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#11562008-12-01
Action by
2008-12-22
Capacity Development Workshop for the Pacific region on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, mainstreaming of biodiversity and the integration of climate change
Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/DC/JW/ac/mc/65719 (2008-154)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the Pacific region, c.c.: SBSTTA Focal Points of the Pacific region
I am pleased to inform you that a regional capacity development workshop for the countries of the Pacific region on national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAP), mainstreaming of biodiversity and the integration of climate change, will be held in Nadi, Fiji, from 2 to 6 February 2009.
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#11572008-12-03
Action by
2008-12-31
Capacity-building workshop for the Pacific region for implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Fiji, 9 to 12 February 2009
Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/SBG/lj/65732 (2008-155)
To: CBD and PoWPA Focal Points in the Pacific Region: Cook Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Nauru; Niue; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; and Vanuatu
I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of Spain and the European Union, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is jointly organizing with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the ...
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Notification
#11582008-12-04
Action by
2009-02-15
Reminder to submit information for the review of implementation of the CBD programme of work on mountain biological diversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/SBG/lj/64473R (2008-156)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points
Pursuant to notification 2008-090 (SCBD/ITS/STTM/SBG/va/64473) dated 23 July 2008, I would like to remind those Parties, other governments and relevant international organizations who have not already provided submissions, to voluntarily contribute information on the (i) status and trends of, an ...
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Notification
#11592008-12-05
Global Partnership on Cities and Biodiversity, First Technical Expert Panel Workshop on City Biodiversity Index, Singapore, 10-12 February 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/65758 (2008-157)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Following up on paragraphs 5 and 6 of decision IX/28, and as announced at the high-level segment of COP 9 (Bonn, Germany, May 2008) by the Minister of National Development of Singapore, H.E. Mr. Mah Bow Tan, the government of Singapore, through its National Parks Board (NParks), is organising th ...
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Notification
#11602008-12-08
First 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/CG/WDY/jh/65767 (2008-158)
To: CPB National Focal Points
The first meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs will be held from 23 to 27 February 2009 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Notification
#11612008-12-09
Action by
2009-10-31
Extension of deadline: Request for submissions of proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
Reference: (2008-159)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points
I invite Parties to submit proposals on new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int or fax +1-514-288-6588). Following the request by some Parties to extend the deadline, the new deadline for submission is now s ...
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Notification
#11662008-12-10
Announcement: Fifth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-Building Activities, 9 to 11 March 2009, San José, Costa Rica
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/65806 (2008-163)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the Government of Costa Rica, in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), has kindly offered to co-organise and host the fifth Coordination Meeting from 9 to 11 March 2009 in San José at the IICA Headquarters.
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#11622008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-02
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS WG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65783 (2008-160)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
I am pleased to confirm that the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7) will be held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, from 2-8 April 2009.
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#11632008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-31
Request to submit views and/or scientific information on the impacts of destructive fishing practices, unsustainable fishing, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing as well as ocean fertilization and ocean acidification on marine biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/SGa/65784 (2008-161)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Other Governments, relevant organizations, indigenous and local communities
The Executive Secretary wishes to invite Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations, and indigenous and local communities, to kindly provide views and/or scientific information on the subjects listed above to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int or fax +1-514-288-6588) at your earliest c ...
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Notification
#11642008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-31
Expert workshop on scientific and technical guidance on the use of biogeographic classification systems and identification of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction in need of protection, Ottawa, Canada, 29 September – 2 October 2009
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/SGa/65788 (2008-162)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Other Governments, relevant organizations
I have the pleasure to inform you that, with financial support from the Governments of Canada and Germany, the Secretariat is convening an expert workshop on scientific and technical guidance on the use of biogeographic classification systems and identification of marine areas beyond national ju ...
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Notification
#11672008-12-12
Action by
2009-01-31
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS WG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65558 (2008-164)
To: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations
I am pleased to confirm that the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7) will be held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, from 2-8 April 2009.
