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International Mountain Day

11 December 2013, Multiple Venues

Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12), 6 to 17 October 2014 – Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/OJ/moc/82978 (2013-116)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

Improving the efficiency of structures and processes under the Convention and its Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/OJ/moc/82999 (2013-120)
To: All CBD Focal Points, international and non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders

Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12), 6 to 17 October 2014 – Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/OJ/moc/83005 (2013-121)
To: International and non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

19 December 2013, Mulitple Venues

Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Meeting

17 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland

Participation of the Secretariat in the eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 3-7 February 2014, New York, United States of America

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/Jhed/83126 (2014-015)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Montreal, 7 March 2014 – South Sudan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 17 February 2014, thus becoming the 194th Party to the global treaty on biodiversity and sustainable development. With this accession, the CBD will enter into force for South Sudan on 18 May 2014.

South Sudan becomes 194th Party to Convention on Biological Diversity

Montreal, 7 March 2014 – South Sudan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 17 February 2014, thus becoming the 194th Party to the global treaty on biodiversity and sustainable development. With this accession, the CBD will enter into force for S ...

Elements for remarks by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the Dialogue on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, XIX Forum of Ministers of Environment for Latin America and the Caribbean, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 13 March 2014

World Water Day

22 March 2014

World Meteorological Day

23 March 2014

World Health Day

7 April 2014

International Day for Biological Diversity 2014

22 - 23 May 2014, Multiple venues

World Cities Summit 2014: Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Common Challenges, Shared Solutions

1 - 4 June 2014, Singapore, Singapore

World Environment Day

5 June 2014

UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/INF/19

Report on Activities of Japan as President and the Host Country of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

World Day to Combat Desertification

17 June 2014

Eastern Africa Regional Workshop of the UN-Water Initiative “Capacity Development to Support National Drought Management Policies”

5 - 8 August 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

International Day of the World's Indigenous People

9 August 2014

International Youth Day

12 August 2014

International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC3)

14 - 19 August 2014, Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

International Workshop on Financing for Biodiversity

18 - 19 August 2014, Kartause Ittingen, Switzerland

Regional Capacity-Building Workshop for the Pacific Region on Traditional Knowledge and Customary sustainable use under the CBD

26 - 28 August 2014, Apia, Samoa

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/17

Expanding the Scope of the Gender Plan of Action under the Convention on Biological Diversity

Press conferences at the margins of the Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols, 29 September-16 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/NP/DA/fd/83879 (2014-109)
To: CBD, CPB and ICNP National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Seventh Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) conference: “Local action for the common good"

8 - 12 September 2014, San Jose, Costa Rica

Gangwon Declaration on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development, High-level Segment of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 15-16 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/AF/NP/fd/cr/83806 (2014-111)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Provisional programme and briefing notes for the High Level Segment of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 15-16 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/AF/cr/83806 (2014-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/1/ADD2/REV1

Draft Decisions for the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Mutually supportive implementation of the CBD/NP and ITPGRFA/MLS: capacity building for implementation (tentative title)

Panelist will present progress, experiences, plans and perspectives on mutually supportive national-level implementation of the CBD/Nagoya Protocol and the access and benefit sharing mechanisms pursuant to the International Treat on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

El rol de la mujer indigena en el sistema de gobernanza para el uso consuetudinarios de los recursos de la biodiversidad

Se presentaran estudios de caso sobre el rol de las mujeres indigenas en el uso consuetudinario de la biodiversidad.

Regional Seas @ 40: supporting CBD decisions for the next 40 years.

The side event will explore how the Regional Seas Convention and Action Plans Programme, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary and has supported CBD decisions since 1992, can strengthen its support in implementing CBD decisions in the coming years. As part of the 40th celebrations the Progra ...

Assessment of progress of work by the COP

The side event will focus both on the ongoing work for the decisions to be taken at COP 12, as well as an assessment of the implementation of previous COP decisions. Joint side event between CBDA and TWN

PROMOTING LAWS FOR BIODIVERSITY

IDLO invites COP 12 delegates to learn about the latest tools, innovations and initiatives available to assist CBD Parties to use law to support the national implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The IDLO-SCBD Legal Preparedness for Achieving ...

The High Level Segment of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Gangwon Declaration on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development

The Convention on Biological Diversity closed the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties today with Governments committing to step up actions to achieve, by the end of the decade, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed four years ago, and contribute to the sustainable development agenda.

Governments Commit to Significant Funding Increase and Accelerated Action to Achieve Biodiversity Targets and Sustainable Development

The Convention on Biological Diversity closed the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties today with Governments committing to step up actions to achieve, by the end of the decade, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed four years ago, and contribute to the sustainable development agenda.

Invitation to participate in the Working Group for development of a methodology for Voluntary Peer-Review of Convention on Biological Diversity Implementation

Reference: SCBD/JBF/AY/DD/GT/84133 (2014-135)
To: CBD National Focal Points

International Mountain Day

11 December 2014

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 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

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 ...

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-building Workshop for South America

23 - 27 February 2015, Lima, Peru

41st session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

24 - 27 February 2015, Nairobi, Kenya

World Wildlife Day

3 March 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

Statement of Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary on the Occasion of the Ministerial Segment of the African Ministerial, Conference On The Environment (AMCEN) at its Fifteenth Session, 4 March 2015,Cairo, Egypt

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2015

UNCCD 3rd International Scientific Conference: "Combatiing desertificiation, land degredation and drought for poverty reduction and sustaiblable development - the contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practice"

9 - 12 March 2015, Cancun, Mexico

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