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Testing of the “Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms” in actual cases of risk assessment

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/DA/82041 (2013-048)
To: BCH Focal Points, National Focal Points of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CBD when no CPB designated), Relevant Organizations

Nominations for the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) regional training workshop on adaptation for African Anglophone Least Developed Countries (LDCs), from 29 July to 2 August 2013, in Kigali, Rwanda

Reference: SCBD/SAM/SK/ac/82031 (2013-047)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia

Peer review of draft study on "How tasks 7, 10 and 12 of the revised programme of work on Article 8(j) and related provisions could best contribute to the work under the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol" in preparation of the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/MPO/NP/JS/DM/81844 (2013-046)
To: CBD and ICNP Focal Points, Indigenous and local communities, and International organizations

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Fourth Review of the Effectiveness of the Financial Mechanism

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/ES/lz/81635 (2013-045)
To: CBD National Focal Points

REMINDER: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the pilot phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/jh/81738 (2013-044)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ICNP National Focal Points

Webinar on the Financial Mechanism and 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, 5 June 2013 - 9.30 a.m. Montreal time

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/LZ/81847 (2013-043)
To: CBD Focal Points and relevant organizations

Assessment and Review of the Effectiveness of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Article 35): Survey to gather information corresponding to indicators in the Strategic Plan

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/GF/Abw/81875 (2013-042)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points

Translation of CBD publications into national and local languages, including indigenous languages

Reference: SCBD/MPO/NP/JS/dm/81845 (2013-041)
To: CBD National Focal Points, International, Non-Governmental and ILC Organizations

Follow-up to decision XI/20 on climate-related geoengineering: review procedures for the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Reference: SCBD/SAM/SK/SS/AC/81842 (2013-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

Regional Workshop for the Pacific Countries on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 22-26 July 2013 – Nadi, Fiji

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/GT/81817 (2013-038)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

REMINDER: Submission of information and views in preparation for the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/NP/SBG/BG/jh/81188 (2013-037)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders

Regional Online Real-time Conferences on Socio-economic Considerations (Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/81774 (2013-036)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated) , Relevant Organizations

Dates and Venue of the Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/AR/81752 (2013-035)
To: All CBD, CPB focal points, International Organizations

Seventeenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 17) – Montreal, Canada, 14 to 18 October 2013

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/va/81746 (2013-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

Seventeenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 17), Montreal, Canada, 14 to 18 October 2013

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/va/81746 (2013-031)
To: UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, NGOs and Indigenous Organizations

Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 8), Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 11 October 2013

Reference: SCBD/MPO/JS/dm/81700 (2013-032)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 8), Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 11 October 2013

Reference: SCBD/MPO/JS/DM/81700 (2013-033)
To: International organizations, non-governmental organizations and other relevant organizations

Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 8), Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 11 October 2013

Reference: SCBD/MPO/NP/JS/dm/81700 (2013-034)
To: Indigenous and local communities

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the pilot phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-house

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/jh/81738 (2013-029)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ICNP National Focal Points

Peer review of draft background papers in preparation for the Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/SS/ac/81673 (2013-028)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Fourth Review of the Effectiveness of the Financial Mechanism

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/ES/LZ/81635 (2013-027)
To: CBD Focal Points

Call for nominations for the second phase of the High-level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/ES/LZ/81589 (2013-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Submission of views on the discussion paper on Safeguards for Scaling-up Biodiversity Financing and Possible Guiding Principles

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS//LZ/81526 (2013-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Composition of the Expert Meeting to Develop a Draft Strategic Framework for Capacity-building and Development in Support of the Effective Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, 3 – 5 June 2013, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/ET/jh/81201 (2013-024)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, relevant organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Seventh Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on “Ecology and Economy for a Sustainable Society”, Trondheim, Norway 27-31 May 2013

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/FB/81196 (2013-023)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Decision XI/30: Incentive measures; Decision XI/4: Review of implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization, including the establishment of targets

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/81348 (2013-022)
To: CBD NFPs and relevant international organizations

Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing for Middle East region and Djibouti, Libya, Mauritania, Amman, Jordan, 9 – 10 April 2013

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ABS/OR/mac/81512 (2013-021)
To: CBD Focal Points with copy to ICNP Focal Points in: Kingdom of Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

Regional Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, 20-24 May 2013 - Seoul, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/GT/81486 (2013-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: (South – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,) (Southeast - Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam) (East - China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Republic of Korea)

