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Recruitment of new panel members for the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/ac/82984 (2013-111)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA FPs

Regional Workshop on Resource Mobilization for Africa Entebbe, Uganda, 11 to 13 February 2014

Reference: SCBD/TSI/ML/GD/82955 (2013-110)
To: CBD and Resource Mobilization National Focal Points of: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Review of the use of remotely-sensed data for monitoring biodiversity change and tracking progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/ac/82946 (2013-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, relevant organizations and participants to SBSTTA-17

Request to submit information and suggestions for the development of proposals to update the specific work plan on coral bleaching

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JG/82124 (2013-108)
To: CBD National Focal Points, CBD SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; International Coral Reef Initiative; regional seas organizations and other relevant regional initiatives; relevant organizations; indigenous and local communities.

Biodiversity Champion: World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA)

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/DCo/VA/82926 (2013-107)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Request for scientific information to support the objectives of the CBD Arctic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), 3 to 7 March 2014, Helsinki, Finland

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JG/82923 (2013-106)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; relevant Permanent Participants and Working Groups of the Arctic Council; International Maritime Organization (IMO); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)–Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC); Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI); relevant regional seas conventions and action plans; relevant regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs); and other relevant organizations and regional initiatives; indigenous and local communities (ILCs)

Second Dialogue Seminar on Scaling up Finance for Biodiversity, 9-12 April 2014 – Quito, Ecuador

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/LZ/82827 (2013-104)
To: CBD National Focal Points

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

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/80461 (2013-105)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Follow-up to decisions X/33 and XI/20 in relation to climate-related geoengineering

Reference: SCBD/SAM/SS/ac/82893 (2013-102)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Invitation for nominations to the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Socio-economic Considerations (Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety), Seoul, Republic of Korea, 17 - 21 February 2014

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/82880 (2013-099)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

Collaboration between Mediaterre and the network of national CHMs from French-speaking countries

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/ODM/82882 (2013-100)
To: CHM National Focal Points from countries of "La Francophonie"

CBD Expert Workshop on Underwater Noise and its Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, 25 to 27 February 2014 – International Maritime Organization Headquarters, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JL/JG/82877 (2013-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; International Maritime Organization; Convention on Migratory Species; International Whaling Commission; indigenous and local communities; and other relevant organizations

Regional Capacity-Building Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean Region on Traditional Knowledge under the CBD, 9 - 11 December 2013, Cochabamba, Bolivia: Selection of Participants

Reference: SCBD/MPO/NP/JS/dm/82878 (2013-097)
To: CBD, ICNP and Traditional Knowledge Focal Points, ILC and International organizations

Preparation and Submission of the Fifth National Report to CBD

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/81444 (2013-098)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Launching of LifeWeb’s Zero Extinction Campaign

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/CB/CE/82864 (2013-103)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/TSI/CHM/ODM/82859 (2013-096)
To: CBD & CHM National Focal Points and CHM-IAC Members

Natural Capital Declaration recognized as a Biodiversity Champion

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/ML/lz/82835 (2013-095)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2014

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DA/fd/82799 (2013-094)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Incorporating objectives of the biodiversity-related conventions into revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and other issues of relevance to NBSAP revision identified by the Conference of the Parties

Reference: SCBD/TSI/ML/GD/82694 (2013-092)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Composition of the Expert Group and Observers for Second Meeting of the Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development, Chennai, India, 4-6 December 2013

Reference: SCBD/MPO/NP/DB/ES/82819 (2013-093)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

CBD Participation in the Global South-South Development Expo, 28 October to 1 November 2013, Nairobi, Kenya

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/NP/OH/cr/82753 (2013-091)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Follow-up to the Summit for Sustainability in Africa and the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa

Reference: SCBD/SAM/SK/ac/82575 (2013-090)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Webcast of the Third Meeting of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity, 2-3 October 2013, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/DS/lz/82727 (2013-089)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Regional Workshop for Middle East and North Africa on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 14-17 December 2013, Doha, Qatar

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RH/LC/82703 (2013-087)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Workshop for Central Asia and Central and Eastern Europe on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 20-24 January 2014, Minsk, Belarus

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RH/LC/NC/82688 (2013-088)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Regional Capacity-building Workshop to Address Invasive Alien Species and to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 in the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 9 - 12 December 2013 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JSH/NC/82655 (2013-084)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Arctic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), 3 to 7 March 2014, Helsinki, Finland

