; IMO; TCIS; other relevant regional seas conventions and action plans; relevant regional fisheries management organizations; indigenous peoples and local communities; and other relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

CBD Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea region, 25 to 29 April 2017, and Training Session on EBSAs, 24 April 2017 – Baku, Azerbaijan

Reference: SCBD/CSU/CG/JL/JG/84835 (2016-144)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; indigenous peoples and local communities; ACCOBAMS; BSC; FAO; GFCM; IMO; TCIS; other relevant regional seas conventions and action plans; relevant regional fisheries management organizations; and other relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

Second Technical Workshop on Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

10 - 11 December 2016, Cancun, Mexico

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Oceans Day

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) National Capacity Development Workshop for Vanuatu

23 - 25 November 2016, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative / Pacific Ocean Alliance Regional Workshop for the Pacific Islands, 31 October to 4 November 2016, Apia, Samoa

Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative / Pacific Ocean Alliance Regional Workshop for the Pacific Islands, 31 October to 4 November 2016, Apia, Samoa

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) / Pacific Ocean Alliance Regional Workshop for the Pacific Islands

31 October - 4 November 2016, Apia, Samoa

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/18

Options Regarding Procedures for Modifying the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas or Facilitating the Process of Making Descriptions of New Areas

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for the Wider Caribbean and Central America 20 - 24 February 2017 – San José, Costa Rica

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/SG/JL/JA/JMQ/85924 (2016-122)
To: CBD National Focal Points in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panamá, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, indigenous peoples and local communities, the Caribbean Environment Programme, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism, the North East Pacific Regional Seas Programme, the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission, and other relevant global or regional organizations/initiatives

It is my great pleasure to open this important meeting, the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Statement of Mr. Braulio f. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, 26 September 2016, Seoul

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress Towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

26 - 29 September 2016, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) National Capacity Development Workshop for Timor-Leste

6 - 8 September 2016, Dili, Timor-Leste

Peer Review of Draft Report on options regarding procedures to modify the description of ecologically or biologically significant areas or to facilitate the process of description of new areas

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/JL/JG/85951 (2016-104)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Training of Trainers Workshop

18 - 22 July 2016, Yeosu, Republic of Korea

Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Regional Capacity Development Workshop for the South Pacific, 31 October to 4 November 2016, Apia, Samoa

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/JL/JA/JG/85697 (2016-089)
To: CBD National Focal Points in Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, other Governments, Agence des aires marines protégées, Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, SPREP, CSIRO, indigenous peoples and local communities; and other relevant global or regional organizations/initiatives

Selected participants for the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Training of Trainers Workshop, 18 to 22 July 2016 - Yeosu, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/JL/JMQ/ 85559 (2016-086)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

The oceans have long captured the hearts and minds of people around the world. The mysteries of its depths, the wonder of its creatures and the power of its waves have fed our curiosity and imagination since ancient times.

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Regional Capacity Development Workshop for the South Pacific, 31 October to 4 November 2016, Apia, Samoa

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JA/JG/85697 (2016-064)
To: CBD National Focal Points in Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, other Governments, Agence des aires marines protégées, Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, SPREP, CSIRO, indigenous peoples and local communities; and other relevant global or regional organizations/initiatives

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this Technical Workshop on Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, being held on the margins of the twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.

Statement of Mr. Braulio f. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Technical Workshop on Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, 24 April 2016, Montreal, Canada

Technical Workshop on Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

24 - 25 April 2016, Montreal, Canada

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Training of Trainers Workshop, 18 - 22 July 2016 - Yeosu, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JA/JMQ/85559 (2016-051)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

UNEP/CBD/SOI/WS/2015/1/2

Report of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Capacity-Building Workshop for South America

UNEP/CBD/SOI/WS/2015/3/2

Report of Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) National Capacity Development Workshop for Namibia

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/15

Report of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Capacity Development Workshop for East Africa

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/24

Report of the Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas in the Seas of East Asia

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/20

Compilation of Experiences and Lessons Learned from Scientific Methodologies and Approaches for the Description of Areas Meeting the EBSA Criteria

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/21

Training Manual on the Incorporation of Traditional Knowledge into the Description and Identification of EBSAs

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/23

Report of the North-West Indian Ocean and Adjacent Gulf Areas Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

UNEP/CBD/SOIWS/2015/2/2

Report of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Training of Trainers Workshop

UNEP/CBD/SOIWS/2015/5/2

Report of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative National Capacity Development Workshop for Samoa

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/56

A Review of Marine Migratory Species and the Information Used to Describe Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

UNEP/CBD/EBSA/WS/2015/1/4

Report of the North-East Indian Ocean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/7

Report of the Expert Workshop to Prepare Practical Guidance on Preventing and Mitigating the Significant Adverse Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/6

Report of the Expert Workshop to Provide Consolidated Practical Guidance and A Toolkit for Marine Spatial Planning

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/15

Mainstreaming of Biodiversity across Sectors Including Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/3/ADD1

Marine and Coastal Biodiversity - Draft Summary Report on the Description of Areas Meeting the Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (Addendum)

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/3

Progress Report on Describing Areas Meeting the Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/6

Marine Spatial Planning and Training Initiatives

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/5

Addressing Impacts of Marine Debris and Anthropogenic Underwater Noise on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

Technical Workshop on Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, 24 April 2016 - Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JM/85430 (2016-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for East Africa, Nosy Be, Madagascar, 18-22 January 2016

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for East Africa, Nosy Be, Madagascar, 18-22 January 2016

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity Development Workshop for East Africa

18 - 22 January 2016, Nosy Be, Madagascar

Statement by the Executive Secretary at the opening of the CBD Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the Seas of East Asia, Xiamen, China, 14 - 18 December 2015

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the CBD Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the Seas of East Asia, Xiamen, China, 14 - 18 December 2015