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Reminder: Submission of views and/or information to facilitate decision making by the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/WDY/jh/70384 (2010-015)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

With reference to earlier notifications seeking submissions as invited by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP), I would like to draw your attention to the following items that the Secretariat is yet to receive adequate number of submissions.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Sixth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-building Activities

1 - 3 February 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Second Series of Regional Real-time Online Conferences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Africa

2 - 3 February 2010, Online

Invitation for comments on the updated Draft Elements of the Strategic Plan and Proposed Framework for the Second Assessment and Review of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety under Article 35

Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/70549 (2010-020)
To: National Focal Points for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-NFPs); National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety (CPB-NFPs); National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH-NFPs); Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to announce the launch of an online Forum on the Biosafety Clearing-House which is designed to provide the opportunity for comments.

Participation in the UNEP-GEF Project “BCH II: Continued enhancement of building capacity for effective participation in the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)”

Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/70446 (2010-022)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFPs), cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH-NFPs)

I am pleased to inform you that, in response to Decision BS-IV/2 of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP), the Global Environment Facility Council, at its meeting held in November 2009, approved the UNEP-GEF ...

Seventh Meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety

4 - 5 February 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Second Series of Regional Real-time Online Conferences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Asia and the Pacific

4 - 5 February 2010, Online

Second meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

8 - 12 February 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Second Series of Regional Real-time Online Conferences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management: WEOG and CEE

9 - 10 February 2010, Online

Second Series of Regional Real-time Online Conferences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Latin America and the Caribbean

11 - 12 February 2010, Online

Third International Meeting of Academic Institutions and other Organizations involved in Biosafety Education and Training

15 - 17 February 2010, Tsukuba, Japan

Side Events at the margins of the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70771 (2010-035)
To: all CPB National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

As you are aware the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held from 11 – 15 October 2010 will take place in Nagoya, Japan. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the online registrati ...

International Conference on Agro-biotechnology, Biosafety and Seed Systems in Developing Countries: AGBIOSAFESEED 2010

8 - 12 March 2010, Entebbe, Uganda

Fair on National Experiences with the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 5)

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109 (2010-051)
To: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and Relevant organizations

Building on the success of the fair which was held during the fourth meeting of the Conference of Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) in Bonn, Germany, I have the honour to inform you that another fair on national experiences with the implementation of the Car ...

Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, February 2010.

Invitation for further comments on the draft Strategic Plan of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2011-2020)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/71409 (2010-058)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB Focal Points have not yet been designated)

The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), at its meeting held on 20 March 2010 in Cali, Colombia, decided that the updated version of the draft elements of the Strategic Plan, as attached, be circulated to ...

Text of a proposed supplementary protocol to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/71342 (2010-059)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

In response to the requirement under Article 27 of the Biosafety Protocol, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP) established, at its first meeting held from 23 to 27 February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, an Open-ended Ad Hoc Wo ...

Submission of information on capacity-building activities undertaken in support of the Cartagena Protocol implementation

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/71423 (2010-062)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) and BCH National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated) Relevant Organizations

Reference is made to the earlier notification (2008-078) sent on 8 July 2008 and the reminder (2010-015) sent on 22 January 2010 regarding submission of information to the Secretariat in preparation for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to t ...

Submission of information on capacity-building on needs and priorities for the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/71424 (2010-063)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) and BCH National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

In its decision BS-I/5, paragraphs 6 and 7, and in decision BS-II/3, paragraph 15, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) invited Parties and other Governments to submit their capacity-building needs and priorities to the Biosafety Clearing- ...

Third meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/71410 (2010-068)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

Following consultations by the Co-Chairs through the letter they circulated on 24 March 2010, and the generous offer made, one more time, by the Government of Malaysia, to host it, the third meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs will be held from 15 to 19 June 2010 in Kuala Lumpur ...

Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, Nadi, Fiji, 5-7 July 2010

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/71481 (2010-075)
To: Pacific Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

In paragraph 12 of its decision BS-IV/11, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene a workshop on capacity-building and exchange of experiences on risk assessment and risk mana ...

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

19 - 23 April 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Informal Open-ended Consultation on the draft Strategic Plan (2011-2020) for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 20 May 2010 (at the margins of the SBSTTA 14), UNEP Headquarters, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/71954 (2010-099)
To: All SBSTTA participants

In response to a request (paragraph 2, decision BS-IV-15) by the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), the Secretariat has prepared a draft Strategic Plan of the Biosafety Protocol. The draft has b ...

REMINDER: Nomination of Experts to the Asian Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 12-16 July 2010

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/71480 (2010-097)
To: Asia Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

Further to the notification dated 15 April 2010, this is to remind that the Asian Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms will take place in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 12 to 16 July 2010 following the offer by the Government of Cambodia to host this training course.

REMINDER: Nomination of Experts for the Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, Nadi, Fiji, 5-7 July 2010

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/71481 (2010-098)
To: Pacific Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

Further to the notification dated 15 April 2010, this is to remind that the Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms will take place in Nadi, Fiji from 5 to 7 July 2010 following the generou ...

Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, April 2010.

Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, May 2010.

Third meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

15 - 19 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Registration procedure for Poster sessions for COP/MOP-5 and COP-10

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/AD/lp/72537 (2010-130)
To: All CPB, CBD National Focal Points, International Organizations

The purpose of this notification is to draw your attention to the registration procedures for the application for the poster sessions for COP/MOP-5 and COP-10 in Nagoya, Japan in October 2010.

Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms

5 - 7 July 2010, Nadi, Fiji

Reminder: Hotel Accommodation for MOP-5 and COP-10

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/AD/NI/71512 (2010-132)
To: all Focal Points and organizations

As you are aware, the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held from 11 – 15 October ...

Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/5), 11 – 15 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan - CREDENTIALS

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/72619 (2010-133)
To: All CPB Focal Points

I have the honour to refer to Notification 2009-106 of 1 September 2009 announcing the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/5), and requesting the submission of credentials for representatives of Par ...

Asian Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms

12 - 16 July 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, June 2010.

Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) Training Workshop, Nagoya, Japan, 8-9 October 2010 (prior to COP-MOP/5)

Reference: SCBD/BCH/GF/ABw/72371 (2010-144)
To: CPB Focal Points, BCH Focal Points

I am pleased to announce that the Secretariat, in collaboration with and support of the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Project, will convene a training workshop for National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH-NFPs) on 8-9 October 2010, immediately before the fifth meeting of the Conference o ...

Extension of Deadline: the First Reservation of Hotel Accommodation for COP-10/MOP-5

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/AD/NI/71512 (2010-149)
To: all CBD, CPB Focal Points and International organizations

Reference is made to notifications 2010-072 of 15 April 2010 and 2010-132 of 6 July 2010, regarding hotel accommodation for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) and the tenth meeting of the Con ...

Communiqué: Somalia Becomes the 160th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Somalia Becomes the 160th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Montreal, 6 August 2010 – Somalia deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 26 July 2010 and will become the 160th Party to Protocol on 24 October 2010. The accession comes at a time when the world community is celebrating the International Year of Biodiver ...

Fourth meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (6-8 October, Nagoya, Japan)

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/73102 (2010-155)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the report of the third meeting of the Group of Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress that contains, among other things, the latest version of the text of the proposed supplementary protocol to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available in al ...

Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, July 2010.

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

8 - 10 September 2010, Montreal, Canada

Fair on National Experiences with the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 5): Extension of Deadline for Applications to Participate

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109 (2010-174)
To: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated) and Relevant Organizations

Please refer to my earlier notification of 15 March 2010 (Ref. SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109) regarding the CEPA fair on national experiences with the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of ...

Invitation to prepare for an election at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to replace the out-going members of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/73746 (2010-176)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated)

This is to inform you that the term of some of the members of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is due to expire on 31 December 2010.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Asian Development Bank’s Biosafety Policy and Framework Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-17 September 2010.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Asian Development Bank’s Biosafety Policy and Framework Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-17 September 2010

Online information on risk assessment of living modified organisms in preparation for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MM/jh/73795 (2010-177)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Point, Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, which was developed by the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Risk Assessment and Risk Management and made available as annex III of document UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/5/12, is now also available online ...

Free train transportation upon arrival and departure for MOP-5 and COP-10 Participants

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73727 (2010-178)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

I am pleased to inform you that the Aichi-Nagoya COP 10 CBD Promotion Committee will provide COP-MOP-5 and COP-10 participants with free round trip train tickets for Meitetsu Airport Line which runs between the Central Japan International Airport (Centrair Station) and Nagoya City (Meitetsu Nago ...

10 October 2010 – Nagoya Congress Center closed for one hour

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74022 (2010-182)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

The Nagoya Congress Center (NCC) will be temporary closed on Sunday 10 October 2010 from 07:00 a.m. to 08:00 a.m., to allow for a security check. During this period, all participants to the meetings, including media, are not allowed to enter or/and stay in the NCC. Participants are kindly reques ...