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Notification
#11682008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-02
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS WG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65783 (2008-165)
To: UN Agencies, international organizations, IGOs, NGOs and stakeholders
I am pleased to confirm that the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7) will be held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, from 2-8 April 2009.
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Notification
#11692008-12-17
Action by
2009-07-31
Decisions IX/11 and IX/31 requesting actions/submissions from Parties, governments and relevant organizations: Extension of deadline
Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/64504 (2008-166)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations
Following the request by some Parties to extend the deadline, the new date for submission is now set at no later than 31 July 2009.
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Notification
#11712008-12-19
Sixty-third Session of UNGA: Adoption of Resolution on CBD
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/65888 (2008-167)
To: All National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity, National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the resolution on “Sustainable Development: Convention on Biological Diversity”, adopted on 19 December 2008 by the Sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) under Agenda item 49 (f), is available at the following Secretariat we ...
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Notification
#11722008-12-19
Action by
2009-01-23
Access and Benefit-sharing: Peer review process for ABS studies commissioned in accordance with decision IX/12, paragraph 13
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65871 (2008-168)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and stakeholders
The Secretariat is making available the first drafts of these studies for peer review by Parties, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders, as they become available. The studies can be found on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/abs/.
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French
Notification
#11732008-12-23
Report on SCBD Activities for 2008
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/65926 (2008-169)
To: All National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity
All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the report on activities of the Secretariat on the implementation of the work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, covering the period from January to December 2008, is now available at the follow ...
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Notification
#11742008-12-30
Action by
2008-02-09
Capacity Development Workshop for Central Asia on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the mainstreaming of biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/65956 (2008-170)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,
Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)
I am pleased to inform you that a regional capacity development workshop for the Central Asia on national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAP) and the mainstreaming of biodiversity will be held in Ramsar, Iran, from 9 to 13 March 2009. This workshop is being organized by the Secreta ...
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#11752009-01-06
November/December 2008 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/65991 (2009-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the November/December 2008 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/2008/mba-2008-11-12-en.pdf.
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Notification
#11762009-01-07
Action by
2009-03-01
Second Regional Capacity Development Workshop for Europe on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity, Isle of Vilm, Germany, 13 - 17 June 2009
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/65989 (2009-002)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the European Region
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of Europe on Capacity Building for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) and Biodiversity Mainstreaming will be held on the Isle of Vilm, Germany, from 13 to 17 June 2009.
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Notification
#11772009-01-12
Action by
2009-04-30
Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions: Request for contributions from Parties and stakeholders
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/65557 (2009-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities
In order to assist with the preparation of documentation for the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8 (j) and related provisions, Parties, other governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and other relevant organizations, are invited to pr ...
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Notification
#11782009-01-14
Announcement of the Online-Conference on Capacity-Building for Integration of Biosafety into National Development Plans, Strategies and Programmes, 19 January to 6 February 2009
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/66040 (2009-004)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB NFP)
CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), National Focal Points to the Biosafety Clearing-House, Relevant Organizations
I have the pleasure to inform you that the “Online-Conference on Capacity-Building for Integration of Biosafety into National Development Plans, Strategies and Programmes” will be held from 19 January to 6 February 2009 through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH).
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Notification
#11792009-01-15
2010 International Year of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/66069 (2009-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I would like to draw your attention to the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/203 in which the Assembly encourages Parties to the Convention, other Member States, relevant international organizations and other relevant stakeholders to make preparations to celebrate in 2010 the I ...
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Notification
#11802009-01-15
Release of the Fifth Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News
Reference: SCBD/BS/UN/66076 (2009-006)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of the newsletter on Biosafety entitled Biosafety Protocol News has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-03-05-en.pdf.
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Notification
#11812009-01-19
Action by
2009-02-06
Nomination of Experts for the Second Meeting of the Second Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/66077 (2009-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the second meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change will be held from 18 to 22 April 2009 in Helsinki, Finland.
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French
Notification
#11822009-01-21
Action by
2009-02-20
Nomination of Experts for the Second Meeting of the Second Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/66077 (2009-008)
To: Relevant organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the second meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change will be held from 18 to 22 April 2009 in Helsinki, Finland.
