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Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day, 2 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Health Day 7 April 2024

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Health Day 7 April 2024

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 13 May 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 13 May 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 14 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 14 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, 27 September 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, 27 September 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Water Day, 22 March 2024: Water for Peace

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2024

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2024

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2024

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the High-level political forum on sustainable development 2023 – General debate “Building momentum towards the Sustainable Development Goals Summit”, Morning / afternoon sessions between 17 and 20, July 2023, New York

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, 29 September 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, 29 September 2023

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the first meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation, Montreal, 14 June 2023

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the first meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation, Montreal, 14 June 2023

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the opening plenary session of the twenty-fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the opening plenary session of the twenty-fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Statement byDavid Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, 24 August 2023

Statement byDavid Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, 24 August 2023

Statement on behalf of David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, under agenda item 5 of the further resumed fifth session of the intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

Statement on behalf of David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, under agenda item 5 of the further resumed fifth session of the intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

Sub-regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), 14-17 August 2023 - Manila, Philippines

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JEC/MC/91105 (2023-068)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of ASEAN member States (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam) and Timor Leste

Sub-regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Workshop on Target 3 of the GBF and UNEP Technical Workshop on the GEF Early Action Support Project for the Pacific Countries, 18-26 March 2024 - Nadi, Fiji

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91406 (2023-125)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

Sub-regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, and Workshop on Target 3 of the GBF for the Caribbean Countries, 15-19 April 2024 - Georgetown, Guyana

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91504 (2024-009)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago

Submission of information on best practices for sustainable wildlife management and views on areas that require complementary guidance

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/MCa/91359 (2023-121)
To: CBD focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Submission of information on synthetic biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/MW/91338 (2023-111)
To: CBD national focal points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points, ABS Protocol focal points

Submission of information related to the detection and identification of living modified organisms in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/AMC/MW/91277 (2023-100)
To: Cartagena Protocol national focal points, CBD national focal points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), BCH national focal points, and relevant organizations

Submission of information relevant to the voluntary "Guidance on the Assessment of Socio-Economic Considerations in the Context of Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety"

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/KG/PD/PS/91439 (2023-133)
To: Cartagena Protocol national focal points, CBD national focal points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

Submission of views and information on existing tools and guidance that can support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/MK/91372 (2023-120)
To: CBD focal points, SBSTTA focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Submission of views related to the work programme of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and its contribution to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/91497 (2024-006)
To: CBD focal points, SBSTTA focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Submissions on experience, good practices and lessons learned with the Strategy on resource mobilization

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/ML/GD/91131 (2023-087)
To: CBD national focal points, Resource Mobilization national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points, ABS national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations and initiatives

Subregional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for the Pacific Countries

18 - 21 March 2024, Nadi, Fiji

Subregional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Latin American countries, 9 to 13 June 2024 - Costa Rica

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JM/91654 (2024-037)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Subregional dialogue on national biodiversity strategies and action plans for Caribbean countries

15 - 17 April 2024, Georgetown, Guyana

Subregional dialogue on national biodiversity strategies and action plans for States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Timor-Leste

14 - 17 August 2023, Manila, Philippines

Subregional workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Caribbean countries

18 - 19 April 2024, Georgetown, Guyana

Survey on indicators on access and benefit-sharing for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/BG/RKi/91289 (2023-103)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, cc: SBSTTA focal points

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) national workshop for Jamaica on other effective area-based conservation measures in the marine fishery sector

17 - 19 May 2023, Kingston, Jamaica

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) regional capacity-building workshop for East, South and South-East Asia

5 - 8 September 2023, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) regional capacity-building workshop for East, South and South-East Asia, 5-8 September 2023 - Seoul, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JA/JMQ/90975 (2023-049)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points of: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, Viet Nam, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant global and regional organizations and initiatives

Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on Ocean-related Capacity-building Needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

5 - 9 June 2023, Online

Recommendation 25/7

Sustainable wildlife management

Technical Expert Group on Financial Reporting

27 November - 1 December 2023, Montreal, Canada

Technical expert workshop to review modalities for modifying the descriptions of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and describing new areas

20 - 24 November 2023, Oslo, Norway