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Complete Sets of Pre-Session Documents upon Request only

Reference: SCBD/OES/OES/AD/73209 (2010-156)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Biosafety National Focal Points, and International Organizations

In line with trying to minimize the environmental impacts which inevitably result from meetings of this magnitude, the Secretariat would like to play its part in minimizing waste during the meetings in Nagoya.

Selected Experts for the Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/73270 (2010-157)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, CHM Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations, Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, other Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that after careful consideration of all nominations, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity has approved the list of sponsored experts for the Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degrada ...

Online Registration System for COP MOP 5 and COP 10

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/AD/ar/73309 (2010-158)
To: CBD and CPB Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the traditional registration process has been replaced by an online system which will facilitate the registration process to the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) ...

Online Registration System for COP MOP 5 and COP 10

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73309 (2010-159)
To: International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs and other relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the traditional registration process has been replaced by an online system which will facilitate the registration process to the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the PartieSCBDs serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MO ...

Indigenous and local community negotiators meeting,17-21 September 2010, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/73339 (2010-160)
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 ...

COP/MOP-5 and COP-10 Side-events are available on-line

Reference: SCBD/CES/AD/lp/73412 (2010-161)
To: To all CBD and CPB National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the side-events registered for the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) and the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Divers ...

Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/73391 (2010-162)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; GTI Focal Points; GTI Coordination Mechanism

I am pleased to inform you that the tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) will be held in Nagoya, Japan, on 24 October 2010 on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10).

Submission of case studies on implementation of integrated marine and coastal area management

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JL/JG/73393 (2010-163)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, other Governments, relevant organizations, ILCs

In paragraph 7 of decision VIII/22, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention requested the Executive Secretary, in collaboration with Parties, relevant organizations and indigenous and local communities, to compile and analyze case studies on successful and unsuccessful implementation of ...

Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for participation in COP10 and the resumed ninth meeting of the Working Group on ABS.

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/DM/73410 (2010-164)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities

As you may know, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in section D-I of decision VIII/5 adopted the criteria for the operation of the Voluntary Fund Mechanism to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities in the work of the Convention.

Resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Nagoya, Japan, 16 October 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73447 (2010-165)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to confirm that the resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, Japan, on 16 October 2010.

Resumed Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Nagoya, Japan, 16 October 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73447 (2010-166)
To: Indigenous and local community organizations

I am pleased to confirm that the resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, Japan, on 16 October 2010.

Resumed Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Nagoya, Japan, 16 October 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73447 (2010-167)
To: International organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders

I am pleased to confirm that the resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held at the Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya, Japan, on 16 October 2010.

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

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/IAh/73504 (2010-168)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Attached please find the audited financial statements (related to the following Trust Funds) for the biennium 2008-2009, which ended 31 December 2009.

Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory (MEMO) Project and Bell ringing events on 22 September 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/OMG/NP/73394 (2010-170)
To: CBD and CPB National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; international organizations; non-governmental organizations; and relevant stakeholders

As we approach the high-level meeting on biodiversity at the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September, I would like to introduce you to the MEMO Project. MEMO, which stands for Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory, is a charitable organization based in the United Kingdom (UK).

Naturathlon 2010 – The Course of the World

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73586 (2010-169)
To: All CBD Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

I am pleased to inform you that the Aichi-Nagoya COP10 CBD Promotion Committee will organize the “Naturathlon 2010 – The Course of the World”, to be held as a related event to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, similar to the “Naturathlon 2008 –The Course of the World” organized ...

Meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, 18 - 21 September 2010: Scenario note from the ABS Co-Chairs and update on logistical arrangements

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/73029 (2010-171)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations and international organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholder

With reference to the Meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Secretariat is pleased to circulate herewith a scenario note from the Co-Chairs of the Working Group on ABS, Mr. Timothy Hodges and Mr. Fernando Casas, the purpose of which is to provide ...

Report of the First Retreat of the Biodiversity-related Conventions

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73675 (2010-172)
To: All CBD Focal Points

I am very pleased to inform you that thanks to the financial support of the Government of Switzerland, a high level retreat of the Biodiversity Liaison Group established by the Conference of the Parties in 2002 was held at the Château de Bossey, Geneva on 1 September 2010. The heads of Biodivers ...

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, and Access and Benefit-sharing, Seventh Workshop: Andean Region, Bogota City, Colombia, 23-25 September 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/73036 (2010-173)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

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 ...

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): Extension of Deadline for Applications to Participate

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109 (2010-174)
To: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated) and Relevant Organizations

Please refer to my earlier notification of 15 March 2010 (Ref. SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109) regarding the CEPA 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 ...

Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity: August 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/73653 (2010-175)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to share highlights of the global celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity for August 2010. The report is accessible at the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/prints/iyb-report-2010-08-en.pdf

Invitation to prepare for an election at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to replace the out-going members of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/73746 (2010-176)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated)

This is to inform you that the term of some of the members of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is due to expire on 31 December 2010.

Online information on risk assessment of living modified organisms in preparation for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MM/jh/73795 (2010-177)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Point, Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, which was developed by the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Risk Assessment and Risk Management and made available as annex III of document UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/5/12, is now also available online ...

Free train transportation upon arrival and departure for MOP-5 and COP-10 Participants

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73727 (2010-178)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

I am pleased to inform you that the Aichi-Nagoya COP 10 CBD Promotion Committee will provide COP-MOP-5 and COP-10 participants with free round trip train tickets for Meitetsu Airport Line which runs between the Central Japan International Airport (Centrair Station) and Nagoya City (Meitetsu Nago ...

Geneva Ministerial Biodiversity Call for Immediate Action

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73985 (2010-179)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

With the financial support of the Government of Switzerland, an International Ministerial Forum of past, present and upcoming presidencies of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held in Geneva on 3 September at the Château de Bossey in Switzerland. T ...

Resumed meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Nagoya, Japan, 13-15 October 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/SG/73982 (2010-180)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points

Following consultations held at the Ministerial breakfast convened in conjunction with the High Level Event of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on biodiversity, I am very pleased to inform you that the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working ...

Resumed meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Nagoya, Japan, 13-15 October 2010

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/SG/73982 (2010-181)
To: Indigenous and local community organizations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders

Following consultations held at the Ministerial breakfast convened in conjunction with the High Level Event of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on biodiversity, I am very pleased to inform you that the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working ...

10 October 2010 – Nagoya Congress Center closed for one hour

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74022 (2010-182)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

The Nagoya Congress Center (NCC) will be temporary closed on Sunday 10 October 2010 from 07:00 a.m. to 08:00 a.m., to allow for a security check. During this period, all participants to the meetings, including media, are not allowed to enter or/and stay in the NCC. Participants are kindly reques ...

Vehicle access to the Nagoya Congress Center

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74021 (2010-183)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

During the High Level Segment of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, vehicle access to the Nagoya Congress Center (NCC) will be highly restricted and in particular between 25 - 30 October 2010.

Reminder: Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) - CREDENTIALS

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/72618 (2010-184)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

As a follow-up to Notification 2010-134 of 7 July 2010, I wish to remind Parties that, in accordance with rule 18, credentials of representatives and the names of alternate representatives and advisers shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary, if possible not later than twenty-four hours af ...

Reminder: Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/5), 11 – 15 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan - CREDENTIALS

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/72619 (2010-185)
To: All CPB Focal Points

As a follow-up to Notification 2010-133 of 7 July 2010, I wish to remind Parties that, in accordance with rule 18, credentials of representatives and the names of alternate representatives and advisers shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary, if possible not later than twenty-four hours af ...

SCBD Organized High Level Events during COP-10

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74103 (2010-186)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

I am very pleased to share with you the draft list of SCBD organized High Level events that will take place at the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, scheduled to take place in Nagoya, Japan from 18 – 29 October 2010. The list can also be found on the CBD’s website at ...

Media Advisory for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5)

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/UN/jh/74163 (2010-188)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that a media advisory regarding the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 5) has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-28-mop5-en.pdf.

Results of the Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Nairobi, September 2010

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/72457 (2010-187)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, CHM Focal Points, POWPA Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations, other Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you about the results of the Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 20 to 23 September 2010.

Documents for COP-10 on the Administration of the Convention and on the Budget

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74164 (2010-189)
To: All CBD Focal Points

I would like to inform you that the report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention and the budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention (UNEP/CBD/COP/10/7) is now available on the website. The Secretariat regrets that the posting of this document has been delayed due to ...

Resumed meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 13 - 15 October 2010: Scenario note from the ABS Co-Chairs

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/74179 (2010-190)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations and international organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholder

With reference to the Resumed meeting of the Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) on Access and Benefit-sharing, to be held from 13 to 15 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, the Secretariat is pleased to circulate herewith a scenario note from the Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Access and Benefit ...

Resumed Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Nagoya, Japan, 13-15 October 2010: Revised draft COP-10 decision on Access and benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/74189 (2010-191)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points, indigenous and local community organizations and international organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders

With reference to the second resumed meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, to be held on 16 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, the Secretariat is pleased to circulate herewith a revised draft COP-10 decision on access and benefit-sharing submitted by the Co-Ch ...

Information Note on the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS/YX/fb/74196 (2010-192)
To: Africa’s CBD National Focal Points

I have the honour of transmitting to you an information note prepared by the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) with respect to its institutional character which will also be available as UNEP/CBD/COP/10/Inf/27. The information note offers brief introductory information on biodi ...

Oceans Day at Nagoya - 23 October 2010

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/74201 (2010-195)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, other governments, and relevant organizations

I am pleased to invite you to attend Oceans Day at Nagoya being held during the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) on 23 October 2010 at Shirotori Hall of the Nagoya Congress Centre.

Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems Pavilion to Highlight Benefits for Action on Climate, Biodiversity and Land Degradation at CBD COP10 in Nagoya

Reference: SCBD/STTM/AMW/74204 (2010-194)
To: All CBD Focal Points, International Organizations

The "Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems and Climate Change Pavilion" Linking biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land management will debut at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity that will take place in Nagoya, Japan, from 18-29 October ...

Addendum to the Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Convention and the Budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention

Reference: SCBD/OES/OES/AD/74208 (2010-196)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

The purpose of this Notification is to inform you that an Addendum to the document "Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Convention and the Budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention" (reference: UNEP/CBD/COP/10/7/ADD.1) is available on the Secretariat website at: http ...

Substitution of Document UNEP/CBD/COP/10/18/Add.1: Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development

Reference: SCBD/OES/OH/rz/74209 (2010-197)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

Following the First Forum on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development on 17 October 2010, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the Secretariat of the CBD has substituted the previous draft of the Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development ...

List of Delegations accompanying Ministers to the High Level Segment

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/74216 (2010-198)
To: All CBD Focal Points

Reference is made to the High Level Segment of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties that will take place from 27 to 29 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan. The CBD National Focal Points are kindly requested to urgently send the list of delegates accompanying the Ministers to the High Lev ...

COP 10 Outcomes: Decisions (Advanced Unedited Texts)

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/74313 (2010-199)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the advanced unedited texts of the decisions of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10), held on 18-29 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, are now available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/nagoya/ ...

Webinar on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), 15 November 2010, 10 a.m. Montreal time

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/74298 (2010-200)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to invite you to a webinar on ‘Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries’ to be held on 15 November 2010 at 10 a.m. Montreal time.

United Nations Secretary General welcomes COP10 Outcomes

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/74306 (2010-201)
To: All CBD Focal Points, All CBD Partners

Secretary-General Welcomes Adoption of Historic Protocol to Biological Diversity Convention on Access, Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources.

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 Eighth Workshop: Caribbean Region, Georgetown, Guyana, 16-18 March 2011

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/74312 (2010-202)
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 ...

Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity: September 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/74334 (2010-203)
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 September 2010. The report is accessible at the CBD website at: www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/prints/iyb-report-2010-09-en.pdf

Nomination for the ad hoc technical expert group (AHTEG) meeting on addressing the risks associated with the introduction of invasive alien species as pets, aquarium and terrarium species, as live bait and live food, 2 to 4 February 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/74343 (2010-204)
To: CBD National focal points, SBSTTA focal points and relevant organizations

Consortium of Scientific Partners Ad hoc Nagoya Meeting Minutes

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ce/74313 (2010-205)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the minutes for the Ad hoc meeting with members of the Consortium of Scientific Partners held on 24 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, are now available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/biodiv/csp-2010-11/csp-2010-11-minutes-en.pdf.

Communiqué : Expanding Scientific Expertise for implementation of the Strategic Plan

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ce/74407 (2010-206)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the press release regarding the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the National Institute of Biological Resources of Korea, as new members to the Consortium of Scientific Partn ...