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Peer review of the outcomes of the process in response to decision XII/24 on synthetic biology

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85140 (2016-008)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, relevant organizations; and indigenous peoples and local communities

Submission of information requested in decision on Contained Use (Article 6)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85327 (2016-009)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

Reminder: Nomination of Experts to the Central and Eastern European workshop on the detection and identification of living modified organisms, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 7-11 March 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85254 (2016-001)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), of: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, 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, Relevant Organizations

Nomination of Experts to the Central and Eastern European workshop on the detection and identification of living modified organisms, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 7-11 March 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85254 (2015-152)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), of: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, 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, Relevant Organizations

UNEP/CBD/BS/RARM/AHTEG/2015/1/4

Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Reminder: Nominations for the Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 9-12 February 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85233 (2015-149)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, cc: CBD National Focal Points

Invitation to complete a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of capacity-building activities supported and facilitated by the Secretariat

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/DA/85253 (2015-147)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points

Nominations for the Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 9-12 February 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85233 (2015-143)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, cc: CBD National Focal Points

Selected countries to participate in the pilot project: Capacity-building to promote integrated implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Convention on Biological Diversity at the national level

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85125 (2015-144)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points

Peer review of the outcomes of the process in response to decision XII/24 on synthetic biology

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85140 (2015-139)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, relevant organizations; and indigenous peoples and local communities

Submission of information requested in decision BS-VII/12 on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Reference: SCBD/BS/MPM/DA/85215 (2015-138)
To: Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points

Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Call for expression of interest to participate in the pilot project on “Capacity-building to promote integrated implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Convention on Biological Diversity at the national level”

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85125 (2015-133)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

16 - 20 November 2015, Brasilia, Brazil

Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Submission of the Third Regular National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (30 November 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-125)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Call for expression of interest to participate in the pilot project on “Capacity-building to promote integrated implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Convention on Biological Diversity at the national level”

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/85125 (2015-119)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points

Nomination of participants to the Workshop on Border Control of Living Modified Organisms and Invasive Alien Species, Nadi, Fiji, 7-11 December 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG[MPM/DAJ84972 (2015-114)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points of: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue. Palau. Papua New Guinea. Samoa, Solomon Islands. Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, relevant organizations

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

21 - 25 September 2015, Montreal, Canada

Reminder: Deadline for Submission of the Third Regular National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (31 October 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-107)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Nomination of participants to the Workshop on Border Control of Living Modified Organisms and Invasive Alien Species, Nadi, Fiji, 7-11 December 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84972 (2015-100)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points of: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, relevant organizations

Reminder - Submission of information requested in decision on Unintentional transboundary movements and emergency measures (Article 17)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84222 (2015-088)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

Reminder: Deadline for Submission of the Third Regular National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (31 October 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-089)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Change of venue of the COP 13 to the Convention on Biological Diversity, COP-MOP 8 to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and COP-MOP 2 to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/CS/PT/84810 (2015-078)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS Focal Points and International Organizations

Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms

9 - 11 June 2015, Ispra, Italy

UNEP/CBD/BS/DI/WS/2015/1/2

Summary of the Activities under the Electronic Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms (2014-2015)

Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms

25 - 29 May 2015, Ispra, Italy

GEF Support for the Preparation of the Third National Reports on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-059)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Twelfth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

13 - 15 May 2015, Montreal, Canada

UNEP/CBD/BS/CC/12/4

Providing Input to the Third Assessment and Review of the Protocol and the Mid-Term Evaluation of the Strategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the Period 2011-2020

UNEP/CBD/BS/CC/12/3

Review of Compliance on the Basis of Information in the Biosafety Clearing-House

With Slovakia’s ratification on 29 April 2015, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only nine more ratifications to enter into force.

The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress comes closer to entry into force with the latest ratification by Slovakia

Montreal, 7 May 2015 – With Slovakia’s ratification on 29 April 2015, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only nine more ratifications to enter into force.

Comprehensive report on synthetic biology discusses impacts on biodiversity and reviews existing regulatory regimes

Montreal, 20 April 2015 – A new report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity discusses the potential for synthetic biology to have both positive and negative impacts on biodiversity and looks at the role and adequacy of existing risk assessment and regulatory regimes to ...

Reminder: Nomination of Experts to the Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms, Ispra, Italy, 9-11 June 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84400 (2015-041)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

REMINDER: Nomination of experts to the Open-ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology (action required by 31 March 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/mw/84355 (2015-032)
To: CBD National Focal Points; relevant organizations; and indigenous people and local communities, cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points

Request for submissions of views and comments on the “Elements of a Framework for Conceptual Clarity on Socio-Economic Considerations” contained in the annex to the report of the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on socio-economic considerations

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ps/84239 (2015-029)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB Focal Points have not yet been designated), Relevant organizations, Indigenous and local communities

With Denmark’s ratification on 25 February, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has received 75% of the necessary ratifications, with only 11 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force.

Denmark’s ratification edges the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress closer to entry into force

Montreal, 9 March 2015 – With Denmark’s ratification on 25 February, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has received 75% of the necessary ratifications, with only 11 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force.

Caribbean Sub-regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Resource Mobilization

9 - 13 March 2015, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Nomination of Experts to the Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms, Ispra, Italy, 9-11 June 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84400 (2015-026)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

Nomination of experts to the Open-ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology (action required by 31 March 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84355 (2015-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points; relevant organizations; and indigenous people and local communities cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Point

In decision XII/24 , the Conference of the Parties established an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Synthetic Biology with terms of reference contained in the annex to the decision, and requested the Executive Secretary to convene a moderated open-ended online forum to support the work of ...

Asia Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Resource Mobilization

9 - 13 February 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Submission of Information on Synthetic Biology (action required by 30 April 2015)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/84279 (2015-013)
To: CBD National Focal Points; relevant organizations; and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points

Nominations for the Caribbean Sub-regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Resource Mobilization, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, 9-13 March 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/ps/84000 (2015-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points for: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, cc: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Socio-economic considerations (Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety): outline of inter-sessional activities in accordance with COP-MOP decision BS-VII/13

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ps/84239 (2015-007)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB Focal Points have not yet been designated), Relevant organizations, Indigenous and local communities

Dates and venues of COP 13 to the Convention on Biological Diversity, COP-MOP 8 to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and COP-MOP 2 to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, and other upcoming meetings

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/AC/84220 (2015-003)
To: All CBD, CPB and Nagoya Protocol Focal Points and International Organizations

Submission of information requested in decision on unintentional transboundary movements and emergency measures (Article 17)

Reference: SCBD/BS/MPM/DA/84222 (2015-002)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Point, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

Submission of the Third Regular National Reports

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ABw/84181 (2015-001)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House

Nominations for the Asia Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Resource Mobilization, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – 9-13 February 2015

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/mw/84183 (2014-139)
To: CBD National Focal Points for: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, DPR Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam, cc: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Latin America Sub-regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Resource Mobilization

8 - 12 December 2014, Montevideo, Uruguay

Nomination of experts to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/MPM/DA/83988 (2014-133)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Point, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations