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#13642010-01-06
Action by
2010-02-01
Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70130 (2010-003)
To: Indigenous and Local Community Representatives
I am pleased to confirm that the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.
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#13652010-01-07
Decision of the United Nations General Assembly on the CBD
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70171 (2010-004)
To: CBD / CPB Focal Points
I am pleased to forward to you the Resolution 64/203 on the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted by the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 2009. The decision can also be found at the following link on the CBD website: http://www.cbd.int/doc/un/un-cbd ...
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#13662010-01-08
Curitiba, One of the Greenest Cities in the World, Celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/70196 (2010-005)
To: All CBD National Focal Points
I am very pleased to inform you that the press release about the launch and celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity that took place on the margins of the Second Curitiba Meeting on Cities and Biodiversity in Curitiba, Brazil, on 6-7 January 2010, is available on the CBD website at: ...
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#13672010-01-11
December 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70205 (2010-006)
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 December 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-2009-12-en.pdf.
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#13682010-01-13
Action by
2010-02-12
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations in support of the finalization of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing Regional Consultation for African Countries, 4-6 March 2010, Windhoek, Namibia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70213 (2010-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points from the African Region
In decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing, paragraph 17, the Conference of the Parties (COP) emphasized the importance of consultations to advance the negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing and requested the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group o ...
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#13692010-01-19
Action by
2010-02-15
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: submission of views and proposals for the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70319 (2010-008)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders and cc to Mr Timothy Hodges, Co-Chair of the ABS Working Group and Mr. Fernando Casas, Co-Chair of the ABS Working Group
The present notification refers to the submission of views and proposals on preambular text, definitions and text for inclusion in Annex II of the report of the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing in connection with the elaboration and negotiation ...
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#13702010-01-20
Convention on Biological Diversity: Year in Review 2009
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70358 (2010-009)
To: All Focal Points of the CBD
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the electronic version of the publication “Convention on Biological Diversity: Year in Review 2009” is now available on the Convention’s website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2009-en.pdf
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#13712010-01-20
Gincana 7: Biodiversity is our life
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70359 (2010-010)
To: All Focal Points of the CBD
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that a special issue of the flagship magazine devoted to the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity is now available on the Convention’s website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/gincana/cbd-gincana-07-en.pdf
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#13722010-01-20
Selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for the Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge & Access and Benefit-sharing. Third Workshop: Cone Sur Region, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 04-06 February 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70328 (2010-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities
I am pleased to inform you that the selection of indigenous and local community representatives to receive financial assistance to participate in the meeting under reference has been completed in partnership with the Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Re ...
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#13732010-01-20
Action by
2010-02-08
Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge, and Access and Benefit-sharing Fourth Workshop: Mesoamerican Region, Guatemala, Guatemala, 4-6 March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70349 (2010-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community
I am pleased to inform Parties, international agencies, indigenous and local community representatives and other stakeholders that, thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Spain, a regional capacity building workshop for indigenous and local community representatives on e ...
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#13742010-01-22
Action by
2010-02-20
Access and Benefit-sharing: Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC), 16-18 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70329 (2010-013)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points; international organizations; indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
At the conclusion of the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG-ABS 8), the Co-Chairs outlined their approach to inter-sessional work prior to the ninth meeting of the Working Group, including the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CI ...
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#13752010-01-22
Establishment of the International Year of Biodiversity Museum
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70385 (2010-014)
To: all CBD National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations
The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) has officially begun, and in the spirit of global collaboration, activities are being held around the world to help raise awareness on the importance of biodiversity for human well-being. Parties and international organizations have been invited to ce ...
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Notification
#13762010-01-22
Action by
2010-02-28
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.
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#13772010-01-27
The International Year of Biodiversity on Facebook
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/DA/fd/70407 (2010-016)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations
The International Year of Biodiversity seems to have captured the attention of the world and it now has its own Facebook fan page where numbers are growing fast.
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#13782010-01-27
47th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (October-December 2009)
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70460 (2010-017)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points
It is my pleasure to inform you that the 47th issue of the Quarterly Report of the Convention, covering the period 1 October to 31 December 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 ...
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#13792010-02-01
Minutes of the Ninth meeting of the Bureau to the Conference of the Parties
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70509 (2010-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the minutes of the ninth meeting of the COP Bureau held in Dessau, Germany on 11 – 12 January 2010 are available on the CBD’s website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop-bureau/cop-bur-2010/cop-bur-2010-01-11-minutes-en.pdf.
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#13812010-02-02
List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the Ninth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 22-28 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/70568 (2010-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities
In connection with the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, I am pleased to inform Parties and stakeholders that, after due consideration of all nominations received, the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive fi ...
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#13832010-02-02
Indigenous and local community negotiators meeting, 13-15 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/70567 (2010-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities
The Parties to the Convention have recognized the importance of the participation of indigenous and local communities in the elaboration and negotiation of the international regime on access and benefit sharing in the preamble of decision IX/12 and in paragraphs 18 and 19 of that decision, which ...
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#13822010-02-03
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.
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#13842010-02-04
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 ...
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#13852010-02-04
Action by
2010-09-30
City Biodiversity Summit 2010, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from 24 to 26 October 2010
Reference: SCBD/OH/cr/ch/70364 (2010-023)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of Aichi Prefecture, City of Nagoya and Aichi-Nagoya COP-10 CBD Promotion Committee, the City Biodiversity Summit 2010 will be held in conjunction with the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological ...
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#13862010-02-04
Meeting on Parliamentarians and Biodiversity, Nagoya, 25-26 October 2010
Reference: SCBD/OH/NM/cr/70365 (2010-024)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat, in collaboration with the Global Legislators Organisation, GLOBE International, and working closely with GLOBE Japan, is convening a meeting on “Parliamentarians and Biodiversity” to be held on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conferen ...
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#13872010-02-04
Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing: Informal consultations with the Co-chairs and regional consultations, 20-21 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/70590 (2010-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, international organisations, indigenous and local community organisations and stakeholders
I am pleased to inform you that the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations prior to the ninth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharin ...
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#13882010-02-08
Action by
2010-03-12
Call for Posters: Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice, 10 – 21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JG/70362 (2010-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points and relevant organizations
The theme of the poster session for the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 10 to 21 May 2010, is: “Biodiversity and Climate Change: Achieving the ...
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#13892010-02-08
First interim report on the celebration of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70606 (2010-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points
It is with great pride that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity highlights the remarkable achievement accomplished in its first month of global celebrations of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. The IYB report on global celebrations can be found at http://www.cbd ...
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#13902010-02-08
Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14), 10 – 21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/VA/68785 (2010-028)
To: UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, Inter-Governmental Organizations, NGOs & Indigenous Organizations
I have the honour to inform you that the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) will be held from 10 to 21 May 2010 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Nairobi, Kenya.
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#13922010-02-12
Information regarding funding for the Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS-9) and the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC), Cali, Colombia, March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70701 (2010-030)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points
The purpose of this notification is to inform Parties of the impact of the process for the nomination of representatives in the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultations (CIIC) on the issuance of funding letters for sponsored participants in the ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Grou ...
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#13932010-02-15
January 2010 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70722 (2010-031)
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 January 2010 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/2010/mba-2010-01-en.pdf.
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#13942010-02-16
The International Year of Biodiversity Video
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/DA/fd/70676 (2010-032)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations
This notification supersedes that which was issued on Friday 12 February 2010 on the same subject. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The Secretariat, in close collaboration with Dev TV and UNEP, is pleased to announce that the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) offic ...
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#13952010-02-17
Action by
2010-06-30
MESSE NAGOYA 2010 - International Trade Fair on Biodiversity Nagoya, 27-30 October 2010
Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/NM/70746 (2010-033)
To: CBD National Focal Points
The purpose of this notification is to draw your attention to MESSE NAGOYA 2010, entitled “Environment and Energy: toward a sustainable society”, which will be held on 27-30 October 2010 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The event will be jointly organized by Aichi Prefecture, City of ...
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#13962010-02-17
Selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for the Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity including issues relevant to Article 8(j) Traditional Knowledge & Access and Benefit-sharing, Fourth Workshop: Mesoamerican Region Guatemala City, Guatemala, 4-6 March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70731 (2010-034)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community
I am pleased to inform you that the selection of indigenous and local community representatives to receive financial assistance to participate in the meeting under reference has been completed in partnership with the Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Re ...
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#13972010-02-18
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 ...
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#13982010-02-18
Side Events at the margins of the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70474 (2010-036)
To: all CBD National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations
As you are aware the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held from 18 – 29 October 2010 respectively will take place in Nagoya, Japan. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the online registration for the above mentioned meetings i ...
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#13992010-02-18
Documents for the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SBSTTA-14), UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, 10 - 21 May 2010
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/70751 (2010-037)
To: CBD and SBSTTA focal points, SBSTTA Bureau Members and relevant organizations
I wish to inform you that all the pre-session documents for the SBSTTA-14 meeting are now available, in English language, in final form on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=SBSTTA-14. The documents in the U.N. official languages are being uploaded on the same website, a ...
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#14002010-02-19
Second Expert Meeting for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development Nairobi, Kenya, 29 - 30 May 2010
Reference: SCBD/STTM/OH/rg/70782 (2010-038)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that a consultative expert meeting on South-South Cooperation will be held in Nairobi, Kenya at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 29 to 30 May 2010 and back to back with the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on ...
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Notification
#14012010-02-26
Action by
2010-03-12
Workshop for Asia and Horn of Africa on the Fourth National Report, Manama, Bahrain, 12 to 15 April 2010
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70836 (2010-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Eritrea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lao DPR, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Seychelles, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
The Conference of the Parties (COP), in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national reports, including thr ...
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#14022010-02-26
Action by
2010-03-19
Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific Countries on the Fourth National Report, Apia, Samoa, 19 to 22 April 2010
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70834 (2010-040)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, and Vanuatu
The Conference of the Parties (COP), in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national reports, including thr ...
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#14032010-03-02
Action by
2010-03-30
Regional Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Fourth National Report (Panama City, Panama, 3 to 5 May 2010)
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70927 (2010-041)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
I am therefore pleased to announce that, with the generous support of the Government of Japan and UNEP’s Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean, a workshop will be held from 3 to 5 May 2010 in Panama City, Panama, for the countries listed below of Latin American and the Caribbean. I be ...
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#14062010-03-02
Questionnaires on the Clearing-House Mechanism
Reference: SCBD/ITS/ODM/70898 (2010-044)
To: All CHM National Focal Points
These questionnaires are available at www.cbd.int/chm/survey in three languages (English, Spanish and French) and two formats (Word document or online survey). Please feel free to select your preferred language and format and do not hesitate to contact the CBD Secretariat at chm@cbd.int for fur ...
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#14042010-03-03
Workshop for Indigenous and Local Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean on Information Technologies, Tourism and Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems - Workshop III: Forest Ecosystems, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Panama City, Panama, 6-8 April 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/fs/70937 (2010-042)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations
I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in order to participate in the third workshop, with a focus on forests in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. The workshop was made possible by th ...
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#14052010-03-04
Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity: February 2010
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70940 (2010-043)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, Relevant organizations and partners
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to share highlights of the global celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity for February 2010. The report is accessible at the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/prints/iyb-report-2010-02-en.pdf.
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#14072010-03-05
Access and Benefit-sharing: Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC), Cali, Colombia, 16-18 March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/70957 (2010-045)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points; international organizations; indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
During the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Co-Chairs of the Working Group, Mr. Fernando Casas and Mr. Timothy Hodges, outlined the consultations to be held during the inter-sessional period between the eighth and ninth meetings of the Work ...
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#14092010-03-09
Fact sheets for the International Year of Biodiversity – 2010
Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/fb/71007 (2010-046)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that 30 fact sheets for the celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity – 2010 are now available in English on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/2010/prints/?tab=5. Hard copies along with other IYB outreach materials will be sent to ...
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#14102010-03-09
Action by
2010-07-15
Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/70814 (2010-047)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, and relevant organizations
Building on the success of the Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) fair held during the ninth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn, Germany, I am pleased to inform you that a CEPA Fair will be held on the margins of ...
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#14112010-03-10
Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Symposium: "Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building in taxonomy for the Convention on Biological Diversity" at the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 15-16 May 2010
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71019 (2010-048)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points and relevant organizations, cc: GTI Coordination Mechanism Members
I am pleased to inform Parties, governments, international organisations, donors, indigenous communities, and scientific the community that the CBD Secretariat will host a Global Taxonomy Initiative Symposium: “Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building for the Conv ...
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#14122010-03-12
Co-Chairs Informal Interregional Consultations (CIIC) and Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing: Co-Chairs' Guidance Note
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SGa/71094 (2010-049)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and stakeholders
With reference to the Co-Chairs Informal Interregional Consultations (CIIC) and to the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS-9), the Secretariat is pleased to circulate the attached document entitled "Co-Chairs' Guidance Note".
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#14132010-03-15
Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI-3), 24 - 28 May 2010, UNEP, Nairobi
Reference: SCBD/ITS/NP/fb/70848 (2010-050)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that meeting documents for the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-3) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 24 to 28 May 2010, inclu ...
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#14142010-03-15
Action by
2010-07-15
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 ...
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#14152010-03-15
February 2010 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/71115 (2010-052)
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 February 2010 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/2010/mba-2010-02-en.pdf.
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#14162010-03-18
Action by
2010-06-11
Regional Workshop for Europe on the Fourth National Report (London, UK, 28 to 30 June 2010)
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/71144 (2010-053)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine
The Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national report ...
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