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Provisional agenda and organization of work, and opening remarks by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, All for One, Together towards Kunming, Ministerial Round Table, 20 May 2021

Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2021 (LACCW2021) (UNFCCC)

11 - 13 May 2021, Online/Virtual, Bonn, Germany

Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights (AHTEG-FR-4) - ITPGRFA

3 - 7 May 2021, Virtual, Rome, Italy

166th session of the FAO Council

26 - 30 April 2021, Rome, Italy

Sixteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests

26 - 30 April 2021, Online

20th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII): “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16”

19 - 30 April 2021, Hybrid, New York, United States of America

Fifth Conference on Cetacean Conservation in South Mediterranean Countries (CSMC5)

13 - 15 April 2021, Online, Monaco

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum

7 - 8 April 2021, Rome, Italy

Gender and Biodiversity Virtual Nexus Dialogue Series: (1) Unpacking Linkages with Gender and Biodiversity in United Nations System Efforts and (2) Towards Gender-responsive Biodiversity Action and Outcomes: A Workshop

29 - 30 March 2021, Online

UNESCO Forum on Biodiversity (13:00 - 17:00 CET - Paris UTC/GMT+1)

24 March 2021, Online, Paris, France

8th technical assessment of REDD+ forest reference (emission) levels (UNFCCC)

22 - 26 March 2021, Online/ virtual, Bonn, Germany

53rd (bis) session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (IPCC-53bis)

22 - 26 March 2021, Electronic and written session, Geneva, Switzerland

19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

16 March 2021, TBD

The nineteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 19) to the UNCCD. (Online daily from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Central European Time (CET).

15 - 19 March 2021, Online, Bonn, Germany

Issue 1 of the Action Agenda Newsletter is now available.

International Women's Day: "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world"

8 March 2021, Online, New York, United States of America

Regional Climate Weeks Roundtables - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

3 - 4 March 2021, Online/Virtual, Bonn, Germany

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5): 'Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)'

22 - 23 February 2021, Online, Nairobi, Kenya

Briefing webinar 4 (part 2) on agenda items 7, 8, 9 and 10 : 7. (Biodiversity and agriculture), 8. (Programme of work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services), 9. (Biodiversity and health), and 10. (Invasive alien species) of the Twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

2 February 2021, Online

Briefing webinar 4 ( part 1) on agenda items 4 , 5 and 6: 4. (Synthetic biology), 5. (Risk assessment and risk management of living modified organisms), and 6. (Marine and coastal biodiversity) of the Twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

28 January 2021, Online

Briefing webinar 3 on agenda item 3 on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: scientific and technical information to support the review of the updated goals and targets, and related indicators and baselines of the Twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

26 January 2021, Online

Briefing webinar 2 on agenda item 9 on enhancing reporting and review mechanisms with a view to strengthening the implementation of the Convention, of the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

21 January 2021, Online

Maintaining efforts to safeguard biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/89345 (2020-095)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

International Mountain Day 2020

11 December 2020, New York, United States of America

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the eighth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Online, 4 December 2020

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the eighth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Online, 4 December 2020

Adoption of an interim budget for 2021 by the extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/89067 (2020-093)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, NGOs, indigenous peoples and local communities, and other stakeholders

165th session of the FAO Council

30 November - 4 December 2020, Rome, Italy

UN Biodiversity Convention adopts 2021 interim budget

UN Biodiversity Convention adopts 2021 interim budget

27 November 2020 – An interim budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the year 2021 has been adopted.

UN Climate Change Dialogues 2020 (Climate Dialogues) - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

23 November - 4 December 2020, Online

Second extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

16 - 19 November 2020, Online

United Nations Summit on Biodiversity, 30 September 2020: Summary of the President of the General Assembly

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/NP/88838 (2020-088)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

World Cities Day 2020

31 October 2020, New York, United States of America

World Food Day 2020

16 October 2020, Rome, Italy

Keynote address: Conservation, Awareness, and Knowledge: Zoos and Aquariums in Support of the Biodiversity Agenda, by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 75th Annual WAZA Conference, 14 October 2020

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 75th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Second Committee, agenda item 19(f), Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity, report of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, New York, United States of America, 12 October 2020

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 75th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Second Committee, agenda item 19(f), Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity, report of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, New York, United States of America, 12 October 2020

Informal group on budget to support preparation of an interim budget for 2021

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/89067 (2020-079)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points

53rd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

6 - 10 October 2020

World Habitat Day 2020

5 October 2020, Nairobi, Kenya

World Tourism Day 2020

27 September 2020, New York, United States of America

World Maritime Day 2020

24 September 2020, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The 6th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC6)

24 - 27 August 2020, Kiel, Germany

Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) - UNFCCC

24 - 28 August 2020, Yokohama, Japan

International Youth Day 2020

12 August 2020, New York, United States of America

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2020

9 August 2020, New York, United States of America

Revised date of the Summit on Biodiversity - 30 September 2020

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/IS/88838 (2020-054)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, NGOs, and indigenous people and local communities, and other stakeholders

North American Congress for Conservation Biology - Crossing boundaries: Inoovative Approaches to Conservation

26 - 31 July 2020, Denver, United States of America

Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) - UNFCCC

6 - 10 July 2020, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic