Notifications

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/BT/85528 (2016-040)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
Capacity-building workshop for selected subregions of Asia on the restoration of forests and other ecosystems to support the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Bangkok, Thailand – 27 June to 1 July 2016
Subject(s): Ecosystem Restoration, Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2016-04-22

2016-01-26

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/BT/85193 (2016-017)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Capacity-building workshop for Latin America on the restoration of forests and other ecosystems to support the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Bogotá, Colombia – 4 to 8 April 2016
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity, Ecosystem Restoration
Action required by 2016-02-08

2015

2015-06-16

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/BT/84611 (2015-069)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, and relevant international, regional and national organizations
EXTENSION OF DEADLINE – Submission of information related to sustainable use of biodiversity: bushmeat and sustainable wildlife management
Subject(s): Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2015-07-01

2015-04-30

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/BT/84611 (2015-048)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, and relevant international, regional and national organizations
Submission of information related to sustainable use of biodiversity: bushmeat and sustainable wildlife management
Subject(s): Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2015-06-15

2015-02-17

SCBD/SAM/DC/SK/AC/84328 (2015-018)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, and relevant international, regional and national organizations
Submission of views and experiences on biodiversity and climate change and disaster risk reduction
Subject(s): Climate Change and Biodiversity, Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2015-04-15

2014

2014-07-08

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/LM/83690 (2014-092)
Notification to: CBD and UNFCCC National Focal Points: Bhutan, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ghana, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Viet Nam
Inter-regional capacity-building workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San José, Costa Rica – 29 to 31 August 2014
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2014-07-30

2014-07-08

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/LM/83689 (2014-091)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points: Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama
Capacity-building workshop for Mesoamerica on ecosystem conservation and restoration to support achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, 25-28 August 2014, and Inter-regional capacity-building workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, 29-31 August 2014, San José, Costa Rica
Subject(s): Ecosystem Restoration, Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2014-07-30

2014-06-18

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/LM/83662 (2014-087)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe
Workshop on synergies between REDD+ and ecosystem conservation and restoration in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Douala, Cameroon, 8 to 11 July 2014
Subject(s): Ecosystem Restoration, Forest Biodiversity

2013

2013-12-11

SCBD/SAM/DC/CS/ac/82980 (2013-113)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations
Follow-up to decision XI/19 on biodiversity and climate change related issues
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2014-02-15

2012

2012-05-07

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/79786 (2012-066)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
Submission of views on relevant country-specific safeguards in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+)
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2012-06-11

2012-01-19

SCBD/STTM/DC/TC/JSt/78516 (2012-009)
Notification to: Relevant organizations
Soliciting expressions of interest for participating in a collaborative partnership on sustainable wildlife management
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2011

2011-08-10

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/CP/77247 (2011-150)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Africa, cc: National Focal Points of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Selected Experts for the Africa Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD-plus ), Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, 20 – 23 September 2011, Cape Town, South Africa
I am pleased to share with you the list of sponsored experts for the Africa Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on REDD-plus, including on relevant biodiversity safeguards, which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 23 September 2011.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2011-06-15

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/76474 (2011-119)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Africa, cc: National Focal Points of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Africa Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD-plus ), Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, 20 – 23 September 2011, Cape Town, South Africa
I am pleased to inform you that a regional consultation and capacity building workshop on biodiversity and indigenous and local community aspects of REDD-plus, including on relevant safeguards, will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 23 September 2011.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-08-05

2011-06-03

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/MS/76389 (2011-108)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points for Latin America - Caribbean Region, cc: National Focal Points of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Selected Experts for the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD-plus ), Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, 5 to 8 July 2011, Quito, Ecuador
I am pleased to share with you the list of sponsored experts for the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on REDD-plus, Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards. The selection of experts was conducted in accordance with established procedures and with particular attention to geographical and gender balance. We are in the process of identifying further funding and considering to further increase the participation of Parties that have not yet nominated experts from the region. In this case, Parties will be contacted directly by the Secretariat.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2011-05-31

