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Extension of deadline - Call for Submissions: Long-term strategic approach to mainstreaming biodiversity within and across sector

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/ML/BB/GD/90873 (2023-048)
To: CBD National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant initiatives and stakeholders, cc: Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

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Second Meeting of the Range States of the Joint CITES - CMS African Carnivores Initiative

1 - 4 May 2023, Entebbe, Uganda

The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-16), the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-11) and the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-11)

1 - 12 May 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) regional capacity-building workshop for East, South and South-East Asia, 5-8 September 2023 - Seoul, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JA/JMQ/90975 (2023-049)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points of: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, Viet Nam, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant global and regional organizations and initiatives

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First meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

2 May 2023, Online

Mrs. Yolande Howard

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, BCH NFP
yolande.howard@barbados.gov.bb

8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)

3 - 4 May 2023, New York, United States of America

Sra. Elizabeth Taylor Jay

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP
paula.sanmiguel@cancilleria.gov.co

Follow-up to decisions adopted at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/LG/TS/AC/90992 (2023-050)
To: ABS national focal points and CBD national focal points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations and relevant stakeholders

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New dates: Online forum on invasive alien species

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/MAQ/VA/90968 (2023-051)
To: CBD Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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Follow-up to decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at its tenth meeting

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/MW/90971 (2023-052)
To: Cartagena Protocol national focal points and CBD national focal points (where Cartagena Protocol focal points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

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M. Theophile Yamtibaye

CBD Primary NFP, CHM NFP, SBSTTA NFP, Cartagena Protocol emergency contact point, BCH NFP
yamtitheo@gmail.com

Request for additional nomination of experts to participate in the multidisciplinary Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/MW/90935 (2023-053)
To: CBD national focal points, cc: SBSTTA national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points

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International Day of Plant Health

12 May 2023, Rome, Italy

Open-ended online forum on invasive alien species

12 - 19 May 2023, Online

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 13 May 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health, 12 May 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 13 May 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health, 12 May 2023

Dr. Badal Ahmed Hassan

CBD Secondary NFP, ABS NFP, Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, Cartagena Protocol emergency contact point
biodiversity@moecc.gov.so

World Migratory Bird Day

14 May 2023, Bonn, Germany

Twelfth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House

15 - 16 May 2023, Montreal, Canada

Moderated online discussions on the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/KM/91012 (2023-054)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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Invitation to participate in the peer review of two draft documents of guidance related to revising and updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JEC/MC/91000 (2023-055)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) national workshop for Jamaica on other effective area-based conservation measures in the marine fishery sector

17 - 19 May 2023, Kingston, Jamaica

Updated draft documents on the establishment of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Fund by the Global Environment Facility

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/YX/GT/90953 (2023-056)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points

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Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Bee Day, 20 May 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Bee Day, 20 May 2023

Mr. Collin Joseph

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP
cblaujoseph@gmail.com

Ms. River Thomas

CBD Secondary NFP, CHM NFP, SBSTTA NFP, Protected Areas NFP
riverthomas77@gmail.com

Mrs. Basma Saif Al-Amri

CBD Primary NFP, CHM NFP, SBSTTA NFP, ABS NFP, Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, GTI NFP, GSPC NFP
icd@ea.gov.om

International Day for Biological Diversity: “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”

22 May 2023, Montreal, Canada

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the International Day for Biological Diversity – Ministry of Ecology and Environment event in Kunming, China, China, 22 May 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the International Day for Biological Diversity – Ministry of Ecology and Environment event in Kunming, China, 22 May 2023

Dr.(Ms.) Roda Sansão Nuvunga Luís

Cartagena Protocol emergency contact point
roda.nuvungaluis@gmail.com

Dr. Agnes Yemisi Asagbra

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP
aeasagbra@gmail.com

Composition of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/MW/90935 (2023-057)
To: CBD national focal points, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points

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Nomination of Gender and Biodiversity Focal Points

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/OR/TM/91061 (2023-058)
To: CBD national focal points

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Nomination of experts to participate in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/MW/91069 (2023-059)
To: Cartagena Protocol national focal points, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: CBD national focal points, BCH national focal points, SBSTTA national focal points

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Selection of participants for the Meeting to develop a Target 3 Partnership, Cambridge, United Kingdom - 12-14 June 2023

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/MC/90867 (2023-060)
To: CBD focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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Selected experts for the ad hoc technical expert group on the new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/90797 (2023-061)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

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Global Symposium on Soil and Water (FAO)

31 May - 2 June 2023, Rome, Italy

Dr. Mahamadou Alhassane

Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, Cartagena Protocol emergency contact point, BCH NFP
malhassane@gmail.com

World Environment Day

5 June 2023, Nairobi, Kenya

Council documents on the establishment of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund by the Global Environment Facility

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/YX/GT/90953 (2023-062)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points

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26th meeting of the Plants Committee (CITES-PC26)

5 - 9 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on Ocean-related Capacity-building Needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

5 - 9 June 2023, Online

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 5 June 2023

Ms. Yasinta Ganiza

Gender and Biodiversity NFP
cinta.hope@gmail.com

World Food Safety Day

7 June 2023, Rome, Italy