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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 ...

Recommendation 1/9

National reporting

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 ...

India Donates Art to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture; and Releases its Third National Report to the Convention.

India Donates Art to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture; and Releases its Third National Report to the Convention

New Delhi, 20 November 2006 – Befitting his country’s unique and rich cultural and biological diversity, the Honourable Thiru A. Raja, Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India, presented a marble vase to the Museum of Nature and Culture of the Convention on Biological Diver ...

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 ...

Symposium on Japan's Challenges for the 3rd National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan from CBD Perspective

27 January 2007, Tokyo, Japan

Recommendation 2/4

Status of national reporting and proposals on the scope and format of the third edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook

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 ...

Capacity-Building Workshop on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for South, Southeast and East Asia

14 - 18 January 2008, Singapore City, Singapore

Capacity-Building Workshop on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Southern and Eastern Africa

4 - 8 February 2008, Rustenburg, South Africa

Capacity-Building Workshop on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for South America

31 March - 4 April 2008, Rio Branco, Brazil

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 on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Europe

26 - 30 April 2008, Vilm, Germany

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 ...

UNEP/CBD/4NR/CBW-ASI/1/1

Provisional Agenda

Capacity-building Workshop for the Caribbean region for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and the Integration of Climate Change

3 - 7 November 2008, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Capacity-building workshop for the South, East and South East Asia on preparation of the fourth national reports

2 - 4 December 2008, Tsukuba, Japan

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 ...

Capacity Development Workshop for the Pacific on NBSAPs, the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and the Integration of Climate Change

2 - 6 February 2009, Nadi, Fiji

UNEP/CBD/4NR/CBW-ASI/1/2

Report of the Regional Capacity-Development Workshop for South, South East and East Asia on the Fourth National Report

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List of Participants

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 ...

Capacity Development Workshop for Central Asia on NBSAPs and the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity

9 - 13 March 2009, Ramsar, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

UNEP/CBD/4NRCBW-LDC/1/1

Provisional Agenda

The President of the Conference of the Parties and Executive Secretary Congratulate Countries that Have Submitted on Time Their Fourth National Reports and Urge all Parties to Meet Their Reporting Obligations Under the Convention

The President of the Conference of the Parties and Executive Secretary Congratulate Countries that Have Submitted on Time Their Fourth National Reports and Urge all Parties to Meet Their Reporting Obligations Under the Convention

Montreal, 1 April 2009 – As of 30 March, 2009, the deadline for submission of the fourth national report (set in COP Decision VIII/14), the following countries have submitted their reports: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democrat ...

UNEP/CBD/4NRCBW-LDC/1/1/ADD1

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

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 ...

Workshop for Least Developed Countries on the Fourth National Report

4 - 8 May 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Timely Submission of National Reports Key to the Success of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit and the High-Level Meeting during the Sixty-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Timely Submission of National Reports Key to the Success of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit and the High-Level Meeting during the Sixty-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Montreal, 21 May 2009 – As of 21 May, the following Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (a total of 46) have submitted their fourth national reports: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cub ...

Capacity Development Workshop for Europe on NBSAPs and the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity

13 - 17 June 2009, Isle of Vilm, Germany

UNEP/CBD/4NRCBW-LDC/1/2

Report of the Workshop for Least Developed Countries on the Preparation of the Fourth National Report under the Convention on Biological Diversity

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of the launch of the 4th National Report of Mexico

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of the launch of the 4th National Report of Mexico

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 ...

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

7 - 10 December 2009, City of Panama, Panama

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 ...

The CBD Secretariat will co-organize an International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forests, from 14-17 July, in Quito, Ecuador. The Conference will be organized jointly with IUCN and ITTO, as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity.

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 ...

Press Release: Japan Approves Fourth National Biodiversity Strategy.

Japan Approves Fourth National Biodiversity Strategy

Montreal, 19 March 2010 – Following review by the Central Environment Council and in accordance with the 2008 Basic Act on Biodiversity, the Japanese cabinet on 16 March approved the National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan 2010.

UNEP/CBD/4NRCBW/PAC/1/1/ADD1

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda