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Decision X/2: Updating and Revision of the Strategic Plan

Reference: SCBD/SEL/LG/79317 (2012-046)
To: CBD National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and elevant stakeholders

Selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Fund for participation in the Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA/16), 30 April to 5 May 2012, and the Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI/4), 7 to 11 May 2012, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/dm/79193 (2012-044)
To: Indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders

Invitation for nominations to an inter-regional workshop on capacity building needs for the implementation of the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress, Riga, Latvia, 9-11 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/79277 (2012-043)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

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

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/ps/77120 (2012-042)
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

Introduction of a new web page on ‘Completeness of National Records’ in the Biosafety Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/79271 (2012-045)
To: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH-NFPs), Cc: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFPs)

Sub-regional Workshop on Valuation and Incentive Measures for South America, Santiago, Chile, 15 to 17 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/79215 (2012-041)
To: CBD Focal Points of: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and relevant organizations

Decision X/44 on Incentive measures

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/74510 (2012-040)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Deadline extension for submission of poster proposals and extended abstracts for the SBSTTA-16 poster session Montréal, Canada - 30 April - 5 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBSTTA16/DC/JG/78811 (2012-038)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Sub-Regional Workshop for the Caribbean on Capacity Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/79001 (2012-039)
To: CBD Focal Points with copy to CBD PoWPA focal points in the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago

REMINDER: Online Forum on Strategic Approaches to Capacity-Building and the Comprehensive Review of the Capacity-Building Action Plan

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/jh/78936 (2012-037)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFPs), CBD National Focal Points where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated, Relevant Organizations

Survey by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) to review the incorporation of biodiversity and ecosystem service values into National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans (NBSAPs)

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/79105 (2012-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Submission of information on your country’s experiences and challenges in making nominations to and using the Roster of Biosafety Experts

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/jh/79055 (2012-035)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFPs), CBD National Focal Points where CPF-NFPs have not yet been designated

Peer Review of document Analysis of activities supporting technology transfer and cooperation of relevance to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/78318 (2012-034)
To: Relevant international organizations and initiatives

Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-12) and seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP/MOP-7)

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/LB/79041 (2012-033)
To: all CBD Focal Points

Reminder: GEF-6 Questionnaire for Financial Needs Assessment

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/ESE/fb/77838 (2012-032)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Conservation Commons' draft for comments: A review of barriers to the sharing of biodiversity data and information, with recommendations for eliminating them

Reference: SCBD/ITS/ODM/79013 (2012-030)
To: CBD, SBSTTA and CHM National Focal Points

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11) - Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/78976 (2012-029)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant stakeholders, including indigenous and local communities

Decision X/16: Technology transfer and cooperation

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/78991 (2012-031)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Sub-Regional Workshop for West Asia and North Africa on Capacity Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/78925 (2012-027)
To: CBD Focal Points with copy to CBD PoWPA focal points in West Asia and North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

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

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/78931 (2012-028)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Online Forum on Strategic Approaches to Capacity-building for Biosafety and the Comprehensive Review of the Capacity-Building Action Plan

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/78936 (2012-026)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety (CPB-NFPs); CBD National Focal Points where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated; and Relevant Organizations

Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-4) Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 11 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/fb/78742 (2012-024)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

New dates of the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-2), 2-6 July 2012, New Delhi, India

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/78881 (2012-025)
To: CBD Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points, Indigenous and local communities, and International organizations and relevant stakeholders.

Postponement of the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-2), New Delhi, India

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/78881 (2012-022)
To: CBD Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points, International organizations and relevant stakeholders, and indigenous and local communities

Methodological and Implementation Guidance for the “Indicators for Monitoring the Implementation of the Convention’s Strategy for Resources Mobilization”

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/78858 (2012-023)
To: All National Focal Points under the Convention and its Protocol

Call for posters for the Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBSTTA15/DC/JG/78811 (2012-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Online Discussion Forum for Indigenous and Local Communities on the possible impacts of geo-engineering techniques on biodiversity and associated social, economic and cultural considerations

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/ dm/78786 (2012-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations, non-governmental organizations, academics, other interested parties

Effective Date for the new Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/78786 (2012-019)
To: All Focal Points of the Convention and its Cartagena Protocol

Sub-Regional Workshop for Latin America on Capacity Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lm/78450 (2012-015)
To: CBD Focal Points with copy to PoWPA Focal Points in: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela

Draft proposed work programme for the clearing-house mechanism in support of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/ITS/ODM/78741 (2012-017)
To: CBD and CHM National Focal Points

Submission of action plans for the implementation of the CBD programme of work on protected areas (PoWPA)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/78771 (2012-018)
To: CBD PoWPA Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points

Submission of information on the identification of living modified organisms that are not likely to have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health

Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/jh/67587(2) (2012-016)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations

Second peer review of the draft studies on climate-related geo-engineering and the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/ac/78659 (2012-013)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

Appointment of the new Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/78697 (2012-010)
To: All Focal Points of the Convention and its Cartagena Protocol

Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16), Montréal, Canada from 30 April to 5 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/RH/VA/78672 (2012-011)
To: UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, NGOs and Indigenous Organizations

Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16), Montréal, Canada from 30 April to 5 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/RH/VA/78671 (2012-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Soliciting expressions of interest for participating in a collaborative partnership on sustainable wildlife management

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/TC/JSt/78516 (2012-009)
To: Relevant organizations

Closing date for signature of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/78657 (2012-007)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points

Closing date for signature of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/Sg/78678 (2012-008)
To: CBD Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points

The Convention on Biological Diversity Year in Review 2011

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/78647 (2012-006)
To: All Focal Points of the Convention and Cartagena Protocol

Global dialogue seminar on scaling up finance for biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/fb/77988 (2012-004)
To: All intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Composition of Expert Meeting on cooperative procedures and institutional mechanisms to promote compliance with the Protocol and to address cases of non-compliance, Montreal, Canada, 28 February -1 March 2012

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/AS /78523 (2012-003)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, International Organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and relevant stakeholders

REMINDER: Request for comments and further inputs to the draft Capacity-building Strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/JSH/CRm/78446 (2012-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal points, GTI National Focal Points, GTI Coordination Mechanism members, relevant international organizations and Indigenous and Local Communities

Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/6), 1 – 5 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/78546 (2012-002)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points where Biosafety Focal Points have not yet been nominated

Request to submit scientific information in support of the objectives of the Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), 28 February to 2 March 2012 – Recife, Brazil

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JLe/JG/78386 (2012-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, and other Governments; the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); regional seas conventions and action plans and regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) in the western Caribbean and Mid-Atlantic region; other competent organizations and regional initiatives

Ms. Marie Aminata Khan

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/78453 (2011-236)
To: All CBD Focal Points

We are profoundly saddened to announce the untimely death of our very dear friend and colleague, Ms. Marie Aminata Khan, who passed away in Johannesburg on 12 December 2011 at the age of 47 years. Marie spent over 17 years of her professional career working with the United Nations, notably with ...

Request for comments and further inputs to the draft Capacity-building Strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/JSH/CRm/78446 (2011-237)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal points, GTI National Focal Points, GTI Coordination Mechanism members, relevant international organizations and Indigenous and Local Communities.

A draft Capacity-building Strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI), at global and regional levels that addresses the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, was developed in line with decision X/39 (paragraph 16) and presented to the fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Tech ...

TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) Capacity-building Workshop for North Africa and the Middle East Beirut, Lebanon, 21 to 23 February 2012

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/78209 (2011-238)
To: CBD Focal Points of: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that a Capacity-building Workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) will be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 21 to 23 February 2012.

Global Workshop on National Experiences in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/MC/77988 (2011-239)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that an Informal Workshop on National Experiences in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, co-hosted by the Governments of Brazil and the United Kingdom, will be held from 12 to 14 March 2012 in Brasilia, Brazil.

Report of the Third Expert Workshop on the Development of the Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity, 11-12 October 2011, Singapore

Reference: SCBD/STTM/OH/fs/78394 (2011-235)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I would like to inform you that the final report and documents related to the Third Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index (CBI), also known as the Singapore Index (SI), held on 11–12 October 2011, in Singapore City, Singapore, have been posted online at http://www.cbd ...