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#13842010-02-04
Participation in the UNEP-GEF Project “BCH II: Continued enhancement of building capacity for effective participation in the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)”
Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/70446 (2010-022)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFPs), cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH-NFPs)
I am pleased to inform you that, in response to Decision BS-IV/2 of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP), the Global Environment Facility Council, at its meeting held in November 2009, approved the UNEP-GEF ...
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#13852010-02-04
Action by
2010-09-30
City Biodiversity Summit 2010, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from 24 to 26 October 2010
Reference: SCBD/OH/cr/ch/70364 (2010-023)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of Aichi Prefecture, City of Nagoya and Aichi-Nagoya COP-10 CBD Promotion Committee, the City Biodiversity Summit 2010 will be held in conjunction with the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological ...
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#13862010-02-04
Meeting on Parliamentarians and Biodiversity, Nagoya, 25-26 October 2010
Reference: SCBD/OH/NM/cr/70365 (2010-024)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat, in collaboration with the Global Legislators Organisation, GLOBE International, and working closely with GLOBE Japan, is convening a meeting on “Parliamentarians and Biodiversity” to be held on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conferen ...
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#13872010-02-04
Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing: Informal consultations with the Co-chairs and regional consultations, 20-21 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/70590 (2010-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, international organisations, indigenous and local community organisations and stakeholders
I am pleased to inform you that the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations prior to the ninth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharin ...
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#13822010-02-03
Invitation for comments on the updated Draft Elements of the Strategic Plan and Proposed Framework for the Second Assessment and Review of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety under Article 35
Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/70549 (2010-020)
To: National Focal Points for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-NFPs); National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety (CPB-NFPs); National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH-NFPs); Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to announce the launch of an online Forum on the Biosafety Clearing-House which is designed to provide the opportunity for comments.
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#13812010-02-02
List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the Ninth meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 22-28 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/70568 (2010-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities
In connection with the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, I am pleased to inform Parties and stakeholders that, after due consideration of all nominations received, the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive fi ...
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#13832010-02-02
Indigenous and local community negotiators meeting, 13-15 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/DM/70567 (2010-021)
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 ...
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#13792010-02-01
Minutes of the Ninth meeting of the Bureau to the Conference of the Parties
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70509 (2010-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the minutes of the ninth meeting of the COP Bureau held in Dessau, Germany on 11 – 12 January 2010 are available on the CBD’s website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop-bureau/cop-bur-2010/cop-bur-2010-01-11-minutes-en.pdf.
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#13772010-01-27
The International Year of Biodiversity on Facebook
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/DA/fd/70407 (2010-016)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations
The International Year of Biodiversity seems to have captured the attention of the world and it now has its own Facebook fan page where numbers are growing fast.
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#13782010-01-27
47th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (October-December 2009)
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70460 (2010-017)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points
It is my pleasure to inform you that the 47th issue of the Quarterly Report of the Convention, covering the period 1 October to 31 December 2009, has been prepared in accordance with Decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report contains a ...
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#13742010-01-22
Action by
2010-02-20
Access and Benefit-sharing: Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CIIC), 16-18 March 2010, Cali, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70329 (2010-013)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points; international organizations; indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
At the conclusion of the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG-ABS 8), the Co-Chairs outlined their approach to inter-sessional work prior to the ninth meeting of the Working Group, including the Co-Chairs Informal Inter-regional Consultation (CI ...
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#13752010-01-22
Establishment of the International Year of Biodiversity Museum
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70385 (2010-014)
To: all CBD National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations
The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) has officially begun, and in the spirit of global collaboration, activities are being held around the world to help raise awareness on the importance of biodiversity for human well-being. Parties and international organizations have been invited to ce ...
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#13762010-01-22
Action by
2010-02-28
Reminder: Submission of views and/or information to facilitate decision making by the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/WDY/jh/70384 (2010-015)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
With reference to earlier notifications seeking submissions as invited by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP), I would like to draw your attention to the following items that the Secretariat is yet to receive adequate number of submissions.
