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Notification
#903
2007-06-06
Action by
2007-07-15

Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, Canada, 8 to 12 October 2007.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/58410 (2007-071)
To: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations

I have the honour to inform you that, pursuant to Decision VIII/4 of the Conference of the Parties, and reference to my earlier Notification dated 28 May 2007, the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS-5) will be held in Montreal, Canada, from ...

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Notification
#899
2007-06-07

Official SCBD travel agent selected following transparent competitive bidding process.

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/58729 (2007-067)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Following a recommendation of the 2006 Audit Report, the Secretariat initiated in July 2006, a transparent bidding process for the selection of its official travel agent. Six international companies submitted their offer. I am pleased to inform you that the selection committee comprising represe ...

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Notification
#900
2007-06-07

Decision VIII/1, paragraph 10: Island Biodiversity Programme of Work, linkages to other programmes, themes and issues.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/OH/AC/58712 (2007-068)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points

Pursuant to paragraph 10 of Decision VIII/1 requesting the Executive Secretary to identify linkages between the priority actions of the Island Biodiversity Programme of Work (IBPOW) and all other thematic work programmes and cross-cutting issues under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ...

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Notification
#904
2007-06-11
Action by
2007-07-15

Anglophone Africa sub-regional workshop on the review of, and capacity building for the implementation of the CBD programme of work on Protected Areas, from 13-15 August 2007, Cape Town, South Africa.

Reference: CBD/STTM/SBG/va/58767 (2007-072)
To: CBD National Points of Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt ,Ghana, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; relevant NGOs, and indigenous & local communities.

I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the European Union and WWF, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organizing from 13 to 15 August 2007 in Cape Town, South Africa, an Anglophone Africa sub-regional workshop on the review ...

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Notification
#905
2007-06-11

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Technology Transfer and Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/58343 (2007-073)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

The Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Technology Transfer and Scientific and Technological Cooperation will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, on 10 to 12 September 2007. The meeting is being organized in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry and E ...

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Notification
#906
2007-06-15

Launch of the UNDP/GEF Global Project on Supporting Country Action in implementing the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas.

Reference: CBD/STTM/SBG/va/ac/58859 (2007-074)
To: All CBD Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved a global project on “Supporting Country Action on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Programme of Work on Protected Areas”. This project will be ...

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Notification
#907
2007-06-18

Decision VIII/5D on Article 8(j) and related provisions: Advisory Selection Committee of the Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected members.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/58785 (2007-075)
To: Indigenous and Local Communities

As you may know, in Section D-I of Decision VIII/5, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the criteria for the operation of the Voluntary Funding Mechanism to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities in the work of the Convention. ...

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Notification
#908
2007-06-19

Informal consultations on the preparation of the forthcoming meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit - sharing (ABSWG-5 and 6) with the Co-chairs of the Working Group, 7 July 2007, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/58891 (2007-076)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations on the preparation of the forthcoming meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Work ...

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Notification
#909
2007-06-27
Action by
2007-11-05

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS-6), Geneva, Switzerland, 21 to 25 January 2008.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/58995 (2007-077)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to confirm that the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS-6) will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 21 to 25 January 2008. <br>(View the notification also <a href='/doc/notifications/2007/ntf-2007-077- ...

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Notification
#910
2007-06-27

Release of the Second Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News.

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/59008 (2007-078)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

I am pleased to inform you that the second issue of the newsletter on Biosafety, entitled Biosafety Protocol News, has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: <a href='/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-issue02.pdf'>http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-issue02.pdf</a>

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Notification
#911
2007-07-05
Action by
2007-08-05

Nomination of Indigenous and Local Communities Experts for the International Indigenous Expert Consultation on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, Canada, 19-21 September 2007.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/59050 (2007-079)
To: Indigenous and Local Communities

The purpose of this Notification is to invite indigenous and local communities interested in the issue of the negotiation of an international regime on access and benefit-sharing within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to nominate experts for the International Indige ...

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Notification
#913
2007-07-09
Action by
2007-09-15

Invitation to Provide Views on the Procedure for the Identification and Consideration of Emerging Issues.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/lj/59100 (2007-081)
To: All CBD Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

In recommendation XII/8, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) requested the Executive Secretary inter alia to seek the views of Parties on the suggested elements of the procedure for the identification of emerging issues, the conditions for their inclusi ...

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Notification
#914
2007-07-09
Action by
2007-09-15

Compilation of Information on the Impacts on Biodiversity of the Production and Use of Biofuel.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/lj/59120 (2007-082)
To: All CBD Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

In recommendation XII/7, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) requested the Executive Secretary inter alia to invite Parties and other Governments to provide relevant information on the impacts on biodiversity along the full life cycle of the production ...

