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Reference: (2000-024)
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Letter from the Executive Secretary to the National Focal Points about the new formats for the National Reports and the Thematic Reports for Benefit Sharing and Forest Ecosystems

Reference: SCBD/I&O/TG (2001-026)
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Notification from the Executive Secretary reminding Parties that, in accordance with decision V/19 of the Conference of the Parties, the deadline for submission of the second national report is 15 May 2001

Reference: (2001-065)
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Invitation to IGOs, NGOs, UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies to nominate a representative to attend the Open-ended Inter-sessional Meeting on the Strategic Plan, National Reports and the Implementation of the Convention (MSP) to be held in Montreal from 19 to 21 November 2001, back-to-ba ...

Reference: (2001-067)
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Request to National Focal Points to advise the Secretariat, by no later than 26 October 2001, of the name of the Government official designated to attend the Open-ended Inter-sessional Meeting on the Strategic Plan, National Reports and the Implementation of the Convention (MSP) to be held in Mo ...

Reference: (2001-070)
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Reminder to National Focal Points to inform the Secretariat, by no later than 26 October 2001, of the name of the Government official designated to attend both SBSTTA-7 and the Meeting on the Strategic Plan, National Reports and the Implementation of the Convention, so that travel arrangements c ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O (NR 32-01) (2001-081)
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Parties that have not yet submitted a second national report are invited to provide the Secretariat with information on late submission which will be included in the report to the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

Reference: NR 32-01 (2002-046)
To: National Focal Points

Pursuant to <a href="/decisions/default.asp?dec=VI/25">Decision VI/25</a>, Parties are requested to submit thematic reports on Mountain Ecosystems, Protected Areas and Transfer of Technology and Technology Cooperation.

Reference: SCBD/I&O/LC/sc/28825 (2002-047)
To: National Focal Points (of the Parties that have not submitted a second national report)

Pursuant to Decision VI/25, Parties are requested to submit to the Secretariat relevant information concerning the reason(s) for late or no submission of second national reports.

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/32008 (2002-067)
To: CBD National Focal Points (of those Parties that have not submitted a second national report)

To facilitate production of the second edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, due in 2004, Parties are requested to submit their second national reports to the Secretariat as soon as possible

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/32277 (2002-089)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to decision VI/25, Parties are reminded to submit their thematic reports on mountain ecosystems.

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/33038 (2003-008)
To: National Focal Points

Pursuant to <a href="/decisions/default.asp?dec=VI/25">Decision VI/25</a>, Parties are reminded to submit their thematic reports on Protected Areas and Transfer of Technology and Technology Cooperation by 30 March 2003. (Thematic reports on Mountain Ecosystems, which were due on 31 October 2002 ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/34103 (2003-024)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to Decision VI/25, Parties are requested to submit their comments on the draft format for third national reports.

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/34256 (2003-028)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to recommendation VIII/1B, paragraph (a), Parties are reminded that the deadline for submission of the thematic report on transfer of technology and technology cooperation has been extended to 31 May 2003.<br>Download the guidelines for preparation of all thematic reports at <a href="/w ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/34320 (2003-035)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to decision VI/25, Parties are advised that the deadline for submission of the thematic report on protected areas has been extended to 31 May 2003. Download the guidelines for preparation of all thematic reports at <a href="/world/nr-guidelines.asp?t=thm">http://www.biodiv.org/world/nr- ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/37060 (2003-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Submission of a voluntary thematic report on the implementation of the expanded programme of work for forest biological diversity

Reference: SCBD/I&O/BK/39078 (2003-104)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Extension of deadline on submission of a voluntary thematic report on the implementation of the expanded programme of work for forest biological diversity

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/39459 (2003-107)
To: National Focal Points

Pursuant to <a href="/decisions/default.asp?dec=VI/27">decision VI/27</a>, paragraph 2(g), Parties are reminded that a copy of their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan should be lodged with the Secretariat

Reference: SCBD/I&O/CHM/MS/40063 (2003-113)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, CHM National Focal Points, CHM Informal Advisory Committee and International Thematic Focal Points

The Executive Secretary informs Parties about the development of a web-based tool to analyze thematic reports on alien and invasive species, forest ecosystems, mountain ecosystems, protected areas and technology transfer and cooperation.

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/43988 (2004-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to <a href='/decisions/?dec=VII/25'>decision VII/25</a> B, Parties are requested to submit their third national report by 15 May 2005 in accordance with the attached guidelines

Reference: SCBD/I&O/BK/AV/45574 (2004-090)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The Conference of the Parties, in decisions VI/25 and VII/25, encouraged the Executive Secretary to continue to participate in the ongoing efforts to harmonize and streamline the national reporting processes of the Convention with those of other biodiversity-related conventions and processes wit ...

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/dh/48260 (2005-034)
To: National Focal Points of the CBD GTI National Focal Points

Following the process, guidelines and mechanisms approved in recommendation X/12 of the tenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), held in Bangkok last February, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is carrying out ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/48582 (2005-047)
To: CHM Focal Points

I am writing in regard to information posted on your national website which is made available through the Convention’s website (see: <a href="http://www.biodiv.org/world/default.asp">http://www.biodiv.org/world/default.asp</a>) and, in particular, to your national reports and strategies and acti ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/47630 (2005-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Notification from the Executive Secretary reminding Parties that, in accordance with <a href="http://www.biodiv.org/decisions/default.aspx?m=COP-07&id=7762&lg=0">decision VII/25</a> B (paragraph 8) of the Conference of the Parties, the deadline for submission of the third national report is 15 ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/50934 (2005-122)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, CHM National Focal Points, CHM Informal Advisory Committee

I am pleased to inform you that the web-based Analyzer tool (<a href="http://www.biodiv.org/reports/analyzer.aspx">http://www.biodiv.org/reports/analyzer.aspx</a>) has been further developed by the Secretariat to support the analysis of third national reports. Additionally, it is now possible f ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/AN/50944 (2005-127)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Review of Implementation, which was held from 5 to 9 September 2005 in Montreal, Canada, requested in paragraph 2 of its Recommendation I/9 that the Executive Secretary develop by January 2006 draft guidelines for the fourth national report for co ...

National Report

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/54598 (2006-023)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to Decision VIII/14, Parties are requested to submit their comments and suggestions on how to further improve the draft guidelines for the fourth national reports. (<a href=/doc/notifications/2006/ntf-2006-023-nr-fr.pdf>French version</a> and <a href=/doc/notifications/2006/ntf-2006-023 ...

Guidelines for the Fourth National Report

Reference: ITS/NR/LC/MC/55455 (2006-083)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I have the pleasure to inform you that the <a href="/reports/guidelines.aspx">guidelines</a> for the fourth national report have been finalized. As required by <a href="/decisions/default.aspx?m=COP-08&id=11028&lg=0">decision VIII/14</a>, paragraph 4, Parties must submit their fourth national r ...

Reminder to submit views and experiences on the development, status, and implementation of NBSAPs.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/CI/57101 (2007-004)
To: CBD National Focal Points

In accordance with Decision VIII/8, the Secretariat is currently undertaking a review and analysis of on the development, status, and implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs). The results will be made available to the second meeting of the Working Group on the ...

Financial Support for the Preparation of the Fourth National Reports

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NR/LC/59515 (2007-141)
To: CBD National Focal Points of eligible country Parties, GEF Focal Points of eligible country Parties

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 ava ...

Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/MC/63396 (2008-052)
To: CBD National Focal Points, National Report Contact Officers

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.

Capacity-building Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LJ/64645 (2008-102)
To: CBD National Focal Points (South, East and Southeast Asia), National Report correspondents, SBSTTA Focal Points

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 gover ...

Fourth National Reports due by 30 March 2009

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66078 (2009-009)
To: CBD National Focal Points

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-hal ...

Workshop for Least Developed Countries on the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66658 (2009-026)
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

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 ...

Submission of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NR/MC/67051 (2009-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points of those countries that have not submitted 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 rep ...

Funding for Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/67080 (2009-043)
To: CBD National Focal Points of those eligible countries that have not applied for funds 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 ...

Regional Workshop for the Caribbean and Central American Countries on the Fourth National Report and Updating the Strategic Plan for Post-2010 Period

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/69312 (2009-140)
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

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 in ...

Workshop for Asia and Horn of Africa on the Fourth National Report, Manama, Bahrain, 12 to 15 April 2010

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70836 (2010-039)
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

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 thr ...

Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific Countries on the Fourth National Report, Apia, Samoa, 19 to 22 April 2010

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70834 (2010-040)
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

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 thr ...

Regional Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Fourth National Report (Panama City, Panama, 3 to 5 May 2010)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70927 (2010-041)
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

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 be ...

Regional Workshop for Europe on the Fourth National Report (London, UK, 28 to 30 June 2010)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/71144 (2010-053)
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

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 report ...

Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/71513 (2010-076)
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

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 ...

Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/71513 (2010-079)
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.

New Dates: Regional Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Fourth National Report (Panama City, Panama, 15 to 17 June 2010)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/70927 (2010-083)
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

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 report ...

NEW VENUE AND DATES - Workshop for Europe on the Fourth National Report, 29 June - 1 July 2010, Budapest, Hungary

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/71144 (2010-108)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Macedonia FYR, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, and Serbia.

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 th ...

Draft Guidelines for the Fifth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/72323 (2010-113)
To: CBD National Focal Points

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/wg ...

Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Guidelines for the Fifth National Report under the Convention

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/74634 (2011-015)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points

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 ...

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 ...

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

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/80961 (2012-136)
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

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/80961 (2012-146)
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

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)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/81260 (2013-011)
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