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#13702010-01-20
Convention on Biological Diversity: Year in Review 2009
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70358 (2010-009)
To: All Focal Points of the CBD
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the electronic version of the publication “Convention on Biological Diversity: Year in Review 2009” is now available on the Convention’s website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2009-en.pdf
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#13712010-01-20
Gincana 7: Biodiversity is our life
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70359 (2010-010)
To: All Focal Points of the CBD
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that a special issue of the flagship magazine devoted to the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity is now available on the Convention’s website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/gincana/cbd-gincana-07-en.pdf
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#13722010-01-20
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 & Access and Benefit-sharing. Third Workshop: Cone Sur Region, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 04-06 February 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70328 (2010-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities
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 ...
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#13732010-01-20
Action by
2010-02-08
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 Fourth Workshop: Mesoamerican Region, Guatemala, Guatemala, 4-6 March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70349 (2010-012)
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 ...
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#13692010-01-19
Action by
2010-02-15
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: submission of views and proposals for the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70319 (2010-008)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders and cc to Mr Timothy Hodges, Co-Chair of the ABS Working Group and Mr. Fernando Casas, Co-Chair of the ABS Working Group
The present notification refers to the submission of views and proposals on preambular text, definitions and text for inclusion in Annex II of the report of the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing in connection with the elaboration and negotiation ...
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#13682010-01-13
Action by
2010-02-12
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations in support of the finalization of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing Regional Consultation for African Countries, 4-6 March 2010, Windhoek, Namibia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70213 (2010-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points from the African Region
In decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing, paragraph 17, the Conference of the Parties (COP) emphasized the importance of consultations to advance the negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing and requested the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group o ...
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#13672010-01-11
December 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/70205 (2010-006)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, Relevant organizations and partners
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the December 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-12-en.pdf.
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#13662010-01-08
Curitiba, One of the Greenest Cities in the World, Celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/70196 (2010-005)
To: All CBD National Focal Points
I am very pleased to inform you that the press release about the launch and celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity that took place on the margins of the Second Curitiba Meeting on Cities and Biodiversity in Curitiba, Brazil, on 6-7 January 2010, is available on the CBD website at: ...
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#13652010-01-07
Decision of the United Nations General Assembly on the CBD
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70171 (2010-004)
To: CBD / CPB Focal Points
I am pleased to forward to you the Resolution 64/203 on the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted by the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 2009. The decision can also be found at the following link on the CBD website: http://www.cbd.int/doc/un/un-cbd ...
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#13632010-01-06
Action by
2010-02-01
Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70130 (2010-002)
To: International organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders
I am pleased to confirm that the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.
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#13642010-01-06
Action by
2010-02-01
Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/70130 (2010-003)
To: Indigenous and Local Community Representatives
I am pleased to confirm that the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.
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Notification
#13622010-01-05
Action by
2010-03-06
Funding requirements for both the Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) and the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI-3), 10 – 21 May 2010 and 24 – 28 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/va/70147 (2010-001)
To: all SBSTTA Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points
The purpose of this notification is to provide further information regarding the funding possibilities for the participation of one representative from eligible Parties. Please note that subject to the availability of contributions to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ), the Secretariat will b ...
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#13612009-12-30
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 Third Workshop: Southern Cone Region, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 - 6 February 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/VF/70021 (2009-182)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community
I am pleased to inform you that, thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Spain, a regional capacity building workshop for indigenous and local community representatives on effective participation in the CBD processes, with a specific focus on Article 8(j) and ABS , will b ...
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#13602009-12-23
Action by
2010-01-15
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations in support of the finalization of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations for the Pacific Region 15-16 February 2010, Auckland, New Zealand
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/70046 (2009-181)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points from the Pacific Region
In decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing, paragraph 17, the Conference of the Parties (COP) emphasized the importance of consultations to advance the negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing and requested the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group o ...
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#13592009-12-22
Action by
2010-02-01
Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Cali, Colombia, March 2010
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/OJ/69710 (2009-180)
To: CBD and ABS National Focal Points
I am pleased to confirm that, at the kind invitation of the Government of Colombia, the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9) will be held in Cali, Colombia, on 22-28 March 2010.
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Notification
#13572009-12-21
Action by
2010-01-31
Study of Users and Potential Users of the Biosafety Clearing-House
Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/69956 (2009-178)
To: BCH National Focal Points, CPB National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
We are pleased to inform you that this study has been launched and that a survey has been prepared as a part of this process. The survey will be available online at http://bch.cbd.int/resources/bch-survey/ for completion until 31 January 2010.
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#13582009-12-21
Access and Benefit-sharing: Friends of the Co-Chairs Meeting, 26-29 January 2010, Montreal, Canada
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/69999 (2009-179)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS Focal Points
During the eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Co-Chairs of the Working Group, Mr. Fernando Casas and Timothy Hodges, outlined the consultations to be held during the inter-sessional period before the ninth meeting of the Working Group in Marc ...
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#13552009-12-18
Action by
2010-01-29
Information on access and benefit-sharing measures
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/69952 (2009-176)
To: ABS National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the database on access and benefit-sharing measures available at http://www.cbd.int/abs/measures/ has been further improved. In addition to information on national or regional ABS measures, the database now also includes a matrix providing references to relevant ...
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#13562009-12-18
Action by
2010-01-26
Designation of a National Focal Point for Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS NFP)
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/SG/69954 (2009-177)
To: CBD National Focal Points that have not yet nominated an ABS NFP
At its fifth meeting, the Conference of the Parties requested “Parties to designate a national focal point and one or more competent national authorities, as appropriate, to be responsible for access and benefit-sharing arrangements or to provide information on such arrangements within its juris ...
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#13532009-12-14
Presence of the IYB on Facebook
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/69886 (2009-174)
To: All CBD National Focal Points and Partner Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that in the context of the implementation of the plan and strategy for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, the Secretariat has launched the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) on Facebook. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well a ...
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#13542009-12-14
The International Year of Biodiversity Promotional Material
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/DA/fd/69887 (2009-175)
To: CBD National Focal Points
As the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) prepares to join the rest of the world in celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), I have the pleasure to inform you that the message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, including other relevant pro ...
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#13502009-12-10
November 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69857 (2009-172)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, Relevant organizations and partners
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the November 2009 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-11-en.pdf.
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#13512009-12-10
Second meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/69867 (2009-173)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
The second meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs will be held from 8 to 12 February 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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#13482009-12-09
Action by
2009-12-31
Reminder: Designation of a National Focal Point for the Programme of Work on Protected Areas
Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/65011R (2009-170)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Vide notification 2008-124 dated 23 September 2008, and reminder notifications (2009-053 of 13 May 2009 and 2009-079 of 9 July 2009), Parties were requested to designate a National Focal Point for the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA-NFP) as per paragraph A 21 of decision IX/18. As o ...
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#13492009-12-09
Action by
2010-01-30
Invitation for Comments on the Draft Elements of a Strategic Plan of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/69854 (2009-171)
To: National Focal Points for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-NFPs)
At its meeting on 8 November 2009, the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) requested that a process be initiated to enable Parties submit comments on the draft elements of a strategic plan (2011 to 2020) for the Cartagena Protoc ...
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#13452009-12-04
Action by
2010-01-08
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations in support of the finalization of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations for Central and Eastern European Countries 9-10 February 2010, Isle of Vilm, Germany
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/69789 (2009-167)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points from Central and Eastern European countries
In decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing, paragraph 17, the Conference of the Parties (COP) emphasized the importance of consultations to advance the negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing and requested the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group o ...
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#13462009-12-04
Report of the First meeting of the Steering Committee for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity, 29 October 2009, Montreal, Canada
Reference: SCBD/STTM/OH/cr/ 69545 (2009-168)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the report of the above meeting, which was held on 29 October 2009, in Montreal, Canada, is now available on the Secretariat website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=SSC-SC-01.
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Notification
#13472009-12-04
Action by
2010-01-11
Revision and updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention for the post-2010 Period: Possible Outline and Elements of the New Strategic Plan
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/69800 (2009-169)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that a discussion document on the Revision and Updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention for the Post-2010 Period: Possible Outline and Elements of the New Strategic Plan (UNEP/CBD/SP/PREP/2) is available for your review at: https://www.cbd.int/sp/sp2010+/
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#13432009-12-03
Action by
2009-12-16
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations in support of the finalization of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations for Latin America and Caribbean Countries, Panama City, Panama, 15-16 January 2010
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/69771 (2009-165)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points from Latin America and Caribbean countries
In decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing, paragraph 17, the Conference of the Parties (COP) emphasized the importance of consultations to advance the negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing and requested the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group o ...
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#13442009-12-03
Action by
2009-12-14
Extension of the Discussion Groups of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management to 14 December 2009
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPM/CG/jh/ 67587 (2009-166)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points,
CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Points
During the fourth COP-MOP, the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol agreed on the need for further guidance on specific aspects of risk assessment and risk management, and established an Open-ended online forum on specific aspects on risk assessment and an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Asse ...
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#13412009-12-02
2010 Calendar for the Latin American and Caribbean sub-regional workshops organized in collaboration with the Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network (IWBN) in the region and with the financial support of the Government of Spain
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/DM/69772 (2009-163)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities
Under Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Parties undertake to respect, preserve and maintain the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and promote their wider a ...
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Notification
#13422009-12-02
Action by
2010-01-30
Submission of views and/or experience as invited by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/64396 (2009-164)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
With reference to the notification issued on 8 July 2008, SCBD/BS/CG/jh/64396, I would like to draw your attention to the following items where submissions have been invited by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP)
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Notification
#13402009-11-27
Action by
2009-12-31
Peer review of the synthesis of Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/68300 (2009-162)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, relevant organizations, scientists, indigenous and local communities and other relevant stakeholders
I am pleased to inform you that a draft synthesis of the third edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3) has been prepared taking into account comments and suggestions from the peer-review of the extended version of the Outlook and the guidance from a scientific review panel as well as ...
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#13382009-11-24
Action by
2009-12-31
Review of draft guidelines for mainstreaming gender into the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
Reference: SCBD/ITS-OMG/RS/MAK/69653 (2009-160)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Pursuant to paragraph 8 (d) of decision IX/8 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on Review of implementation of goals 2 and 3 of the Strategic Plan, and decision IX/24 on the CBD Gender Plan of Action, we are pleased to attach herewith the draft guideline ...
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#13362009-11-19
Action by
2009-11-24
Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: Regional Consultations in support of the finalization of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing, Regional Consultations for Asia, 5-6 December 2009, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/69605 (2009-158)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points from the Asian region
In decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing, paragraph 17, the Conference of the Parties (COP) emphasized the importance of consultations to advance the negotiations of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing and requested the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group o ...
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Notification
#13372009-11-19
Action by
2009-12-31
Request for submissions of views and information on the proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/lj/69617 (2009-159)
To: CBD and SBSTTA focal points and relevant organizations
Pursuant to the procedure adopted by the Conference of the Parties in decision IX/29 for identifying and addressing new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, the Secretariat issued notifications 2008-083, 2008-084, 2008-142 and 2008-159 in July, Oc ...
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Notification
#13342009-11-17
Action by
2009-12-20
Peer review of SBSTTA-14 draft documents
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/va/69590 (2009-156)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, SBSTTA Bureau Members and relevant organizations
I am pleased to inform you that a page has been created on the CBD website (http://www.cbd.int/sbstta-14/review.shtml) to facilitate the peer-review of the drafts of documents prepared by the Secretariat for consideration by the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical ...
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