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Notification
#916
2007-07-10

Submission of further case studies on the Ecosystem Approach for the Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/ 59174 (2007-084)
To: All CBD Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

In recommendation XII/1, paragraph 2(b)(ii), the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) requested the Executive Secretary enhance support for updating of the Source Book through the inclusion of additional case studies that relate to all the programmes of work ...

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Notification
#917
2007-07-11

Invitation to all Parties to submit views on the options paper (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/17).

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/aw/59164 (2007-085)
To: CBD and SBSTTA focal points

The seventh meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions (the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)) was convened on 7 June 2007. At this meeting the E ...

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Notification
#915
2007-07-12
Action by
2007-09-30

Invitation to Provide Information to Assess the Use and Impact of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/59184 (2007-083)
To: All CBD Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

In recommendation XII/3 the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) requested the Executive Secretary inter alia to collect from Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations information required to undertake a detailed assessment of the use and impact ...

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Notification
#918
2007-07-18
Action by
2007-07-27

African Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, Addis Ababa, 23-25 August 2007

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/59310 (2007-086)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and other Governments Relevant organizations

In paragraph 2 of decision BS-II/9, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol the Executive Secretary is requested to convene, prior to its fourth meeting, regional workshops on capacity-building and exchange of experiences on risk assessment and risk ma ...

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Notification
#919
2007-07-19
Action by
2007-10-15

Technical Report on National/Regional Environmental Funds: Call for Papers.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/57985 (2007-087)
To: CBD Focal Points and National/Regional Environmental Funds

A Technical Report on National/Regional Environmental Funds is being prepared by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to facilitate the implementation of Decision VIII/13, paragraph 7, in which the Conference of the Parties recommended to Parties, Governments and funding ins ...

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Notification
#920
2007-07-19
Action by
2007-09-15

Views and further suggestions on a strategy for resource mobilization to support the implementation of the Convention as well as a message on Biodiversity and Financing for Development.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/59255 (2007-088)
To: All CBD Focal Points and relevant organizations

In Recommendation 2/2, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2) requested the Executive Secretary, to seek views and further suggestions from Parties, other Governments, regional economic integration groups, partner organizations, donors, and obs ...

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Notification
#921
2007-07-19
Action by
2007-12-01

Views on elements for the four-year (2010-2014) framework for programme priorities related to the utilization of GEF resources for biodiversity, as well as ways and means to enhance the process of formulating and consolidating guidance to the financial mechanism.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/59256 (2007-089)
To: All CBD Focal Points and relevant organizations

In Recommendation 2/3, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2) invited Parties and Governments, relevant organizations and the GEF, to submit to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity their views on elements for the four-year ...

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Notification
#922
2007-07-19

Informal consultations on the development of the strategy for resource mobilization to support implementation of the Convention, 13 October 2007, Joke Waller-Hunter Conference Room, SCBD, Montreal, Canada.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/59282 (2007-090)
To: All CBD Focal Points and relevant organizations

Pursuant to Recommendation 2/2, paragraph 2(b), of the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), the Executive Secretary is inviting Parties, other Governments, regional economic integration groups, partner organizations, donors ...

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Notification
#924
2007-07-19

Report of the second International Meeting of Academic Institutions and Organizations Involved in Biosafety Education and Training, 16-18 April 2007; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/59340 (2007-092)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been nominated) Relevant international organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the report of the second International Meeting of Academic Institutions and Organizations Involved in Biosafety Education and Training, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 16 to 18 April 2007, is now available. The document (UNEP/CBD/BS/CM-ET/2/4) may ...

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Notification
#925
2007-07-20
Action by
2007-09-30

Preparation of the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/59302 (2007-093)
To: All National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Members of the Informal Advisory Committee for CEPA

The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2) on 9-13 July 2007 in Paris, France, in its Recommendation 2/4, requested the Executive Secretary to revise the proposed scope and format, work plan, communication strategy and financi ...

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Notification
#927
2007-07-24
Action by
2007-09-15

Fourth meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (WG-L&R 4), 22-26 October 2007, Montreal, Canada.

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/59394 (2007-095)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the fourth meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BSLR WG-4) will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 22 to 26 October 2007. You will find attached the provisional agenda and it ...

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Notification
#926
2007-07-25

Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ 59380 (2007-094)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Quarterly Report of the Convention covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2007 has been prepared in accordance with Decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report contains a summary of key activities ...

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Notification
#928
2007-07-25
Action by
2007-09-11

Reminder - Submission of First Regular National Reports.

