2013 2013-05-17
 en | SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/GT/81817 (2013-038)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Regional Workshop for the Pacific Countries on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 22-26 July 2013 – Nadi, Fiji
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2013-06-21 |
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2013-03-06
en | SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/GT/81486 (2013-020)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: (South – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,) (Southeast - Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam) (East - China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Republic of Korea)
Regional Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, 20-24 May 2013 - Seoul, Republic of Korea
Subject(s): National Reports, Global Biodiversity Outlook
Action required by 2013-04-09 |
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2013-02-26
en | SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/MC/8144 (2013-019)
Notification to: All CBD National Focal Points
Initiation of the Preparation of the Fifth National Report to CBD
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2014-03-31 |
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2013-02-04
fr | SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/81260 (2013-011)
Notification to: Points focaux nationaux des pays suivants : Bénin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Comores, Djibouti, Gambie, Guinée, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée équatoriale, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, République Centrafricaine, République démocratique du Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tomé-et-Principe, Sénégal, Tchad, Togo
Deuxième atelier régional pour les pays moins avancés d’Afrique sur la préparation des cinquièmes rapports nationaux et de la quatrième édition des Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique (GBO-4), et les scénarios pour la politique régionale, Yaoundé, Cameroun (15 au 19 avril 2013)
Subject(s): Global Biodiversity Outlook, National Reports
Action required by 2013-03-01 |
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2012 2012-11-29
en | SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/80961 (2012-146)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
CHANGE OF DATES: First Regional Workshop for African Least Developed Countries on the preparation of the
Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, Nairobi, Kenya, 28 January-1 February 2013
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2012-12-12 |
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2012-10-30
en | SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/80961 (2012-136)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
First Regional Workshop for African Least Developed Countries on the preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, Nairobi, Kenya, 21-25 January 2013
Subject(s): National Reports, Global Biodiversity Outlook
Action required by 2012-12-07 |
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2011 2011-04-04
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/YX/75599 (2011-075)
Notification to: National Focal Points of the Convention, SBSTTA, ABS, Protected Areas, Clearing-House Mechanism
Expedited Access to GEF Funding for Revising National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and Submission of Fifth National Report
I am very pleased to bring to your attention the communication addressed to the GEF Operational Focal Points from Mrs. Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with respect to the expanded and expedited access to GEF funding for enabling activities including national biodiversity strategies and action plans in response to the guidance from the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
Subject(s): Financial Resources and Mechanism, National Reports, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) |
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2011-01-21
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/74634 (2011-015)
Notification to: CBD Primary National Focal Points
Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Guidelines for the Fifth National Report under the Convention
In its decision X/2, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, held in Nagoya,
Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from 18 to 29 October 2010, adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020). While adopting this strategy for the next decade, the COP urged Parties and other Governments to develop national targets in line with the Strategic Plan and to report on this to COP-11, and also to review, and as appropriate update and revise their national biodiversity strategies and action plans, integrating the targets, and to report on this to COP-11 or COP-12.
Subject(s): National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), National Reports
Action required by 2014-03-31 |
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2010 2010-06-08
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/72323 (2010-113)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
Draft Guidelines for the Fifth National Report
I would like to invite Parties and observers to provide further comments and suggestions before 30 June 2010 on the draft guidelines for the fifth national report, which are contained in the document UNEP/CBD/WGRI/3/3/ADD.1, available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/wgri/wgri-03/official/wgri-03-06-add1-en.pdf.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2010-06-30 |
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2010-05-27
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/71144 (2010-108)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Macedonia FYR, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, and Serbia.
NEW VENUE AND DATES - Workshop for Europe on the Fourth National Report, 29 June - 1 July 2010, Budapest, Hungary
The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the CBD 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 2010-06-08 |
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2010-04-19
en es | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/70927 (2010-083)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
New Dates: Regional Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Fourth National Report
(Panama City, Panama, 15 to 17 June 2010)
The Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the Conference of the Parties 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 |
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2010-04-19
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/71513 (2010-079)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries:
Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gambia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lao DPR, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe.
Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Fourth National Report
Subject(s): National Reports, Convention on Biological Diversity
Action required by 2010-04-30 |
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2010-04-19
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/71513 (2010-076)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gambia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lao DPR, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe
Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Fourth National Report
The Conference of the Parties (COP), in 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 2010-04-30 |
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2010-03-18
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/71144 (2010-053)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine
Regional Workshop for Europe on the Fourth National Report (London, UK, 28 to 30 June 2010)
The Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the Conference of the Parties 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 2010-06-11 |
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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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2009 2009-10-21
en es | SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/69312 (2009-140)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regional Workshop for the Caribbean and Central American Countries on the Fourth National Report and Updating the Strategic Plan for Post-2010 Period
I am pleased to inform you that a regional Workshop for the Caribbean and Central American countries on the fourth national report and updating the Strategic Plan for the post-2010 period will be held from 7 to 10 December 2009 in the City of Panama, Panama. In this regard, I would like to invite you to nominate an officer or expert to participate in this workshop.
Subject(s): National Reports, Strategic Plan / Biodiversity Targets
Action required by 2009-11-16 |
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2009-04-27
en | SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/67080 (2009-043)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of those eligible countries that have not applied for funds for preparation of the fourth national report
Funding for Preparation of the Fourth National Report
I am pleased to inform that Phase III of a medium-sized project to fund the preparation of the fourth national report has recently been approved by the Global Environment Facility. This phase can support a total of 40 countries, with up to 20,000 USD for each country. I would like to urge you to submit your country request as soon as possible to Ms. Esther Mwangi (Esther.Mwangi@unep.org), UNEP GEF Division. The country request should be submitted together with an endorsement letter signed by your country’s national focal point for the GEF.
Subject(s): National Reports |
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2009-04-21
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/NR/MC/67051 (2009-039)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of those countries that have not submitted the fourth national report
Submission of the Fourth National Report
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.
Subject(s): National Reports |
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2009-03-04
en fr | SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66658 (2009-026)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following Least Developed Countries:
Angola, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia
Workshop for Least Developed Countries on the Fourth National Report
I am pleased to announce that, with the generous support of Norway, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Global Environment Facility, a Capacity Development Workshop will be held from 4 to 8 May 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the least developed countries, mostly from Africa, to assist them in finalizing the preparation of the fourth national report.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2009-04-04 |
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2009-01-21
en | SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66078 (2009-009)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
Fourth National Reports due by 30 March 2009
Further to earlier notifications (2006-083 of 28 July 2006, and 2008-052 of 23 April 2008), I wish to remind Parties that, according to decision VIII/14 of the Conference of the Parties, the fourth national reports are due not later than 30 March 2009. Considering that we are only two-and-a-half months away from the deadline set by COP-8, we would be grateful if you could advise the Secretariat on the status of the preparation of your fourth national report, and the date by which you expect to submit it. We would appreciate receiving this information as soon as possible, and not later than 15 February 2009.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2009-02-15 |
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2008 2008-08-13
en | SCBD/ITS/DC/LJ/64645 (2008-102)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points (South, East and Southeast Asia), National Report correspondents, SBSTTA Focal Points
Capacity-building Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fourth National Report
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of South, East and Southeast Asia on capacity-building for the preparation of the fourth national report will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 2 to 4 December 2008. Thanks to the generous technical and financial support of the government of Japan, this workshop is being organized by the Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Japan Wildlife Research Center.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2008-10-01 |
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2008-04-23
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/MC/63396 (2008-052)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, National Report Contact Officers
Preparation of the Fourth National Report
In accordance with Decision VIII/14, Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. With less than one year away from the deadline, we encourage all Parties that have not yet done so to initiate the process of preparing the report to ensure its timely submission.
Subject(s): National Reports
Action required by 2009-03-30 |
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2007 2007-11-12
en es fr | SCBD/ITS/NR/LC/59515 (2007-141)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of eligible country Parties, GEF Focal Points of eligible country Parties
Financial Support for the Preparation of the Fourth National Reports
Further to Notification 2006-083 (Ref. ITS/NR/LC/MC/55455), dated 28 July 2006, by which Parties were requested, pursuant to paragraph 4 of Decision VIII/14, to submit their fourth national reports by 30 March 2009, I would like to advise eligible Parties that financial support has been made available from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through a medium-sized project jointly managed by UNDP and UNEP for national assessment of progress towards the 2010 Biodiversity Target, including the preparation of the fourth national reports.
Subject(s): National Reports |
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