2010 2010-03-15
 en es fr | SCBD/OES/AD/71115 (2010-052)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points,
Relevant organizations and partners
February 2010 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the February 2010 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-02-en.pdf.
Subject(s): Convention on Biological Diversity |
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2010-03-15
en | SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109 (2010-051)
Notification to: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and Relevant organizations
Fair on National Experiences with the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 5)
Building on the success of the fair which was held during the fourth meeting of the Conference of Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) in Bonn, Germany, I have the honour to inform you that another fair on national experiences with the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will be held at the margins of the fifth meeting of the COP-MOP from 11 - 15 October, in Nagoya, Japan.
Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Action required by 2010-07-15 |
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2010-03-15
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/NP/fb/70848 (2010-050)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points
Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI-3), 24 - 28 May 2010, UNEP, Nairobi
I am pleased to inform you that meeting documents for the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-3) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 24 to 28 May 2010, including the information note for participants, are available on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=WGRI-03.
Subject(s): Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity |
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2010-03-12
en es fr | SCBD/SEL/OJ/SGa/71094 (2010-049)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and stakeholders
Co-Chairs Informal Interregional Consultations (CIIC) and Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing: Co-Chairs' Guidance Note
With reference to the Co-Chairs Informal Interregional Consultations (CIIC) and to the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS-9), the Secretariat is pleased to circulate the attached document entitled "Co-Chairs' Guidance Note".
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing |
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2010-03-10
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71019 (2010-048)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points and relevant organizations, cc: GTI Coordination Mechanism Members
Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Symposium: "Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building in taxonomy for the Convention on Biological Diversity" at the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 15-16 May 2010
I am pleased to inform Parties, governments, international organisations, donors, indigenous communities, and scientific the community that the CBD Secretariat will host a Global Taxonomy Initiative Symposium: “Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building for the Convention on Biological Diversity”, on 15-16 May 2010 at the Conference Hall of the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
Subject(s): Global Taxonomy Initiative |
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2010-03-09
en | SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/70814 (2010-047)
Notification to: All CBD National Focal Points, and relevant organizations
Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Building on the success of the Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) fair held during the ninth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn, Germany, I am pleased to inform you that a CEPA Fair will be held on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to be held in Nagoya, Japan, on 18-29 October 2010.
Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Communication, Education and Public Awareness
Action required by 2010-07-15 |
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2010-03-09
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/RS/fb/71007 (2010-046)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations
Fact sheets for the International Year of Biodiversity – 2010
I am pleased to inform you that 30 fact sheets for the celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity – 2010 are now available in English on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/2010/prints/?tab=5. Hard copies along with other IYB outreach materials will be sent to you by post in due course. The fact sheets in the other five official languages of the United Nations will be made available shortly.
Subject(s): International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 |
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2010-03-05
en es fr | SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/70957 (2010-045)
Notification to: CBD and ABS National Focal Points; international organizations; indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
Access and Benefit-sharing: Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC),
Cali, Colombia, 16-18 March 2010
During the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Co-Chairs of the Working Group, Mr. Fernando Casas and Mr. Timothy Hodges, outlined the consultations to be held during the inter-sessional period between the eighth and ninth meetings of the Working Group in March 2010 (document UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/8/8, paragraphs 116-132) , including the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC), which will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 16-18 March 2010.
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing |
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2010-03-04
en es fr | SCBD/OES/AD/70940 (2010-043)
Notification to: All CBD National Focal Points, Relevant organizations and partners
Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity: February 2010
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to share highlights of the global celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity for February 2010. The report is accessible at the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/prints/iyb-report-2010-02-en.pdf.
Subject(s): International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 |
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2010-03-03
en es | SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/fs/70937 (2010-042)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations
Workshop for Indigenous and Local Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean on Information Technologies, Tourism and Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems - Workshop III: Forest Ecosystems, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Panama City, Panama, 6-8 April 2010
I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in order to participate in the third workshop, with a focus on forests in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. The workshop was made possible by the support of Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The workshop will take place in Panama City, Panama, from 6 to 8 April 2010.
Subject(s): Tourism and Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j) |
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2010-03-02
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/ODM/70898 (2010-044)
Notification to: All CHM National Focal Points
Questionnaires on the Clearing-House Mechanism
These questionnaires are available at www.cbd.int/chm/survey in three languages (English, Spanish and French) and two formats (Word document or online survey). Please feel free to select your preferred language and format and do not hesitate to contact the CBD Secretariat at chm@cbd.int for further information or assistance.
Subject(s): Clearing-House Mechanism |
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2010-03-02
en es | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70927 (2010-041)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Regional Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Fourth National Report (Panama City, Panama, 3 to 5 May 2010)
I am therefore pleased to announce that, with the generous support of the Government of Japan and UNEP’s Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean, a workshop will be held from 3 to 5 May 2010 in Panama City, Panama, for the countries listed below of Latin American and the Caribbean. I believe that this workshop will facilitate the early submission of the fourth national reports of these countries.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2010-03-30 |
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2010-02-26
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70834 (2010-040)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, and Vanuatu
Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific Countries on the Fourth National Report, Apia, Samoa, 19 to 22 April 2010
The Conference of the Parties (COP), in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national reports, including through organizing regional workshops in this regard.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2010-03-19 |
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2010-02-26
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70836 (2010-039)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Eritrea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lao DPR, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Seychelles, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
Workshop for Asia and Horn of Africa on the Fourth National Report, Manama, Bahrain, 12 to 15 April 2010
The Conference of the Parties (COP), in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national reports, including through organizing regional workshops in this regard.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2010-03-12 |
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2010-02-19
en fr | SCBD/STTM/OH/rg/70782 (2010-038)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
Second Expert Meeting for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development
Nairobi, Kenya, 29 - 30 May 2010
I am pleased to inform you that a consultative expert meeting on South-South Cooperation will be held in Nairobi, Kenya at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 29 to 30 May 2010 and back to back with the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-3).
Subject(s): Cooperation and Partnerships |
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2010-02-18
en | SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/70751 (2010-037)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA focal points, SBSTTA Bureau Members and relevant organizations
Documents for the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SBSTTA-14), UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, 10 - 21 May 2010
I wish to inform you that all the pre-session documents for the SBSTTA-14 meeting are now available, in English language, in final form on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=SBSTTA-14. The documents in the U.N. official languages are being uploaded on the same website, as and when they are ready.
Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
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2010-02-18
en fr | SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70474 (2010-036)
Notification to: all CBD National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations
Side Events at the margins of the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
As you are aware the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held from 18 – 29 October 2010 respectively will take place in Nagoya, Japan. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the online registration for the above mentioned meetings is now open at https://www.cbd.int/register/home.shtml.
Subject(s): Convention on Biological Diversity, Conference of the Parties |
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2010-02-18
en fr | SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70771 (2010-035)
Notification to: all CPB National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations
Side Events at the margins of the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
As you are aware the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held from 11 – 15 October 2010 will take place in Nagoya, Japan. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the online registration for the above mentioned meetings is now open at https://www.cbd.int/register/home.shtml.
Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2010-02-17
en | SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70731 (2010-034)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community
Selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for the 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, Fourth Workshop: Mesoamerican Region
Guatemala City, Guatemala, 4-6 March 2010
I am pleased to inform you that the selection of indigenous and local community representatives to receive financial assistance to participate in the meeting under reference has been completed in partnership with the Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Region (LAC IWBN).
Subject(s): Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j) |
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2010-02-17
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/RS/NM/70746 (2010-033)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
MESSE NAGOYA 2010 - International Trade Fair on Biodiversity Nagoya, 27-30 October 2010
The purpose of this notification is to draw your attention to MESSE NAGOYA 2010, entitled “Environment and Energy: toward a sustainable society”, which will be held on 27-30 October 2010 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The event will be jointly organized by Aichi Prefecture, City of Nagoya and Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Subject(s): Business and Biodiversity
Action required by 2010-06-30 |
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2010-02-16
en | SCBD/OES/AD/DA/fd/70676 (2010-032)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations
The International Year of Biodiversity Video
This notification supersedes that which was issued on Friday 12 February 2010 on the same subject. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The Secretariat, in close collaboration with Dev TV and UNEP, is pleased to announce that the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) official video is now available and can be downloaded at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/2010/multimedia/ under the heading Resources / Multimedia.
Subject(s): International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 |
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2010-02-15
en | SCBD/OES/AD/70722 (2010-031)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
Relevant organizations and partners,
January 2010 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the January 2010 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-01-en.pdf.
Subject(s): Convention on Biological Diversity |
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2010-02-12
en | SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70701 (2010-030)
Notification to: CBD and ABS National Focal Points
Information regarding funding for the Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS-9) and the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC), Cali, Colombia, March 2010
The purpose of this notification is to inform Parties of the impact of the process for the nomination of representatives in the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultations (CIIC) on the issuance of funding letters for sponsored participants in the ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS-9).
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing |
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2010-02-08
en | SCBD/STTM/RH/VA/68785 (2010-028)
Notification to: UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, Inter-Governmental Organizations, NGOs & Indigenous Organizations
Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14), 10 – 21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
I have the honour to inform you that the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) will be held from 10 to 21 May 2010 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Nairobi, Kenya.
Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
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2010-02-08
en | SCBD/OES/AD/70606 (2010-027)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
First interim report on the celebration of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity
It is with great pride that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity highlights the remarkable achievement accomplished in its first month of global celebrations of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. The IYB report on global celebrations can be found at http://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/iyb-report-2010-01-02-en.pdf.
Subject(s): International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 |
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