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Seventh meeting of the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-related Conventions

9 - 10 April 2009, Paris, France

First meeting of the Advisory Group for the preparation of the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

24 - 25 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

Third meeting of the Informal Consultations on the Development of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization

16 - 17 February 2008, Rome, Italy

Report on Activities of the Secretariat on the Implementation of the Work Programme of the Convention and its Protocol

Operations of the Convention: retirement of decisions

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/LG/CR/60783 (2007-146)
To: National Focal Points and relevant international organizations

In Section V paragraph 36 of Decision VIII/10, the Conference of the Parties inter alia requested the Executive Secretary to make proposals to its ninth meeting regarding the retirement of decisions and elements of decisions taken at its fifth meeting and to communicate such proposals to Parties ...

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 ...

Meeting to Review Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Concludes its Second Session.

Meeting to Review Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Concludes its Second Session.

Paris – 13 July 2007. The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), held with 360 participants at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris from 9 to 13 J ...

Meeting to Review the Implementation on the Convention on Biological Diversity Opens in Paris.

<br>View also the Communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-07-10-wgri-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

Meeting to Review the Implementation on the Convention on Biological Diversity Opens in Paris.

Paris – 10 July 2007: The second meeting of the Working Group on the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (WGRI 2) opened yesterday at UNESCO headquarters, in Paris with more than 320 participants from around the world. The meeting was opened by Mr. Antônio José Rezende Castro from Br ...

Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention

9 - 13 July 2007, Paris, France

Recommendation 2/1

Implementation of goals 2 and 3 of the Strategic Plan

Recommendation 2/2

Options and a draft strategy for resource mobilization in support of the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Recommendation 2/3

Streamlining the guidance provided to the Global Environment Facility as the institutional structure operating the financial mechanism of the convention

Recommendation 2/4

Status of national reporting and proposals on the scope and format of the third edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook

Recommendation 2/5

Operations of the Convention

UNEP/CBD/WG-RI/2/INF/13

Considerations for the Preparation of the Third Edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

Strengthening National Implementation of the Convention on Life on Earth, Paris, 9-13 July 2007.

<br>View also the Communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-06-29-wgri-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

Strengthening National Implementation of the Convention on Life on Earth, Paris, 9-13 July 2007.

Over 500 delegates representing 190 Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet in Paris at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 9 to 13 July 2007 to look at ways to enhance tools for implementing the Convent ...

UNEP/CBD/CSAB/1/INF/WGRI/2/INF/6

Input to the Process of Revising the Strategic Plan beyond 2010

Funding for Parties from Developing Countries and Economies in Transition to attend (i) the twelfth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-12); and (ii) the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), Paris, France, 2 to 6 July and 9 to 13 July 2007, respectively.

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/58546 (2007-060)
To: All 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$191,117 from donors in support of the participation of developing country Parties and Parties with economies ...

Documents for the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), 9-13 July 2007, Paris

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/58443 (2007-064)
To: all CBD National Focal Points

I wish to inform you that documents for the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation (WGRI-2) to be held in Paris, France on 9-13 July 2007 are now being made available in final form on the Convention’s website at: < a href='/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=WGRI-02' ...

Call tor Posters - National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the 2010 Biodiversity Target.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/CI 58146 (2007-050)
To: all CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that a poster session will be held during the second meeting of the Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2) on the theme of implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans and their contribution (NBSAPs) to t ...

Training Programme prior to the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), on 8 July 2007, Muséum national d’Histoire Naturelle, 57, rue Cuvier, Paris, 5th District.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/58140 (2007-048)
To: all CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that, in cooperation with UNEP and UNDP, as well as the courtesy of the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, a training workshop on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) will be organized on Sunday, 8th July 2007, for the participants ...

Biennium Accounts - BE, BY, BZ, BG, BH, BI Trust Funds.

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/57515 (2007-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Attached please find the audited financial statements (related to the following Trust Funds) for the biennium 2004-2005 ended 31 December 2005.

Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), 9 - 13 July 2007, UNESCO, Paris, France.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/CI/57046 (2007-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the 2nd meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2) will be held in Paris, France at the Headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 9 to 13 July 2007. ...

New Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January - March and April - June 2006).

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/SG/51811 (2005-129)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

To CBD National Focal Points<br>The Secretariat is circulating herewith a self-explanatory communication from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the above at the latter’s request.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/SG/51811 (2005-124)
To: CBD National Focal Points

To CBD National Focal Points<br>The Secretariat is circulating herewith a self-explanatory communication from the Government of Argentina concerning the above at the latter’s request.

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/51401 (2005-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Attached please find the audited financial statements (related to the following Trust Funds) for the biennium 2004-2005 ended 31 December 2004.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/MR/51457 (2005-113)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The Executive Secretary has prepared draft consolidated decisions in the areas specified in recommendation 1/2 of the Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention and hereby invites Parties, governments and relevant international organizations to submit to the Secretariat written ...

Statement by Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working group on the the Review of Implementation of the Convention

Montreal, Canada, 5 - 9 September 2005

Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Implementation of the Convention

5 - 9 September 2005, Montreal, Canada

Recommendation 1/2

Review of processes

Recommendation 1/3

Mechanisms for implementation: review of the clearing-house mechanism

Recommendation 1/4

Mechanisms for implementation: financial resources and financial mechanism

Recommendation 1/5

Mechanisms for implementation: review of the Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness

Recommendation 1/6

Cooperation

Recommendation 1/7

Private-sector engagement

Recommendation 1/8

Framework for monitoring implementation of the Convention and achievement of the 2010 targets, and for review of the programmes of work

Recommendation 1/9

National reporting

Intergovernmental meeting to discuss implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Montreal 2 September 2005 –Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meet in Montreal from 5 to 9 September 2005, to consider a variety of issues relating to the effective implementation of the objectives of the CBD including its Strategic Plan and the 2010 Biodiversity Target.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/RR/49003 (2005-064)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant international organizations

Pursuant to decisions VII/33, the Executive Secretary has prepared draft proposals as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 and hereby invites Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations to submit to the Secretariat written comments thereon as soon as practicable but in any case no ...

Reference: SCBD/EDM/HZ/45173 (2004-099)
To: All CBD Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that as of Monday, 6 December 2004, the offices of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will relocate to new premises.

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/44759 (2004-071)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The audited financial statements (related to the following Trust Funds) for the biennium 2002-2003 ended 31 December 2003

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/RR/44648R (2004-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to seek the views of Parties on options for a mechanism for setting priorities during the consideration of agenda items by the COP with a view to providing the budget group with clear guidance on how to address activities with finan ...

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/RR/43841 (2004-042)
To: National Focal Points

The Executive Secretary invites Parties and Governments to submit their views on options for a mechanism for setting priorities during the consideration of agenda items by the COP

Reference: SCBD/SEL/DO/RR/42257R (2004-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Communication from the Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/42

Procedures for the receipt, expenditure and reporting on assessed contributions to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/41

Budget for the programme of work for the biennium 2005 2006<br>Outline of decision-making for the adoption of the budget for the Convention and the Protocol