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ABw/58011 (2007-096)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference is made to my earlier Notification dated 16 April 2007 (Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ABw/58011), concerning the Submission of First Regular National Reports, as called for under Article 33 (Monitoring and Reporting) of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, as well as relevant decisions of the ...

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Notification
#929
2007-07-26
Action by
2007-08-20

Peer Review of draft documents for the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS-5), Montreal, Canada, 8-12 October 2007.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/CR/59413 (2007-097)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The above documents can be accessed on the Secretariat website at <a href='/meetings/abswg-05/review.shtml'>http://www.cbd.int/meetings/abswg-05/review.shtml</a>. Please note that the posted documents are unedited drafts for comments only, and not for citation or other use. Your comments would ...

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Notification
#930
2007-07-30
Action by
2007-08-17

Comments Invited on the Approach Paper for a Mid-Term Evaluation of the GEF Resource Allocation Framework

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/59448 (2007-098)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The purpose of this notification is to convey the message from the Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility.

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Notification
#931
2007-07-31

Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/59463 (2007-099)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

In Decision VIII/30, Paragraph 9, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requested the Executive Secretary, through the Joint Liaison Group (JLG) of the Rio Conventions, to consider the options for enhanced cooperation among the three Rio Conventions prepared f ...

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Notification
#932
2007-08-02

Workshops for indigenous and local communities on web-based technologies, in particular on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/JS/CR/59168 (2007-100)
To: CBD National Focal Points

In paragraph 8 of Decision VII/14, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) "invites Parties, Governments and relevant organizations to provide indigenous and local communities with capacity-building and financial resources to support their active parti ...

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Notification
#933
2007-08-03
Action by
2007-09-14

Request for Additional Information on the Implementation of Climate Regulation and Carbon Sequestration Components of the Agricultural Biodiversity Programme of Work

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/jm/59493 (2007-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

Recommendation XII/5 of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice requests the Executive Secretary, when preparing the in-depth review on the programme of work on agricultural biodiversity, to conduct an analysis of (i) the extent to which climate change impacts and r ...

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Notification
#934
2007-08-03
Action by
2007-09-14

Request for Additional Information on the Implementation of Element 1, Goal 2, Objective 3 of the Forest Biodiversity Programme of Work

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/tc/59490 (2007-102)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

Recommendation XII/5 of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice requests the Executive Secretary, when preparing the in-depth review on the programme of work on forest biodiversity, to conduct an analysis of (i) the extent to which climate change impacts and respons ...

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Notification
#935
2007-08-06

Funding for Preparing the Third Edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/59513 (2007-103)
To: CBD National Focal Points, The Global Environment Facility, Donor Agencies

As you recall, the Conference of the Parties, in its Decision VIII/14, paragraph 11, decided that the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook shall be prepared for publication at its tenth meeting in 2010.

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Notification
#936
2007-08-06
Action by
2007-10-31

Inputs to the Revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention beyond 2010

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/59514 (2007-104)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

As you recall, the Conference of the Parties, in its Decision VIII/15, decided to consider at its ninth meeting the process for revising and updating the Strategic Plan with a view to adopting a revised Strategic Plan at its tenth meeting. The Working Group on Review of Implementation, having u ...

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Notification
#937
2007-08-14

Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in the Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS 5), 8-12 October 2007 and the Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J-5), 15-19 October 2007 - Montreal, Canada.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/58785 (2007-105)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

As you may know, in Section D-I of Decision VIII/5, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the criteria for the operation of the Voluntary Funding Mechanism to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities in the work of the Convention.

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Notification
#938
2007-08-16
Action by
2007-10-15

Submission of Information on Experience Gained in Using the Preliminary Set of Indicators for Monitoring Implementation of the Capacity-Building Action Plan

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/ABw/59593 (2007-106)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

In its Decision BS-I/5, paragraph 28, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 1) invites Parties, other Governments, and relevant organizations to submit to the Executive Secretary, and to share through the Biosafety Cle ...

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Notification
#939
2007-08-17
Action by
2007-10-15

Contributions to the Publication of a "Plant Conservation Report"

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SS/va/59606 (2007-107)
To: GSPC Focal Points and relevant stakeholders

The twelfth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-12), in Recommendation XII/2, requested the Executive Secretary to develop, by the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9), in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Plant C ...

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Notification
#940
2007-08-21

Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in the International Indigenous and Local Community Consultation on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Development of an International Regime

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/59641 (2007-108)
To: CBD National Focal Points Indigenous and Local Communitie

As you may know, in Section D-I of Decision VIII/5, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the criteria for the operation of the Voluntary Funding Mechanism to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities in the work of the Convention.

