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Workshop for Least Developed Countries on the Fourth National Report

4 - 8 May 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Funding for Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/67080 (2009-043)
To: CBD National Focal Points of those eligible countries that have not applied for funds for preparation of the fourth national report

I am pleased to inform that Phase III of a medium-sized project to fund the preparation of the fourth national report has recently been approved by the Global Environment Facility. This phase can support a total of 40 countries, with up to 20,000 USD for each country. I would like to urge you ...

Submission of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NR/MC/67051 (2009-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points of those countries that have not submitted the fourth national report

You may recall that the Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, decided that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. According to our records, your country has yet to submit the fourth national report. I would therefore urge you again to provide your rep ...

UNEP/CBD/4NRCBW-LDC/1/1/ADD1

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

The President of the Conference of the Parties and Executive Secretary Congratulate Countries that Have Submitted on Time Their Fourth National Reports and Urge all Parties to Meet Their Reporting Obligations Under the Convention

The President of the Conference of the Parties and Executive Secretary Congratulate Countries that Have Submitted on Time Their Fourth National Reports and Urge all Parties to Meet Their Reporting Obligations Under the Convention

Montreal, 1 April 2009 – As of 30 March, 2009, the deadline for submission of the fourth national report (set in COP Decision VIII/14), the following countries have submitted their reports: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democrat ...

UNEP/CBD/4NRCBW-LDC/1/1

Provisional Agenda

Capacity Development Workshop for Central Asia on NBSAPs and the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity

9 - 13 March 2009, Ramsar, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Workshop for Least Developed Countries on the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66658 (2009-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following Least Developed Countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia

I am pleased to announce that, with the generous support of Norway, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Global Environment Facility, a Capacity Development Workshop will be held from 4 to 8 May 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the least developed countries, mostly from Africa, to ...

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List of Participants

UNEP/CBD/4NR/CBW-ASI/1/2

Report of the Regional Capacity-Development Workshop for South, South East and East Asia on the Fourth National Report

Capacity Development Workshop for the Pacific on NBSAPs, the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and the Integration of Climate Change

2 - 6 February 2009, Nadi, Fiji

Fourth National Reports due by 30 March 2009

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66078 (2009-009)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Further to earlier notifications (2006-083 of 28 July 2006, and 2008-052 of 23 April 2008), I wish to remind Parties that, according to decision VIII/14 of the Conference of the Parties, the fourth national reports are due not later than 30 March 2009. Considering that we are only two-and-a-hal ...

Capacity-building workshop for the South, East and South East Asia on preparation of the fourth national reports

2 - 4 December 2008, Tsukuba, Japan

Capacity-building Workshop for the Caribbean region for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and the Integration of Climate Change

3 - 7 November 2008, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

UNEP/CBD/4NR/CBW-ASI/1/1

Provisional Agenda

Capacity-building Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LJ/64645 (2008-102)
To: CBD National Focal Points (South, East and Southeast Asia), National Report correspondents, SBSTTA Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of South, East and Southeast Asia on capacity-building for the preparation of the fourth national report will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 2 to 4 December 2008. Thanks to the generous technical and financial support of the gover ...

Capacity-Building Workshop on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Europe

26 - 30 April 2008, Vilm, Germany

Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/MC/63396 (2008-052)
To: CBD National Focal Points, National Report Contact Officers

In accordance with Decision VIII/14, Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. With less than one year away from the deadline, we encourage all Parties that have not yet done so to initiate the process of preparing the report to ensure its timely submission.

Capacity-Building Workshop on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for South America

31 March - 4 April 2008, Rio Branco, Brazil

Capacity-Building Workshop on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Southern and Eastern Africa

4 - 8 February 2008, Rustenburg, South Africa

Capacity-Building Workshop on Implementing NBSAPs and Mainstreaming Biodiversity for South, Southeast and East Asia

14 - 18 January 2008, Singapore City, Singapore

Financial Support for the Preparation of the Fourth National Reports

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NR/LC/59515 (2007-141)
To: CBD National Focal Points of eligible country Parties, GEF Focal Points of eligible country Parties

Further to Notification 2006-083 (Ref. ITS/NR/LC/MC/55455), dated 28 July 2006, by which Parties were requested, pursuant to paragraph 4 of Decision VIII/14, to submit their fourth national reports by 30 March 2009, I would like to advise eligible Parties that financial support has been made ava ...

Recommendation 2/4

Status of national reporting and proposals on the scope and format of the third edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook

Symposium on Japan's Challenges for the 3rd National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan from CBD Perspective

27 January 2007, Tokyo, Japan

Reminder to submit views and experiences on the development, status, and implementation of NBSAPs.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/CI/57101 (2007-004)
To: CBD National Focal Points

In accordance with Decision VIII/8, the Secretariat is currently undertaking a review and analysis of on the development, status, and implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs). The results will be made available to the second meeting of the Working Group on the ...

India Donates Art to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture; and Releases its Third National Report to the Convention.

India Donates Art to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture; and Releases its Third National Report to the Convention

New Delhi, 20 November 2006 – Befitting his country’s unique and rich cultural and biological diversity, the Honourable Thiru A. Raja, Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India, presented a marble vase to the Museum of Nature and Culture of the Convention on Biological Diver ...

Guidelines for the Fourth National Report

Reference: ITS/NR/LC/MC/55455 (2006-083)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I have the pleasure to inform you that the <a href="/reports/guidelines.aspx">guidelines</a> for the fourth national report have been finalized. As required by <a href="/decisions/default.aspx?m=COP-08&id=11028&lg=0">decision VIII/14</a>, paragraph 4, Parties must submit their fourth national r ...

National Report

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/54598 (2006-023)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to Decision VIII/14, Parties are requested to submit their comments and suggestions on how to further improve the draft guidelines for the fourth national reports. (<a href=/doc/notifications/2006/ntf-2006-023-nr-fr.pdf>French version</a> and <a href=/doc/notifications/2006/ntf-2006-023 ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/AN/50944 (2005-127)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Review of Implementation, which was held from 5 to 9 September 2005 in Montreal, Canada, requested in paragraph 2 of its Recommendation I/9 that the Executive Secretary develop by January 2006 draft guidelines for the fourth national report for co ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/50934 (2005-122)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, CHM National Focal Points, CHM Informal Advisory Committee

I am pleased to inform you that the web-based Analyzer tool (<a href="http://www.biodiv.org/reports/analyzer.aspx">http://www.biodiv.org/reports/analyzer.aspx</a>) has been further developed by the Secretariat to support the analysis of third national reports. Additionally, it is now possible f ...

Recommendation 1/9

National reporting

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/47630 (2005-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Notification from the Executive Secretary reminding Parties that, in accordance with <a href="http://www.biodiv.org/decisions/default.aspx?m=COP-07&id=7762&lg=0">decision VII/25</a> B (paragraph 8) of the Conference of the Parties, the deadline for submission of the third national report is 15 ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/48582 (2005-047)
To: CHM Focal Points

I am writing in regard to information posted on your national website which is made available through the Convention’s website (see: <a href="http://www.biodiv.org/world/default.asp">http://www.biodiv.org/world/default.asp</a>) and, in particular, to your national reports and strategies and acti ...

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/dh/48260 (2005-034)
To: National Focal Points of the CBD GTI National Focal Points

Following the process, guidelines and mechanisms approved in recommendation X/12 of the tenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), held in Bangkok last February, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is carrying out ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/BK/AV/45574 (2004-090)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The Conference of the Parties, in decisions VI/25 and VII/25, encouraged the Executive Secretary to continue to participate in the ongoing efforts to harmonize and streamline the national reporting processes of the Convention with those of other biodiversity-related conventions and processes wit ...

International Workshop on Harmonization of Information Management and National Reporting to Biodiversity-related Conventions

22 - 23 September 2004, Haasrode, Belgium

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/43988 (2004-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to <a href='/decisions/?dec=VII/25'>decision VII/25</a> B, Parties are requested to submit their third national report by 15 May 2005 in accordance with the attached guidelines

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/8

Protected areas<br>Synthesis of information in thematic reports on protected areas

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/2

Analysis of information contained in second national reports

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/17/ADD2

Guidelines for the third national report

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/17/ADD3

Mechanisms for implementation: National reporting

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Draft format within the third national report on forest biological diversity

Reference: SCBD/I&O/CHM/MS/40063 (2003-113)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, CHM National Focal Points, CHM Informal Advisory Committee and International Thematic Focal Points

The Executive Secretary informs Parties about the development of a web-based tool to analyze thematic reports on alien and invasive species, forest ecosystems, mountain ecosystems, protected areas and technology transfer and cooperation.

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/39459 (2003-107)
To: National Focal Points

Pursuant to <a href="/decisions/default.asp?dec=VI/27">decision VI/27</a>, paragraph 2(g), Parties are reminded that a copy of their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan should be lodged with the Secretariat

Reference: SCBD/I&O/BK/39078 (2003-104)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Extension of deadline on submission of a voluntary thematic report on the implementation of the expanded programme of work for forest biological diversity

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/37060 (2003-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Submission of a voluntary thematic report on the implementation of the expanded programme of work for forest biological diversity

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/34320 (2003-035)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to decision VI/25, Parties are advised that the deadline for submission of the thematic report on protected areas has been extended to 31 May 2003. Download the guidelines for preparation of all thematic reports at <a href="/world/nr-guidelines.asp?t=thm">http://www.biodiv.org/world/nr- ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/NR/MC/34256 (2003-028)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Pursuant to recommendation VIII/1B, paragraph (a), Parties are reminded that the deadline for submission of the thematic report on transfer of technology and technology cooperation has been extended to 31 May 2003.<br>Download the guidelines for preparation of all thematic reports at <a href="/w ...