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UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/3

Report on the Status of Implementation of the Framework and Action Plan for Capacity-Building for the Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Information regarding the High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico 2016

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/CE/86029 (2016-130)
To: CBD National Focal Points

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/4

Operation and Activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/3/ADD1

Report on the Status and Operations of the Roster of Experts on Biosafety

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/5

Financial Mechanism and Resources (Article 28)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/11

Monitoring and Reporting (Article 33): Analysis of Information and Gaps in the Third National Reports

UNEP/CBD/BS/MB/WS/2016/2/INF/1

Synthesis Report of National Desk Studies (Preliminary Version)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/15

Public Awareness, Education and Participation (Article 23)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/13

Socio-Economic Considerations (Article 26)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/9/REV1

Unintentional Transboundary Movements and Emergency Measures (Article 17) and the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms

Biosafety Clearing-House Training Workshop, 11 December 2016 - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/MPM/ABw/86024 (2016-124)
To: Parties participating in the UNEP-GEF Project for Sustainable Capacity Building for Effective Participation in the Biosafety Clearing-House (UNEP-GEF BCH III Project)

Workshop on developing capacity for national border controls on living modified organisms in small island developing States in the Caribbean

17 - 19 October 2016, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/2

Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of Its Twelfth and Thirteenth Meetings

UNEP/CBD/BS/RARM/AHTEG/2016/1/6

Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Visa Requirements for Mexico

Reference: SCBD/AFC/MRH/PT/85427 (2016-118)
To: CBD, ABS, and CPB National Focal Points, international and non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders

With Swaziland’s accession on 21 September 2016, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only four more ratifications to enter into force.

Four more instruments of ratifications needed for the entry into force of the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

With Swaziland’s accession on 21 September 2016, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only four more ratifications to enter into force.

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/4

Hosting of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Meetings of the Conference of the Parties and the Corresponding Meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Press conferences at the margins of the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, including the High-Level Segment, 2-17 December 2016 - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/fd/85971 (2016-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/8

Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Articles 15 and 16)

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/12

Assessment and Review of the Effectiveness of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Mid-Term Evaluation of the Strategic Plan for the Protocol

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/8/ADD1

Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms and Monitoring in the Context of Risk Assessment

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/8/ADD2

Outline of Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Fish

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/8/ADD3

Outline of Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms Developed through Synthetic Biology

"Cancun Commitments and Coalitions for Enhanced Implementation" Preparing for potential pledges of action by countries and partners at the Cancun Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/85942 (2016-111)
To: CBD, ABS and CPB National Focal Points, and relevant organizations

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/8/14

Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress: Update

Information Note for Participants for the High-Level Segment of the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, 2-3 December 2016 - Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/AFC/MRH/PT/85746 (2016-107)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points

Reminder: Nomination of participants to the workshop on developing capacity for national border controls of living modified organisms in Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, 17-19 October 2016

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/MPM/PD/mw/85817 (2016-100)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and relevant organizations.

GRULAC Workshop on the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms

15 - 19 August 2016, Mexico City, Mexico

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

25 - 29 July 2016, Mexico City, Mexico

“Information Note for Participants” and Side-Event Registration for the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and concurrent meetings of the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/lp/85847 (2016-094)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Invitation to Participate in the Survey to Collect Information on the Evaluation of the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation Concerning Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/MPM/UN/85642 (2016-096)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

UNEP/CBD/BS/RARM/AHTEG/2016/1/5

Summary of the Outputs of the Online Discussion on “Risk Assessment of LMOs Produced through Synthetic Biology” Held under the Open-Ended Online Forum

UNEP/CBD/BS/RARM/AHTEG/2016/1/4

Draft Outline of Guidance on “Risk Assessment of Living Modified Fish

UNEP/CBD/BS/RARM/AHTEG/2016/1/2

Draft Revised Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms

Nomination of participants to the workshop on developing capacity for national border controls of living modified organisms in Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, 17-19 October 2016

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/MPM/PD/ps/85817 (2016-088)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and relevant organizations.

Credentials for the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 13), Eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 8), and Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (COP-MOP 2), 4 –17 December 2016 - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/WDY/moc/85810 (2016-085)
To: CBD, ABS and CPB National Focal Points

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness at the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/mb/85787 (2016-082)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations and and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

UNEP/CBD/BS/CC/13/6

Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of Its Thirteenth Meeting

High-Level Segment of the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/moc/85746 (2016-072)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points

Montreal, 25 May 2016 – With Congo’s accession on 16 May 2016, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only six more ratifications to enter into force.

The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Biosafety Protocol comes closer to entry into force with the latest ratifications by Congo, Liberia and Togo

Montreal, 25 May 2016 – With Congo’s accession on 16 May 2016, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only six more ratifications to enter into force.

REMINDER: Nomination of experts to the Workshop on the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms, Mexico City, Mexico, 15-19 August 2016

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/85535 (2016-060)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated) of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and relevant organizations

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

Reference: SCBD/BS/MPM/DA/85215 (2016-058)
To: Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

First meeting of biodiversity implementation body recommends ways and means to enhance achievement of global biodiversity targets

The first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to a close on 6 May 2016 in Montreal, Canada. Delegates from around the world advanced attention on national action by recommending tools and approaches for implementing the S ...

Invitation to Participate in the Survey to Collect Information on the Evaluation of the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation Concerning Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/DA/UN/mw/85642 (2016-055)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

Enhanced implementation, mainstreaming, key issues at first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation to the Convention on Biological Diversity

The first meeting of the new Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-1) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will open today, focusing on increasing efforts related to strengthening the review process and enhance on-the-ground implementation at global, national, sub-national and local ...

First meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

2 - 6 May 2016, Montreal, Canada

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

11 - 12 April 2016, Ispra, Italy

Registration and Visas for the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, 4 –17 December 2016 - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/85427 (2016-044)
To: International and non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders