Notification 2016-135

Dear Madam/Sir, Attached please find the audited financial statements (related to the following Trust Funds) for the year ended 31 December 2015: 1. General Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity (BY); 2. General Trust Fund for Additional Voluntary Contributions in support of approved activities under the Convention on Biological Diversity (BE); 3. General Trust Fund for Voluntary Contributions to Facilitate the Participation of Parties in the Process of the Convention on Biological Diversity (BZ); 4. General Trust Fund for Voluntary Contributions to Facilitate the Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities in the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity (VB); 5. General Trust Fund for the Core Programme Budget for the Biosafety Protocol (BG); 6. Special Voluntary Trust Fund for the Additional Voluntary Contributions in support of approved activities under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BH); 7. Special Voluntary Trust Fund for Facilitating Participation of Developing Country Parties in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BI); 8. General Trust Fund for the Core Programme Budget for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources (BB); and 9. Special Voluntary Trust Fund for the Additional Voluntary Contributions in support of approved activities under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources (BX). Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points