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JG/82648 (2013-085)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points in the Arctic region: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, United States of America; relevant Permanent Participants and Working Groups of the Arctic Council; relevant regional seas conventions and action plans; relevant regional fisheries management organizations; and other relevant regional organizations/initiatives

Nomination of Experts to the Workshop of the Network of Laboratories for the Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms, Ispra, Italy, 25 – 27 November 2013

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MM/DA/82651 (2013-082)
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

Regional Capacity-Building Workshop for Latin America and Caribbean Region on Traditional Knowledge under the CBD, 9-11 December 2013, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Reference: SCBD/MPO/NP/JS/vf/82624 (2013-083)
To: CBD, ICNP and Traditional Knowledge Focal Points, ILC and International organizations

Invitation for nominations to the Central and Eastern Europe Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Measures, Batumi, Georgia, 16 - 20 December 2013

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/DA/82653 (2013-086)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for Central and Eastern European Countries and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

First Series of Talks on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/DS/LZ/82627 (2013-081)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Capacity-building workshop for the Pacific on ecosystem conservation and restoration to support achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Suva, Fiji, 25 to 29 November 2013

Reference: SCBD/SAM/SBG/lj/82556 (2013-080)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for East, South and South-East Asia, 9-13 December 2013, Guangzhou, China

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JG/82514 (2013-079)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points of Australia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Indonesia; India; Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Timor Leste; Viet Nam; regional seas conventions and action plans; regional fisheries management organizations; and other relevant regional organizations/initiatives

Call for Nomination of Participants for the Pacific Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, Suva, Fiji, 25 - 29 November 2013

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/ET/jh/82580 (2013-077)
To: CBD Focal Points for: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

Call for Nomination of Participants for the East, South and South-East Asia Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, Chennai, India, 3 - 6 December 2013

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/ET/jh/82591 (2013-078)
To: CBD Focal Points of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, DPR Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam

Regional Workshop for Latin America on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Indicators, 2-6 December 2013, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/JMQ/ 82560 (2013-076)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Call for nominations for the Second Meeting of the Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development Chennai, India, 4-6 December 2013

Reference: SCBD/MPO/NP/DB/ES/82369 (2013-075)
To: CBD National Focal Points, other Governments and relevant organizations

FINAL REMINDER: 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 (2013-074)
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

Participation, Side-events and Exhibition Space at the Global Workshop on Reviewing Progress and Building Capacity for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Revision Process, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 November 2013

Reference: SCBD/JBF/DD/GT/82421 (2013-073)
To: CBD National Focal Points, International, Non-Governmental Organizations

Results of the recent Caribbean Challenge Initiative Summit, implementation of the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity and links to the 2014 Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Apia, Samoa

Reference: SCBD/MPO/JS/OH/82389 (2013-071)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/UN/82412 (2013-072)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, BCH National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

Visa applications: Eighth meeting of the Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions and the Seventeenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Reference: SCBD/CONFSERV/NI/82392 (2013-069)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points, International and Non-Governmental organizations, Indigenous and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Bridging Agriculture and Conservation Initiative

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DCo/82391 (2013-070)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organisations

Summary reports on the description of areas that meet the criteria for ecologically or biologically significant marine areas, prepared by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice at its sixteenth meeting

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JG/81993 (2013-066)
To:

CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; PoWPA Focal Points; FAO; OBIS (UNESCO-IOC); ISA; IMO; other relevant UN specialized agencies; regional seas conventions and action plans; RFMOs and other relevant regional initiatives; ILCs; UNEP-WCMC; GOBI; and other relevant international organi ...

Setting National Targets within the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Framework and adopting updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans as policy instruments

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/82176 (2013-067)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Selected ILC representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Fund for participation in the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 8), 7 to 11 October 2013, and the seventeenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 17), 14 to 18 October 2013, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/dm/82386 (2013-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points, International, Non-Governmental and ILC Organizations

Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, 24-28 February 2014

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SB/jh/82347 (2013-063)
To: Indigenous and local community organizations

Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, 24-28 February 2014

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SB/jh/82347 (2013-064)
To: International organizations and relevant stakeholders

Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, 24-28 February 2014

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SB/jh/82347 (2013-065)
To: CBD Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points

Expert Workshop on enhancing biodiversity data and observing systems in support of the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (Montreal, Canada, 12 October 2013)

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/KNM/VA82273 (2013-062)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points