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Notification
#941
2007-08-31

Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/59714 (2007-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points, The Global Environment Facility (GEF), Donor Agencies

I am pleased to bring to your kind attention that the report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2) held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, from 9 to 13 July 2007, has been cleared by the Rapporteur and is now ava ...

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Notification
#942
2007-09-07
Action by
2007-09-11

Submission of First Regular National Reports

Reference: SCBD/BCH/WD/ABw/58011 (2007-110)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points (or CBD Focal Points where Biosafety Focal Points have not yet been nominated)

Reference is made to my earlier Notifications of 16 April and 25 July 2007 (both referenced as SCBD/BS/WDY/ABw/58011), concerning the Submission of First Regular National Reports, as called for under Article 33 (Monitoring and Reporting) of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

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Notification
#943
2007-09-13

Participation of developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition in the Fifth meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing and the fifth meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/59875 (2007-111)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to Decision VIII/31 paragraph 22 of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat has received, to date, a total of US$402,843 from donors in support of the participation of developing country Parties and Parties with economies ...

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Notification
#912
2007-09-14

R E V I S I O N: Expert Workshop on ecological criteria and biogeographic classification systems for marine areas in need of protection, 2-4 October 2007, Azores, Portugal - Composition of the Group

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JL/ac/57414 (2007-080)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Pursuant to Decision VIII/24, paragraph 46, of the Conference of the Parties, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is convening an expert workshop on ecological criteria and biogeographic classification systems for marine areas in need of protection, from 2 to 4 Octobe ...

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Notification
#944
2007-09-20

Theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2008 - "Biodiversity and Agriculture"

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/DA/fd/59978 (2007-112)
To: CBD Focal Points

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce that the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) on 22 May 2008 will be Biodiversity and Agriculture.

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Notification
#945
2007-09-21
Action by
2007-10-18

Peer review of SBSTTA-13 draft documents

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/59871 (2007-113)
To: all CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and SBSTTA Bureau Members and relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that a page has been created on the CBD website (<a href='/sbstta-13/review.shtml'>http://www.cbd.int/sbstta-13/review.shtml</a>) to facilitate the peer-review of the drafts of documents prepared by the Secretariat for consideration by the thirteenth meeting of the Sub ...

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Notification
#946
2007-09-24
Action by
2007-11-23

Call for Poster Papers - Mainstreaming Biodiversity Issues into Forestry and Agriculture

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LJ/59826 (2007-114)
To: all CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

The theme of the poster session for the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held in Rome, Italy from 18 to 22 February 2008, is "Mainstreaming Biodiversity Issues into Forestry ...

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Notification
#947
2007-09-25
Action by
2007-11-23

Call for Poster Papers - Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas, 11-15 February 2008, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/60055 (2007-115)
To: all CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is currently accepting applications for posters to be displayed at the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA 2) to be held 11-15 February 2008, at the Food and Agriculture Organization Headqu ...

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Notification
#948
2007-09-28
Action by
2007-11-30

Submission of views and/or information in preparation for the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol

Reference: SCBD/BCH/CG/WDY/jh/60095 (2007-116)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points (or CBD Focal Points where Biosafety Focal Points have not yet been nominated)

I would like to draw your attention to the following decisions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol (COP-MOP) where the COP MOP has invited or requested the submission of views and information not later than six months prior to the date ...

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Notification
#949
2007-10-01

Background note for the informal consultations on the development of the strategy for resource mobilization to support implementation of the Convention, 13 October 2007, SCBD Joke Waller-Hunter Conference Room, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/59282 (2007-117)
To: All CBD Focal Points and relevant organizations

Pursuant to Recommendation 2/2, paragraph 2(b), of the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), and further to my earlier Notification (2007-090) dated 18 July 2007, I hereby forward to you a background note prepared to facilit ...

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Notification
#950
2007-10-01
Action by
2007-10-20

Peer review of draft documents for the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WG-PA/2)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/60107 (2007-118)
To: all CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that a page has been created on the CBD website (<a href='/wgpa2/review.shtml'>http://www.cbd.int/wgpa2/review.shtml</a>) to facilitate the peer-review of the drafts of documents prepared by the Secretariat for consideration by the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-End ...

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Notification
#954
2007-10-09
Action by
2008-01-15

Invitation to provide views on the draft report on the exploration of possibilities of developing a "Biodiversity Technology Initiative", taking into account the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI)

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/60231 (2007-122)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The purpose of this Notification is to invite Parties to provide their views on the draft report of the Executive Secretary on the exploration of possibilities of developing a "Biodiversity Technology Initiative", taking into account the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI), which was prepared pu ...

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