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Notification
#11832009-01-21
Action by
2009-02-15
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 ...
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Notification
#11842009-01-22
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing: Informal consultations with the Co-chairs and regional consultations, 31 March - 1 April 2009, UNESCO, Paris, France
Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/66101 (2009-010)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
International organizations, Indigenous and local community organizations, Stakeholders
I am pleased to inform you that the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG), Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations in Paris, France, on 31 March and 1 April 2009 prior to the seventh ...
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Notification
#11852009-01-22
Action by
2009-02-13
Access and Benefit-sharing: Peer review process for ABS studies commissioned in accordance with decision IX/12, paragraph 13 (a), (b) and (e)
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/66110 (2009-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
International organizations, Indigenous and local community organizations, Stakeholders
Further to notification 2008-168 of 19 December 2008, which called for peer review of studies carried out in accordance with decision IX/12 paragraph 13, the Executive Secretary is pleased to announce that the drafts of the final two studies have been received.
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Notification
#11862009-01-22
Action by
2009-03-31
Voluntary report on application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, and on implementation of relevant COP Decisions on the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/SGa/66126 (2009-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations
The purpose of this notification is to invite relevant organizations to provide information on (i) status and trends related to the sustainable use of biodiversity; (ii) status and trends of the implementation of decisions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) related to sustainable use of biod ...
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Notification
#11872009-01-28
Action by
2009-03-31
Reminder: Submission of Views on a Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/65184 (2009-013)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat has extended the deadline for receiving the submission of views to Tuesday, 31 March 2009.
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Notification
#11882009-02-02
Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/dk/66222 (2009-014)
To: CBD and CPB National Focal Points
It is my pleasure to inform you that the 43rd issue of the Quarterly Report of the Convention, covering the period from 1 October to 31 December 2008, has been prepared in accordance with decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report conta ...
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#11892009-02-03
January 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/66303 (2009-015)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the January 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-2009-01-en.pdf.
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Spanish
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Notification
#11902009-02-03
The Green Wave 2009
Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/CG/66228 (2009-016)
To: All CBD National Focal Points
The Green Wave, a global biodiversity education project for children and youth, was officially launched by Germany during the ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD), 22 May 2008.
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Notification
#11912009-02-06
International Year of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/66069 (2009-017)
To: International Organizations and stakeholders
I would like to draw your attention to the resolution 61/203 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and proclaiming 2010 as the International year of Biodiversity. The General Assembly invited “relevant international organizations and other relevant stakeholders to make preparations to ...
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Notification
#11922009-02-09
Article 8 (j) and related provisions: Online Discussion Forum on Article 10(c), 11 February to 11 March 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/SG/66366 (2009-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities
In order to assist the Executive Secretary in the preparation of advice for the next meeting of the Working Group, I have the pleasure to inform you that an Online Discussion Forum on Article 10(c) will be held from 11 February to 11 March 2009 through the Traditional Knowledge Information Porta ...
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Notification
#11932009-02-24
Action by
2009-05-01
Access and Benefit-sharing: Expert Group on traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources – nomination of experts and submission of views
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/66485 (2009-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
In its decision IX/12, paragraph 11, the Conference of the Parties decided, inter alia, to establish an Expert Group on traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources to further examine the issue of traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in order to assist the Ad Hoc Op ...
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Notification
#11972009-02-27
Action by
2009-03-31
Liaison Group Meeting of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, jointly organized by the CBD and the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation, 26 to 28 May 2009, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Reference: SCBD/STTM/SS/RH/VA/66565 (2009-023)
To: CBD, SBSTTA and GSPC focal points, Relevant Organizations
I have the pleasure to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will be organizing, with funding from the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), and the Governments of Ireland and Spain, a meeting of the Liaison Group on the Global Strategy for Plant ...
