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Invitation to prepare for nomination and election of members of the Compliance Committees under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing

Reference: SCBD/CPU/NPU/DC/TS/WM/KG/PS/90539 (2022-054)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB and ABS NFPs have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities and members of the Compliance Committees under the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Invitation to provide information on new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/VA74761 (2011-013)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, other Governments and relevant organizations

In section II of decision IX/29 the Conference of the Parties decided on the process for the identification of new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. In acc ...

Invitation to provide written comments on the draft elements of a possible decision operationalizing the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/KM/90422 (2022-043)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Invitation to submit views on proposed procedure for avoiding or managing conflicts of interest in expert groups

Reference: SCBD/OES/WDY/moc/87536 (2018-064)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points and relevant international organizations

Invitation to the Biodiversity PreCOP, 30 August 2021

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FD/89831 (2021-061)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Invitation to the Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing, 4-5 June 2011, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/75486 (2011-066)
To: CBD Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points and indigenous and local community organizations, cc: Mr. Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the ITPGRFA

In decision X/1, paragraph 13, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to provide technical assistance to Parties, subject to the availability of financial resources, with a view to supporting the early ratification and implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.

Invitation to the High-Level Segment of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and of the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89822 (2021-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

Invitation to the Online Discussion Forum on the Preparation of a Knowledge Management Component of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/SM/89065 (2020-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Invitation to the Second extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, First extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the First extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, 16-19 November 2020, Montreal (Virtual)

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/89067 (2020-073)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant stakeholders

Invitation to the webinar on proposed headline indicators for access and benefit-sharing: Goal C and Target 13 of the draft post-2020 global biodiversity framework - 23 November 2021

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/JR/89990 (2021-077)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge, & Access and Benefit-sharing Montreal, Canada, 29-31 October 2009

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/68415 (2009-097)
To: CBD National Focal Points in the LAC Region Indigenous and Local Community

I am pleased to inform Parties, international agencies, indigenous and local community representatives and other stakeholders, that thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Spain, a regional capacity building workshop for indigenous and local community representatives on e ...

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge, and Access and Benefit-sharing Fourth Workshop: Mesoamerican Region, Guatemala, Guatemala, 4-6 March 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70349 (2010-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community

I am pleased to inform Parties, international agencies, indigenous and local community representatives and other stakeholders that, thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Spain, a regional capacity building workshop for indigenous and local community representatives on e ...

Launch of the Biodiversity e-Learning Platform

Reference: SCBD/IMS/RS/ET/CP/86275 (2017-021)
To: CBD, CPB, NP Focal Points, other Governments, relevant organizations and IPLCs

Launch of the CBD Events Application in time for the UN Biodiversity Conference 2018

Reference: SCBD/ITS/JMF/ET/SM/CP/87755 (2018-096)
To: CBD, ABS, CPB National Focal Points, IPLCs and relevant organizations

Launch of the operational phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House and capacity-building workshop, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea - 12 October 2014

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/NAD/83881 (2014-110)
To: CBD and ICNP National Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations, international organizations and relevant stakeholders

Launching of the First Phase of the Newly Designed Website

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FV/UN/SN/FD/88542 (2019-118)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Letter from COP 15 President to all National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/90792 (2023-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points

List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the Sixth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions, and/or the Eighth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 2-6 November and 9-15 November respectively, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/68575 (2009-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

In connection with the sixth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions and the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, after due consideration of all nominations received and in accordance with the selection criteria established in the Annex o ...

List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Montreal, Canada, 10-16 July 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/71917 (2010-121)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities

In connection with the resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 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 re ...

Maintaining efforts to safeguard biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/89345 (2020-095)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Meeting of the Informal Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, 26-30 September 2022 - Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/LS/VA/90501 (2022-051)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, 18 - 21 September 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73029 (2010-150)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points

At the conclusion of the second part of its ninth meeting, held in Montreal, Canada, from 10-16 July 2010, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS) decided to reconvene the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) in order to continue negotiations on the draft Proto ...

Meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, 18 - 21 September 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73029 (2010-152)
To: Indigenous and local community organizations

At the conclusion of the second part of its ninth meeting, held in Montreal, Canada, from 10-16 July 2010, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS) decided to reconvene the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) in order to continue negotiations on the draft Proto ...

Meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, 18 - 21 September 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73029 (2010-153)
To: International organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders

At the conclusion of the second part of its ninth meeting, held in Montreal, Canada, from 10-16 July 2010, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS) decided to reconvene the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) in order to continue negotiations on the draft Proto ...

Meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, 18 - 21 September 2010: Scenario note from the ABS Co-Chairs and update on logistical arrangements

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73029 (2010-171)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations and international organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholder

With reference to the Meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Secretariat is pleased to circulate herewith a scenario note from the Co-Chairs of the Working Group on ABS, Mr. Timothy Hodges and Mr. Fernando Casas, the purpose of which is to provide ...

Mexico signs Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/75138 (2011-043)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, Partner Organizations

I am very pleased to inform you that on 24 February 2011 Mexico became the fifth country to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.

Ministerial Breakfast Briefing on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/77261 (2011-153)
To: CBD National Focal Points; ABS Focal Points

In partnership with Japan as the President of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food ...

New dates of the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-2), 2-6 July 2012, New Delhi, India

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/78881 (2012-025)
To: CBD Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points, Indigenous and local communities, and International organizations and relevant stakeholders.

New deadline: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit sharing Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/MD/NF/90804 (2023-077)
To: ABS national focal points from Africa and Asia-Pacific regions

New improved version of the Access and Benefit sharing Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/BG/jh/85632 (2016-054)
To: ABS National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated), international and non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders

Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/63646 (2008-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS 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 (WGABS), Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations in Bonn, Germany, on 17-18 May 2008, on the margins of the ninth me ...

Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/OJ/69710 (2009-180)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to confirm that, at the kind invitation of the Government of Colombia, the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.

Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70130 (2010-002)
To: International organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders

I am pleased to confirm that the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.

Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70130 (2010-003)
To: Indigenous and Local Community Representatives

I am pleased to confirm that the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.

Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing: Informal consultations with the Co-chairs and regional consultations, 20-21 March 2010, Cali, Colombia

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/70590 (2010-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, international organisations, indigenous and local community organisations and stakeholders

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 prior to the ninth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharin ...

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 ...

Nomination of experts for the meeting of the Group of Technical Experts on an internationally recognized certificate of origin/source/legal provenance

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/VP/54749 (2006-030)
To: All CBD and ABS National Focal Points

The purpose of this Notification is to invite Parties to nominate experts for the meeting of the group of technical experts on an internationally recognized certificate of origin/source/legal provenance in the context of decision VIII/4 C of the Conference of the Parties on access and benefit-sh ...

Nomination of experts for the meeting of the Group of Technical Experts on an internationally recognized certificate of origin/source/legal provenance

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/54750 (2006-031)
To: Indigenous and local communities and relevant international organizations and stakeholders

The purpose of this Notification is to invite indigenous and local communities, industry, research institutions/academia, botanical gardens, other ex situ collection holders, and representatives from relevant international organisations and agreements interested in the issue of access and benefi ...

Nominations for a Global Capacity-building Workshop on Monitoring the Utilization of Genetic Resources under the Nagoya Protocol, 30 September to 2 October 2019 - Bonn, Germany

Reference: SCBD/NPU/VN/MD/LZ/88062 (2019-051)
To: ABS National Focal Points

Nominations for the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/74578 (2010-224)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that, in line with COP decision X/1, paragraph 11, the Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Ad-hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing shall be Mr. Fernando Casas from Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges from Canada. With reference to ...

Nominations for the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and the Co-Chair of the Committee

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/75309 (2011-053)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points

Reference is made to notification 2010-224 sent on 21 December 2011 regarding the nomination of members for the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol.

Nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/ET/jh/84625 (2015-050)
To: ABS National Focal Points (CBD Focal Points where ABS National Focal Points have not yet been designated) Indigenous and local communities and relevant organizations

Nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House under the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/VN/MD/RKi/87801 (2019-052)
To: ABS National Focal Points

Nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House under the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/MD/GT/90804 (2023-009)
To: ABS National Focal Points

Nominations for the expert meeting to develop a draft strategic framework for capacity-building and development in support of the effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, 3 – 5 June 2013, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/ET/81201 (2013-004)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, International organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and relevant stakeholder

At its eleventh meeting, the Conference of the Parties, upon recommendation by the second meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, requested t ...

Nominations for the fifth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/KT/RKi/90801 (2023-008)
To: ABS National Focal Points (or CBD National Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Nominations for the third meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/RKi/86870 (2017-129)
To: ABS National Focal Points (or CBD National Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations.

Nominations for the third meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/RKi/86870 (2017-113)
To: ABS National Focal Points (or CBD National Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations.

Nominations to an Expert Meeting on Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/KG/jh/85065 (2015-111)
To: ABS National Focal Points (CBD Focal Points where ABS National Focal Points have not yet been designated), international organizations, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders

Nominations to the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/VN/RKi/87803 (2019-053)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations and stakeholders