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/76317 (2011-106)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, cc: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Consultation on the ITTO/CBD Collaborative Initiative for Tropical Forest Biodiversity
The Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) are pleased to inform their respective constituencies on the advances in the implementation of CBD COP Decision X/36 and International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) Decision 6/XLVI, welcoming and supporting the Memorandum of Understanding established between the Secretariats of CBD and ITTO on 2 March 2010, and launching a joint initiative to enhance conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical forests with reference to the implementation of the CBD programme of work on forest biodiversity in the ITTO producer member countries.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2011-05-09

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/CP/76027 (2011-095)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, cc: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; PoWPA Focal Points
Selected Experts for the Joint meeting of the CBD Bushmeat Liaison Group and the CITES Central Africa Bushmeat Working Group, 7 – 10 June 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
I am pleased to share with you the list of sponsored experts for the joint meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Bushmeat Liaison Group and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s (CITES) Central Africa Bushmeat Working Group. The selection of experts was conducted in accordance with established procedures and with particular attention to relevant expertise, language skills, as well as geographic and gender balance.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2011-04-08

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/75541 (2011-078)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Latin America – Caribbean, cc: National Focal Points of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Nominations for the Latin America – Caribbean Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD-plus ), Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, 5 – 8 July 2011, Venue: Quito, Ecuador
I am pleased to inform you that a regional consultation and capacity building workshop on biodiversity and indigenous and local community aspects of REDD-plus, including on relevant safeguards, will be held in Quito, Ecuador, from 5 to 8 July 2011. This workshop is being convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Ecuador, and with the generous financial support of the Government of Japan and the UN-REDD Programme.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-05-18

2011-03-17

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/75287 (2011-058)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, cc: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Nominations for the Joint meeting of the CBD Bushmeat Liaison Group and the CITES Central Africa Bushmeat Working Group, 6-10 June 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
I am pleased to inform you that a joint meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Bushmeat Liaison Group and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s (CITES) Central Africa Bushmeat Working Group will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 to 10 June 2011.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-04-22

2011-02-17

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/74989 (2011-037)
Notification to: CBD NFPs for Asia-Pacific Region, cc: National Focal Points of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), National Focal Points of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), ASEAN Secretariat; ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity; Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Selected Experts for the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD-plus ), Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards
I am pleased to share with you the list of sponsored experts for the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on REDD-plus, Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards. The selection of experts was conducted in accordance with established procedures and with particular attention to geographical and gender balance. Additional experts will be selected from the full list of nominees if additional funds become available. For this purpose the deadline for Parties who have not submitted nominations yet has been extended to 23 February 2011.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-02-23

2011-01-24

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/74726 (2011-018)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
Submission of views on relevant safeguards in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD-plus)
With reference to Decision X/33 on biodiversity and climate change, I am pleased to invite you to send your views, experiences and expectations with regards to relevant safeguards in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD-plus) to the Secretariat.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-04-30

2010

2010-12-20

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC//JSt/75568 (2010-222)
Notification to: All CBD National Focal Points
Forest Biodiversity – Theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2011
As we are passing the baton from the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 to the International Year of Forests 2011, I have the pleasure to inform you that the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2011, will be Forest Biodiversity. I invite all Parties and relevant organizations to celebrate the beauty and bountifulness of our forests on this special day.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity, International Day for Biological Diversity

2010-12-16

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/74533 (2010-218)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Asia-Pacific, cc: National Focal Points of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), National Focal Points of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), ASEAN Secretariat; ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity; Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points
Nominations for the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD-plus), Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, 15 – 18 March 2011, Venue: Singapore City, Singapore
I am pleased to inform you that a regional consultation and capacity building workshop on biodiversity and indigenous and local community aspects of REDD-plus, including on relevant safeguards, will be held in Singapore City, from 15 to 18 March 2011.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2010-11-08

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/74298 (2010-200)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
Webinar on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), 15 November 2010, 10 a.m. Montreal time
I am pleased to invite you to a webinar on ‘Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries’ to be held on 15 November 2010 at 10 a.m. Montreal time.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2010-10-01

SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/72457 (2010-187)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, CHM Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations, other Relevant Organizations
Results of the Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Nairobi, September 2010
I am pleased to inform you about the results of the Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 20 to 23 September 2010.
Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity

2010-08-18