Island Biodiversity

Notifications

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2015

2015-10-27
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2015-120 (SCBD/MPO/AF/OH/JSH/CE/84551)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of Comoros, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
Postponement of the Capacity-building workshop for the Small Island Developing States of the Pacific and Indian Ocean to support implementation of Invasive Alien Species, 7-11 December 2015 - Nadi, Fiji
Subject(s): Invasive Alien Species, Island Biodiversity

2014

2014-03-06
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2014-033 (SCBD/SAM/DC/JSH/CE/83223)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, relevant organizations and potential donors
Capacity-building workshop for Small Island Developing States to achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 on Invasive Alien Species, 14-15 June 2014- Montreal, Canada
Subject(s): Strategic Plan / Biodiversity Targets, Invasive Alien Species, Island Biodiversity
Action required by 2014-04-30

2012

2012-08-31
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2012-123 (SCBD/STTM/DC/OH/Sg/80758)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations
Island summit on the margins of COP-11. Island Innovations: Celebrating Bright Spots, Leadership and Successes in Island Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, 16 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2012-02-01
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2012-020 (SCBD/STTM/SBSTTA15/DC/JG/78811)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points and relevant organizations
Call for posters for the Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16)
Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Island Biodiversity
Action required by 2012-02-26

2011

2011-11-17
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2011-222 (SCBD/STTM/OH/JG/78159)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations
Online Discussion Forum for the In-depth Review of the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity (21 November – 9 December 2011).
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties, other Governments, and relevant organizations and experts to contribute their views and relevant information to an online discussion forum at http://www.cbd.int/island/forum/, which was established to facilitate input to the in-depth review of implementation of the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity (POWIB) by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) at its sixteenth meeting, scheduled to take place from 30 April to 4 May 2012.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2011-06-03
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2011-107 (SCBD/STTM/OH/JG/74898)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points and relevant organizations
In-depth Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Island Biological Diversity: Second Reminder and Announcements
Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations were invited to provide information for this review via notifications issued on 15 February 2011 and 28 April 2011 (http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-032-island-en.doc and http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-086-island-en.pdf, respectively). The deadline for input is 30 June 2011.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-06-30
2011-04-28
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2011-086 (SCBD/STTM/OH/JG/74898)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points and relevant organizations
REMINDER AND EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Voluntary reports for the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on island biological diversity
As you know, notification 2011-032 (sent on 15 February 2011, available at http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-032-island-en.doc) invited Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to provide information for the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on island biodiversity by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) at its 16th meeting, scheduled for May 2012. In order to allow for, and encourage, additional inputs, the deadline is hereby extended to 30 June 2011.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2011-02-15
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2011-032 (SCBD/STTM/OH/JG/74898)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations
Voluntary reports for the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on island biological diversity
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and relevant organizations to provide information for the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on island biodiversity by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) at its 16th meeting, tentatively scheduled for May 2012.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity

2010

2010-05-13
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2010-101 (SCBD/STTM/JM/AW/71840)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and International Organizations
Invitation for Proposals - The Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems snd Climate Change Pavilion: Promoting synergies between biodiversity, land management and climate change, to be held at the CBD COP 10 and the UNFCCC COP 16
The secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in consultation with the secretariats of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will convene the Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems and Climate Change Pavilion at CBD COP 10 (18-29 October 2010) in Nagoya, Japan.
Subject(s): Climate Change and Biodiversity, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Biodiversity for Development, Communication, Education and Public Awareness, Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures, Dry and Sub-Humid Lands Biodiversity, Forest Biodiversity, Island Biodiversity, Inland Waters Biodiversity, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Mountain Biodiversity, Protected Areas / In-Situ Conservation, Conference of the Parties
Action required by 2010-06-20

2007

2007-06-07
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2007-068 (SCBD/STTM/OH/AC/58712)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points
Decision VIII/1, paragraph 10: Island Biodiversity Programme of Work, linkages to other programmes, themes and issues.
Pursuant to paragraph 10 of Decision VIII/1 requesting the Executive Secretary to identify linkages between the priority actions of the Island Biodiversity Programme of Work (IBPOW) and all other thematic work programmes and cross-cutting issues under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and to make this available prior to the twelfth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-12), a document has been prepared and is now available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/programmes/areas/island/island-linkages-en.pdf
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity

2006

2006-11-28
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2006-121 (SCBD/STTM/DCO/JG/56664)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, and island organizations
Workshop on Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Protected Areas in Small Islands, 12 to 16 December 2006, Bangkok, Thailand (Selected Nominations).
With the generous financial support of the Government of the Netherlands, the Secretariat is organizing a workshop on the application of the ecosystem approach to the planning, establishment and management of protected areas in small islands, in support of the Micronesia Challenge and similar initiatives. The purpose of this workshop is to build the capacity of Parties to implement the programme of work on island biodiversity (decision VIII/1), as requested by the Conference of Parties (COP) in paragraph 24, section C (“Supporting activities of the Secretariat”) of the annex to this decision.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2006-10-17
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2006-112 (SCBD/STTM/OH/JG/56279)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points
New dates for the workshop on application of the ecosystem approach to protected areas in small islands, 12-16 December 2006
Following up on Notification 55472, I have the pleasure to inform you that the dates for the workshop on the application of the ecosystem approach to the planning, establishment and management of protected areas in small islands are 12 to 16 December 2006, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2006-08-01
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2006-086 (SCBD/STTM/OH/JG/55472)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, island organizations
Workshop on application of the ecosystem approach to protected areas in small islands, November 2006
I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of the Netherlands, the Secretariat is organizing a workshop on the application of the ecosystem approach to the planning, establishment and management of protected areas in small islands, in support of the recently adopted Micronesia Challenge and similar initiatives.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
Action required by 2006-09-30

2005

2005-10-14
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2005-110 (SCBD/STTM/JM/JG /51255)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and AHTEG members

In paragraph 6 of its recommendation X/1, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) requested the Executive Secretary to compile those supporting actions for the programme of work on island biodiversity included in the drafts considered at its tenth meeting and the suggestions received during that meeting and forward them to the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting for its consideration.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
Action required by 2005-11-05

2004

2004-11-19
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2004-098 (SCBD/STTM/OJ/RR/45716)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points

After consultation with the Government of Spain and the authorities of the Canary Islands, I am pleased to inform you that the meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Island Biodiversity will be held in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife), Canary Islands, Spain, from 13 to 17 December 2004.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2004-08-23
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2004-067 (SCBD/SEL/PD/43560)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Invited International Organizations

Due to unexpected circumstances, the meeting of the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Island Biodiversity, scheduled to be held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, from 6 to 10 September, has been postponed.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2004-05-28
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2004-043 (SCBD/STTM/JM/PD/43351)
Notification to: National Focal Points

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Island Biodiversity, Canary Islands, Spain, 6-10 September 2004 - List of selected experts and change of date
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
2004-03-23
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2004-020 (SCBD/STTM/JM/PD/ 42277)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points

The Executive Secretary invites Parties to nominate an expert who can participate in the meeting of the AHTEG on Island Biodiversity to be held in July 2004, with financial support from Spain
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity
Action required by 2004-04-30
2004-03-18
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2004-019 (SCBD/STTM/JM/PD/42259)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, UN organizations, as per list, NGOs, as per list, ILCs, as per list

In response to the request of the Conference of the Parties (decision VII/31, para. 8), and in order to allow the widest possible participation, the Secretariat has created the Island Biodiversity Electronic Forum (IBEF) which can be accessed at: http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/areas/island/forum.asp
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity