Notification 2022-015

Dear Madam/Sir, Reference is made to notification 2022-011 (https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2022/ntf-2022-011-marine-en.pdf), issued on 10 February 2022, in which Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations and initiatives in the Wider Caribbean and Central America were invited to participate in the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for the Wider Caribbean and Central America on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures in the Marine Fishery Sector, to be held virtually from 20 to 21 April 2022 (Part 1) and from 27 to 28 April 2022 (Part 2). The Secretariat hereby wish to extend this invitation to additional countries not included in the previous notification, namely Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. I would like to thank all those that have already submitted nominations and to invite those who have not yet done so, to submit their nominations, as soon as possible as per the instructions outlined below, scanned and attached to an e-mail addressed to secretariat@cbd.int. Furthermore, I am pleased to inform you that the deadline to submit nominations has been extended to 18 March 2022. Submission of nominations from Governments Parties from the region are invited to nominate two experts to participate in this workshop. Specifically, nominations should include one expert involved in marine biodiversity conservation, such as marine protected areas or other area-based conservation measures, and one expert involved in fisheries management. Nominations must include: i) an official letter addressed to the Executive Secretary, signed by the national focal point, indicating the name and full contact details of the nominees; ii) the completed nomination form, attached; and iii) the curriculum vitae of the nominees, clearly indicating their areas of expertise and experience. Submission of nominations from relevant organizations Relevant regional organizations and initiatives are invited to nominate one expert to participate in this workshop. Nominations must include: i) an official letter addressed to the Executive Secretary, signed by the head of the organization/initiative, indicating the name and full contact details of the nominee; ii) the completed nomination form, attached; and iii) the curriculum vitae of the nominee, clearly indicating their area of expertise and experience. I thank you for your cooperation in this matter and for your continued support for the work of the Convention. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives