Notification 2009-039

Dear Madam/Sir, You may recall that the Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, decided that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. According to our records, your country has yet to submit the fourth national report. I would therefore urge you again to provide your report to the Secretariat as soon as possible. Please also notify the Secretariat if you expect any further delay. I would like to inform that 25 Parties have met the above-mentioned deadline and, to date, we have received a total of 36 reports. In addition, a number of countries have indicated the likely dates of submission of their reports. I attach herewith a list compiled on the basis of the information we have received. Please provide us with any updated information, where necessary. This list will be updated regularly and made available on the portal for the fourth national report accessible on the Convention’s website at https://www.cbd.int/nr4/. As you know, a communiqué was jointly issued by the COP 9 President and myself, congratulating those countries that met the deadline and urging all other Parties to meet the reporting obligations under the Convention. This communiqué is available at https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-04-01-4nr-en.pdf. We look forward to receiving your fourth national report soon. I would like to re-emphasize that the fourth national report is crucial for assessing progress towards the 2010 Biodiversity Target and ensuring the success of the International Year of Biodiversity and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties in 2010, including some prior major meetings as well. The fourth national reports also provide key sources of information for the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook. Your support and cooperation in this regard are highly appreciated. Please, Madam/Sir, accept the assurances of my highest consideration. Status of the preparation of the fourth national reports (21 April 2009) Reports received (in order of receipt) 1. Estonia 2. Kyrgyzstan 3. Niger 4. Cameroon 5. Cuba 6. China 7. Ghana 8. Burundi 9. Liberia 10. Afghanistan 11. Australia 12. Cambodia 13. Algeria 14. Bhutan 15. Côte d’Ivoire 16. Democratic Republic of the Congo 17. Djibouti 18. Egypt 19. Japan 20. Jordan 21. Myanmar 22. Tajikistan 23. Thailand 24. Morocco 25. Niue 26. Mongolia 27. Italy 28. Poland 29. Sri Lanka 30. Belarus 31. Sweden 32. Nepal 33. Mauritania 34. Spain 35. Philippines 36. Viet Nam Reports expected by end April 2009 37. Armenia 38. Bulgaria 39. Croatia 40. Czech Republic 41. Denmark 42. European Community 43. Germany 44. Hungary 45. India 46. Kazakhstan 47. Malaysia 48. Norway 49. Rwanda 50. Syrian Republic 51. Tunisia 52. Uganda Reports expected by end May 2009 53. Angola 54. Antigua and Barbuda 55. Bangladesh 56. Botswana 57. Congo 58. Indonesia 59. Israel 60. Latvia 61. Liechtenstein 62. Mali 63. Malta 64. Mozambique 65. Netherlands 66. New Zealand 67. Portugal 68. Slovakia 69. South Africa 70. Togo 71. United Kingdom Reports expected by end June 2009 72. Austria 73. Bahamas 74. Belgium 75. Benin 76. Brazil 77. Burkina Faso 78. Canada 79. Central African Republic 80. Chad 81. Chile 82. Comoros 83. Costa Rica 84. Dominica 85. Eritrea 86. Ethiopia 87. Finland 88. France 89. Gambia 90. Guinea 91. Guinea-Bissau 92. Iceland 93. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 94. Kenya 95. Lebanon 96. Mexico 97. Namibia 98. Nigeria 99. Pakistan 100. Palau 101. Republic of Moldova 102. Saint Lucia 103. Samoa 104. Senegal 105. Singapore 106. Slovenia 107. Somalia (Non-Party) 108. Sudan 109. Switzerland 110. Trinidad and Tobago 111. Turkmenistan 112. Ukraine 113. United Republic of Tanzania 114. Uzbekistan 115. Yemen 116. Zambia Other countries known to have initiated preparation of the fourth national report 117. Argentina 118. Azerbaijan 119. Bahrain 120. Barbados 121. Belize 122. Bosnia and Herzegovina 123. Cape Verde 124. Cook Islands 125. Dominican Republic 126. Ecuador 127. El Salvador 128. Equatorial Guinea 129. Fiji 130. Gabon 131. Georgia 132. Greece 133. Grenada 134. Guatemala 135. Guyana 136. Honduras 137. Iraq (Non-Party) 138. Ireland 139. Jamaica 140. Kuwait 141. Lao DPR 142. Lesotho 143. Libya Arab Jamahiriya 144. Lithuania 145. Madagascar 146. Malawi 147. Maldives 148. Marshall Islands 149. Mauritius 150. Micronesia (Federated States of) 151. Montenegro 152. Nauru 153. Nicaragua 154. Oman 155. Panama 156. Peru 157. Qatar 158. Romania 159. Russian Federation 160. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 161. Sao Tome and Principe 162. Saudi Arabia 163. Serbia 164. Seychelles 165. Solomon Islands 166. Suriname 167. Swaziland 168. Tonga 169. Tuvalu 170. United Arab Emirates 171. Vanuatu 172. Venezuela No information on the following countries 173. Albania 174. Bolivia 175. Brunei Darussalam 176. Colombia 177. Cyprus 178. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 179. FYR Macedonia 180. Haiti 181. Kiribati 182. Luxembourg 183. Monaco 184. Papua New Guinea 185. Paraguay 186. Republic of Korea 187. Saint Kitts and Nevis 188. San Marino 189. Sierra Leone 190. Timor-Leste 191. Turkey 192. Uruguay 193. Zimbabwe

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points of those countries that have not submitted the fourth national report