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#11942009-03-02
Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in the Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/JS/SG/66514 (2009-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Indigenous and Local Communities
As you may know, in decision VII/16 G, paragraph 10, on Participatory mechanism for indigenous and local communities, the Conference of the Parties (COP) decided “to establish a voluntary funding mechanism under the Convention to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities i ...
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#11952009-03-02
Action by
2009-06-30
Request to submit relevant information concerning the objectives of the marine expert workshop (Ottawa, Canada, 29 September – 2 October 2009) as well as on the progress towards the 2012 target on representative networks of marine protected areas
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/SGa/66531 (2009-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Other Governments and relevant organizations
The Executive Secretary wishes to invite Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to kindly provide relevant information concerning the objectives of the above-mentioned expert workshop as well as on the progress towards the 2012 target on representative networks of marine protected ...
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#11962009-03-02
Action by
2009-03-31
Expert workshop on scientific and technical guidance on the use of biogeographic classification systems and identification of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction in need of protection, 29 September – 2 October 2009, Ottawa, Canada
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/SGa/65788 (2009-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Other Governments, relevant organizations
Please refer to the earlier notification dated 12 December 2008 (Ref.: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/SGa/65788) regarding the nominations of experts to participate in the expert workshop on scientific and technical guidance on the use of biogeographic classification systems and identification of marine areas ...
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Notification
#11982009-03-03
International Year of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/66069 (2009-024)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I will kindly invite you to keep the Secretariat informed of any activity that your government intends to undertake to celebrate this important event, which will also coincide with the convening of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be ...
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Notification
#11992009-03-03
Information Portal related to the Negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing
Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/66101 (2009-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that, in response to COP decisions IX/12, paragraph 23 and IX/32, paragraph 11, the Secretariat created an “Information Portal related to the Negotiations of an International Regime on ABS” now available at: https://www.cbd.int/abs/ir/ .
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Notification
#12002009-03-04
Action by
2009-04-04
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 ...
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Notification
#12012009-03-04
February 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/66657 (2009-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the February 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-2009-02-en.pdf.
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Notification
#12032009-03-05
Online Dialogue for the Preparation of the Second Meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/66678 (2009-028)
To: CBD National Focal Points
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) convened an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change through its decision IX/16. Furthermore, the Conference of the Parties, through paragraph 7(b) of annex III to ...
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Notification
#12042009-03-10
Selected Experts for the Second Meeting of the Second Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/66682 (2009-029)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that after careful consideration of all nominations, the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice has approved the list of experts for the second meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and clim ...
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Notification
#12062009-03-10
Benefit-sharing: Informal consultations with the Co-chairs and regional consultations, 31 March - 1 April 2009, UNESCO, Paris, France
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/66724 (2009-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points,
International organizations, Indigenous and local community organizations, Stakeholders
The Secretariat is pleased to attach herewith a letter from the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG) concerning the informal consultations to be held on 31 March and 1 April 2009, before the opening of the seventh meeting of the ABSWG, as well as ...
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Notification
#12072009-03-16
Action by
2009-04-30
Request to submit views on the scientific and technical aspects of the provisional framework of global headline indicators for assessing progress towards the achievement of the 2010 Biodiversity Target
Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/lj/66780 (2009-031)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Other governments, relevant organizations, indigenous and local communities
To facilitate the scientific and technical evaluation of the current set of indicators and draw conclusions for biodiversity monitoring beyond 2010, the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC) is carrying out an online survey, which will contr ...
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Notification
#12082009-03-19
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS 7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009, Explanatory Note from the Co-chairs
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/66851 (2009-032)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points,
International organizations, Indigenous and local community organizations, Stakeholders
In preparation for the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Secretariat is pleased to attach herewith, at the request of the Co-chairs, an "Explanatory note from the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharin ...
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Notification
#12092009-03-23
Action by
2009-04-06
Access and Benefit-sharing: Expert Group on traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources – nomination of experts and submission of views
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/66485 (2009-033)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
With reference to notification 2009-019 dated 24 February 2009 regarding the nomination of experts and submission of views for the Expert Group on traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 16-19 June 2009, please note that the deadline for the n ...
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