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Communiqué: TEEB Appoints the Executive Secretary to its Advisory Board.

TEEB Appoints the Executive Secretary to its Advisory Board

Copenhagen, 15 December 2009. On 27 November 2009, Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), was appointed, with immediate effect, to serve on the Advisory Board of the initiative on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).

November 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69857 (2009-172)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, Relevant organizations and partners

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the November 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-11-en.pdf.

Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, November 2009.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the McGill University Environmental Symposium, 7 December 2009, Montreal, Canada.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the McGill University Environmental Symposium, 7 December 2009, Montreal, Canada

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern convention), Bern, 23-26 November 2009.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern convention), Bern, 23-26 November 2009

Communiqué: Enhancing Preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Biodiversity Summit

Enhancing Preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Biodiversity Summit

Montreal, 19 November 2009 – A powerful delegation from Japan visited the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) in Montreal on 16-17 November to discuss substantive preparations for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to ...

Biennium Accounts – BE, BY, BZ, VB, BV, BG, BH, BI Trust Funds

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/IAh/69550 (2009-153)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Please find the audited financial statements related to the following Trust Funds for the biennium 2008-2009, which ended 31 December 2008

October 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69527 (2009-152)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, Relevant organizations and partners

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the October 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-10-en.pdf.

Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, October 2009.

Aichi/Nagoya International E-Conference on the Post 2010 Target (ANIEC 2010)

Reference: SCBD/CHM/ODM/SM/69533 (2009-151)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Aichi/Nagoya International E-Conference on the post 2010 Biodiversity Target (ANIEC 2010) has been launched today to gather opinion from the broad and diverse groups of stakeholders on “how” and “what” actions should be taken in the short and medium term after ...

Communiqué: Aichi/Nagoya International E-Conference on the Post 2010 Biodiversity Target (ANIEC 2010).

Aichi/Nagoya International E-Conference on the Post 2010 Biodiversity Target (ANIEC 2010)

Montreal 9 November 2009. Today, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) launched the Aichi/Nagoya International E-Conference on the Post 2010 Biodiversity Target (ANIEC 2010) to gather views from the broad and diverse groups of biodiversity stakeholders on actions that ...

Joint COP and SBSTTA Bureaus' Meeting

7 - 8 November 2009, Montreal, Canada

World Ocean Week

6 - 12 November 2009, Xiamen, China

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Second Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations at Its Sixty-Fourth Session, New York, 3 November 2009.

Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

2 - 5 November 2009, Bogota, Colombia

Communiqué: India Offers to Host the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2012

India Offers to Host the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2012

Montreal, 31 October 2009. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity today welcomed the offer of the Government of India to host the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP-11) in 2012.

Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity-building Workshop on the CBD including Article 8(j) and Access and Benefit-sharing

29 - 31 October 2009, Montreal, Canada

Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69416 (2009-144)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

As you are already aware, on 15-16 October 2009, the Ministry of Environment of Japan held the "Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009" with approximately 300 participants coming from various stakeholders, including business sector, NGOs, researchers, governments, and international organizations.

Notification: Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009.

Sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on "Getting the biodiversity targets right - working for sustainable development”, Trondheim, Norway, 1 - 5 February 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69366 (2009-143)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

The purpose of this notification is to draw your attention to the sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, entitled "Getting the biodiversity targets right - working for sustainable development", which will be held on 1 - 5 February 2010 in Trondheim, Norway. The conference will be hosted by ...

Sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on "Getting the biodiversity targets right - working for sustainable development”, Trondheim, Norway, 1 - 5 February 2010

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Asean Conference on Biodiversity 2009, 21 October 2009, Singapore.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Asean Conference on Biodiversity 2009, 21 October 2009, Singapore

ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity

21 - 23 October 2009, Singapore, Singapore

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Green Roof Infrastructure Congress, 20 October, Toronto, Canada.

Somalia to become the 193rd Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69228 (2009-136)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

It is my pleasure to inform you that Somalia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Biological Diversity and will become the 193rd Party to the Convention as of 10 December 2009. The communiqué issued on the occasion of this event is available on our website at: http://www.cb ...

Communiqué: Somalia to Become the 193rd Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2009 – Children and Families Speak out against Poverty.

Communique: Japan hosts International Multi-stakeholder Dialogue for COP 10

Somalia to Become the 193rd Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that Somalia has deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Biological Diversity and will become the 193rd Party to the Convention as of 10 December 2009. As a major biodiversity hotspot in the Horn of Africa, Somalia’s accession is a major ...

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2009 – Children and Families Speak out against Poverty

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009, 15 October 2009, Kobe, Japan.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Food Day, 16 October 2009 – Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009, 15 October 2009, Kobe, Japan

Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69182 (2009-134)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points

It is my pleasure to inform you that the 46th issue of the Quarterly Report of the Convention, covering the period 1 July to 30 September 2009, has been prepared in accordance with Decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report contains a s ...

Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2009)

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Japan Civil Society Network for CBD, One Year before CBD COP 10, 11 October 2009, Nagoya, Japan.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Japan Civil Society Network for CBD, One Year before CBD/COP10, 11 October 2009, Nagoya, Japan

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the IUCN International Symposium, 10 October 2009, Tokyo, Japan.

Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the International Seminar “The Andalusí Experience: A Model for the Conservation of Biodiversity”, 7 October 2009, Granada, Spain.

Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the International Seminar “The Andalusí Experience: A Model for the Conservation of Biodiversity”, 7 October 2009, Granada, Spain

September 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69067 (2009-128)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the September 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-09-en.pdf.

Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, September 2009

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Intergovernmental Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on IPBES, 5 October 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.