Initiation of the Preparation of the Fifth National Report to CBD

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/MC/8144 (2013-019)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

Engagement in the processes to develop the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NP/DB/LZ/81424 (2013-017)
To: CBD National Focal Points

New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/RH/VA/81439 (2013-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Relevant Organizations and Indigenous and Local Communities

Regional workshop for Latin America on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans and Regional workshop for Latin America on the clearing-house mechanism (CHM)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NS/GT/81333 (2013-016)
To: The CBD and CHM National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

REMINDER: Electronic Network of Laboratories and Online Discussion Groups on the Identification of Living Modified Organisms

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/da/77120 (2013-015)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

Nominations for the Sub-regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa on the Integration of Climate Change and Ecosystem-based Adaptation in National Biodiversity Planning Processes, to be held from 25 – 27 March 2013, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SK/ac/81286 (2013-013)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Global Multilateral Benefit-Sharing Mechanism (Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol): Inter-sessional activities emanating from COP decision XI/1, section B

Reference: SCBD/SEL/KG/nc/81305 (2013-014)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Relevant organizations and representatives of indigenous and local communities.

Nominations for the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) regional training workshop on adaptation for Francophone least developed countries (LDCs), from 18 – 22 March 2013, in Lomé, Togo

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SK/ac/81285 (2013-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sao Tomé & Principe, Senegal, and Togo

Invitation for nomination to the Asia-Pacific regional training workshop on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs, 25-29 March 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Reference: SCBD/BS/UN/ET/81279 (2013-010)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points in the Asia-Pacific Region

Deuxième atelier régional pour les pays moins avancés d’Afrique sur la préparation des cinquièmes rapports nationaux et de la quatrième édition des Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique (GBO-4), et les scénarios pour la politique régionale, Yaoundé, Cameroun (15 au 19 avril 2013)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/81260 (2013-011)
To: Points focaux nationaux des pays suivants : Bénin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Comores, Djibouti, Gambie, Guinée, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée équatoriale, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, République Centrafricaine, République démocratique du Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tomé-et-Principe, Sénégal, Tchad, Togo

Extension of deadline: Regional Workshop on the Inter-Linkages between Human Health and Biodiversity in Africa, Maputo, Mozambique (2-5 April 2013)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/CRm/81133 (2013-009)
To: CBD National Focal in the WHO/AFRO region

Socio-economic considerations (Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety): outline of inter-sessional activities in accordance with BS-VI/13 of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/ BS/WDY/ps/81257 (2013-008)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

Identification of scientific and technical needs related to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/ac/81207 (2013-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Meeting of "Friends of the Convention on Biological Diversity", 11 - 12 February 2013

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/81192 (2013-006)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions Request for contributions from Parties and stakeholders

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/dm/81183 (2013-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

Nominations for the expert meeting to develop a draft strategic framework for capacity-building and development in support of the effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, 3 – 5 June 2013, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/ET/81201 (2013-004)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, International organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and relevant stakeholder

At its eleventh meeting, the Conference of the Parties, upon recommendation by the second meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, requested t ...

Activities resulting from decision XI/1 of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization and related developments

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ABS/VN/BG/81188 (2013-003)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders

The purpose of this notification is (i) to provide information on planned activities for the biennium 2013-2014 in light of decision XI/1 of the Conference of the Parties on the status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and related developments (ii) to invite Parties, other Gov ...

Questionnaire on sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCo/VA/81181 (2013-001)
To: CBD Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, ILCs, International Organizations, and NGOs

Seventh Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on "Ecology and Economy for a Sustainable Society", Trondheim, Norway 27-31 May 2013

Reference: SCBD/OES/81196 (2013-002)
To: CBD Focal Points

Regional Workshop on the Inter-Linkages between Human Health and Biodiversity in Africa, Maputo, Mozambique (2-5 April 2013)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/CRm/81133 (2012-155)
To: CBD National Focal in Africa

Report of the Colloquium on the role of Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas in achieving the Aichi Targets, held on 13 October 2012, in Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/JS/lj/80815 (2012-156)
To: CBD Focal Points, PoWPA Focal Points, ILCs, International Organizations, and NGOs

Global Taxonomy Initiative Capacity-building Workshop towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 in Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 to 7 March 2013

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/JSH/VA/81092 (2012-154)
To: CBD National Focal Points for Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo