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Informal Dialogue on a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/OR/QC/TM (2024-040)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

English 

Hotel Booking System for the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 in Cali, Colombia

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/CE/91649 (2024-041)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

English 

Nineteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

30 April - 2 May 2024, Montreal, Canada

Expressions of Interest for the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 Exhibition, Pavilion and Country Office Spaces

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/CE/91649 (2024-039)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

English 

World Intellectual Property Day

26 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Registration for the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, and for the Fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/91661 (2024-038)
To: CBD national focal Points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous people and local communities, and relevant stakeholders

English 

Sra. Raquel Hilianova Soto Torres

CBD Primary NFP, SBSTTA NFP, Resource Mobilization FP
rsoto@minam.gob.pe

CITES: Technical workshop on Aquatic species

23 - 24 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Mr. Takeshi Mori

CBD Primary NFP, SBSTTA NFP
cbd.mofaj@mofa.go.jp

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day 22 April 2024

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day 22 April 2024

Subregional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Latin American countries, 9 to 13 June 2024 - Costa Rica

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JM/91654 (2024-037)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

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Subregional workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Caribbean countries

18 - 19 April 2024, Georgetown, Guyana

Webinar to provide an overview of the draft modalities for modifying the descriptions of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and describing new areas

17 April 2024, Online

Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 12-16 August 2024 - Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/DC/TS/CGA/AC/RKi/91584 (2024-035)
To: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

English 

Intersessional activities on biodiversity and climate change

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/TT/AC/91588 (2024-036)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

English 

Fourth meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

16 April 2024, Online

Subregional dialogue on national biodiversity strategies and action plans for Caribbean countries

15 - 17 April 2024, Georgetown, Guyana

Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for Latin America, 25-28 June 2024 - Lima, Peru

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/NS/GT/91500 (2024-034)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

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Invitation to provide comments, and register for webinars, on the guidance on using the indicators of the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework provided by the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/LJ/91628 (2024-033)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, cc: Indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

English 

World Health Day

7 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding for their participation in the Twenty-sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the Fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/QC/TM/91510 (2024-032)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and relevant organizations

English 

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Health Day 7 April 2024

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Health Day 7 April 2024

Mr. Ossama AbdelKawy

ABS NFP, Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, BCH NFP
elkawyo@gmail.com

Astrid Schomaker of Germany is the next UN Biodiversity chief

Astrid Schomaker of Germany is the next UN Biodiversity chief

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

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/IS/91620 (2024-031)
To: National focal points of the CBD and its Protocols, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

English 

Extension of Deadline: Invitation to participate in a survey on capacity needs of Parties with respect to the headline indicators of the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/LJ/91530 (2024-030)
To: CBD focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, cc: Indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

English 

Webinar to provide an overview of the draft modalities for modifying the descriptions of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) and describing new areas, 17 April 2024

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/JA/JG/91606 (2024-029)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, marine and coastal biodiversity focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

English 

Fourth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

25 - 27 March 2024, Montreal, Canada

World Meteorological Day

23 March 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Deepak Kumar Kharal

CBD Primary NFP, CHM NFP, SBSTTA NFP, ABS NFP, Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP, BCH NFP, Protected Areas NFP, Resource Mobilization FP
deepak.kharal@nepal.gov.np

World Water Day

22 March 2024, New York, United States of America

Workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Countries in the Pacific Region

22 - 23 March 2024, Nadi, Fiji

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Water Day, 22 March 2024: Water for Peace