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Launch of the upcoming ‘Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support Project’ (GBF-EAS Project) and Help Desk

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90393 (2022-040)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

National Red Listing and its links to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework - Invitation to a webinar organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 1 June 2022

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90352 (2022-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Virtual consultation workshop on a draft manual on the application of landscape approaches in the updating and implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), 25 and 26 April 2022

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90009 (2022-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Upcoming webinars to support discussions at the resumed sessions of SBSTTA-24, SBI-3 and WG2020-3

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90056 (2022-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

GEO BON webinars on supporting implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/89709 (2021-047)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Voluntary Peer Review (VPR) - Uganda

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NVW/MC/89650 (2021-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Voluntary Peer Review (VPR) - Sri Lanka

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NVW/MC/89618 (2021-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Follow-up invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review of national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/NVW/86292 (2019-117)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Follow-up invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review of national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/NVW/MAC/86292 (2018-044)
To: CBD National Focal Points

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review mechanism for national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/DC/NVW/MAC/86292 (2017-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review mechanism for national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/RS/AY/NVW/MAC/86292 (2017-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Reminder: Submission of national biodiversity strategies and action plans; adoption as policy instruments

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/RH/MC/86215 (2017-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Reminder: Submission of updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/RH/MC/85711 (2016-114)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Call for Posters on progress achieved towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets for the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 4-17 December 2016 – Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/RH/MC/85928 (2016-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Submission of the fifth national reports and updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/KNM/85711 (2016-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Workshop for Asia on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 1 – 3 June 2016 - Beijing, China

Reference: SCBD/SAM/TSI/RH/VA/LC/85451 (2016-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lao PDR, Libya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Submission of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Fifth National Reports, and Financial Reports

Reference: SCBD/JBF/AY/NS/GT/85305 (2016-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points

Integration of the Conservation of Migratory Species into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/LC/VA/84956 (2015-095)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Building Capacity for the Subnational Implementation of NBSAPs

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/AM/84790 (2015-075)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Workshop on an Inter-sectoral Dialogue for Enhancing the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in National and Sectoral Policies, Rabat, Morocco - 29 September to 1 October 2015

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/ACO/fd/84597 (2015-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Morocco and Niger

Incorporating disaster risk reduction into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and opportunities to engage with national agencies responsible for the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 – 2015 and its follow up in 2015

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/DCo/VA/83873 (2014-116)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Incorporating objectives of the biodiversity-related conventions into revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and other issues of relevance to NBSAP revision identified by the Conference of the Parties

Reference: SCBD/TSI/ML/GD/82694 (2013-092)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Participation, Side-events and Exhibition Space at the Global Workshop on Reviewing Progress and Building Capacity for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Revision Process, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 November 2013

Reference: SCBD/JBF/DD/GT/82421 (2013-073)
To: CBD National Focal Points, International, Non-Governmental Organizations

Setting National Targets within the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Framework and adopting updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans as policy instruments

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/82176 (2013-067)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Global Workshop on Reviewing Progress and Building Capacity for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Revision Process, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 November 2013

Reference: SCBD/JBF/DD/NC/82132 (2013-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations

Regional workshop for Latin America on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans and Regional workshop for Latin America on the clearing-house mechanism (CHM)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NS/GT/81333 (2013-016)
To: The CBD and CHM National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova (10 – 14 September 2012)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DD/nc/80168 (2012-096)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Regional Workshop for Caribbean region on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (5 - 7 September 2012)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/nc/80116 (2012-093)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Update on progress on national target-setting and NBSAP revision

Reference: SCBD/ITS/MC/80233 (2012-095)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points

Regional Workshop for the Middle East and North Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Focus on examination of associated indicators, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (27 – 30 August 2012)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DD/mac/80022 (2012-082)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen

Regional Workshop for Pacific region on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Rotorua, New Zealand (6 - 9 August 2012)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/gt/79785 (2012-075)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Focus on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity as a Mainstreaming Tool, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (27 February to 1 March 2012)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 (2011-234)
To: the CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, The Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and relevant organizations

Further to my notification SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 of 14 November 2011, I am pleased to inform you that the regional capacity building workshop for Southern African countries on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans will focus specifically on the economics of ecosystems and bi ...

Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (27 – 29 February 2012)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 (2011-217)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, The Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Relevant organizations.

In adopting the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2010), the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties in its decision X/2 requested countries to revise/update their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) in line the framework of the Strategic Plan.

Mediterranean Regional Workshop for Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Coordinating Local and National Action in the Mediterranean Basin, Montpellier, France, from 17 to 19 January 2012

Reference: SCBD/ITS/OH/mac/77714 (2011-189)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Serbia, Spain, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia.

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the regional and local coordination of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Mediterranean Countries will be held in Montpellier ...

Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Minsk, Belarus, 5 – 8 December, 2011

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DD/nc/77167 (2011-185)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Relevant organizations.

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Central and Eastern Europe countries will be held in Minsk, B ...

Training Seminar organized by the Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity at the margins of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-15), 5 November 2011- Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ce/77651 (2011-181)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that a training seminar is being organised by the Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity to provide participants with tools and advice on strengthening the role of science in NBSAP revision, the Strategic Plan, and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Taller Regional para Mesoamérica sobre la actualización de la estrategia y plan de acción nacionales en materia de diversidad biológica

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/GT/ 76452 (2011-155)
To: Los Puntos Focales Nacionales de los siguientes países: Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, República Dominicana.

Taller Regional para Mesoamérica sobre la actualización de la estrategia y plan de acción nacionales en materia de diversidad biológica

Second Regional Workshop for South, East, and South-East Asia on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/gt/77328 (2011-156)
To: CBD Focal Points of countries of South, East, and South East Asia: (South - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,) (South-East - 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)

In adopting the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020), the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties in its decision X/2 requested countries to revise/update their national biodiversity strategies and action plans in line with the framework of the Strategic Plan. To facilitate this, t ...

Regional Workshop for Central Asia on, Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Istanbul, Turkey, 17 - 20 October, 2011

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DD/nc/77271 (2011-157)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points of the following countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Relevant organizations.

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Central Asia countries will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from ...

Regional Workshop for Caribbean countries on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, St George’s, Grenada (17-21 October, 2011)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/GT/77100 (2011-144)
To:

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Caribbean countries will be held in St George’s, Grenada from ...

Regional Workshop for Pacific region on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Incorporating work on valuation and incentive measures and in collaboration with PoWPA, Nadi, Fiji (3 to 7 October 2011)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/MAC/77097 (2011-141)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Pacific countries will be held in Nadi, Fiji, from 3 to 7 Oct ...

Taller Regional para América del Sur sobre la actualización de las Estrategias y Planes de Acción Nacionales en Materia de diversidad Biológica

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/GT/76445 (2011-117)
To: Los Puntos Focales Nacionales de los siguientes países Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay y Chile

Nos complace informarles que un taller regional de creación de capacidades para la actualización y la revisión de las Estrategias y Planes de Acción (EPANB) para América del Sur, se llevará a cabo en Quito, Ecuador del 13 al 15 de julio de 2011.

Workshop for South America on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/GT/76445 (2011-116)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points of the following countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, Relevant organizations.

We are pleased to inform you that a regional capacity building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) for South America will be held in Quito, Ecuador from 13 to 15 July 2011, back-to-back with a Workshop on the Amazon Regional Biodive ...

Regional Workshop for Eastern Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Kigali, Rwanda, 27 to 30 June 2011

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/NC/76083 (2011-097)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points of the following countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, The Comoros, Uganda, Relevant organizations.

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Eastern African countries will be held in Kigali, Rwanda from ...

Regional Workshop for Central Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Brazzaville, Congo, 19 - 23 June 2011

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/MAC/75754 (2011-080)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points of the following countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Relevant organizations.

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Central African countries will be held in Brazzaville, Congo, ...

Expedited Access to GEF Funding for Revising National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and Submission of Fifth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75599 (2011-075)
To: National Focal Points of the Convention, SBSTTA, ABS, Protected Areas, Clearing-House Mechanism

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 a ...

Expedited GEF Support for the Second National Report on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75600 (2011-076)
To: National Focal Points of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

I am pleased to forward you the communication from Mrs. Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with respect to the access to GEF funding for preparing the second national reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafe ...

Regional Workshop for West Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Dakar, Senegal (22 to 26 May 2011)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/MAC/75408 (2011-063)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo; Relevant organizations.

I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the financial support provided by Japan and other donors, a regional capacity-building workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for West African countries will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 2 ...

Regional Workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Beirut - Lebanon from 2 to 7 May 2011

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DD/MAC/75184 (2011-045)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen; Relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that thanks to the financial support provided by the Japan Biodiversity Fund, a regional workshop for the updating and revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) for North African and Middle Eastern countries will be held in Beirut - Lebanon ...

Revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) through Regional and Sub-Regional Workshops

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/75019 (2011-038)
To: All CBD Focal Points

As you are aware, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) held in Nagoya, Japan, requested Parties, through its decision X/2 to “..review, and as appropriate update and revise, their national biodiversity strategies and action plans, ...