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#11832009-01-21
Action by
2009-02-15
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 ...
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#11812009-01-19
Action by
2009-02-06
Nomination of Experts for the Second Meeting of the Second Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/66077 (2009-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the second meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change will be held from 18 to 22 April 2009 in Helsinki, Finland.
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#11792009-01-15
2010 International Year of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/66069 (2009-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I would like to draw your attention to the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/203 in which the Assembly encourages Parties to the Convention, other Member States, relevant international organizations and other relevant stakeholders to make preparations to celebrate in 2010 the I ...
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Notification
#11802009-01-15
Release of the Fifth Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News
Reference: SCBD/BS/UN/66076 (2009-006)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of the newsletter on Biosafety entitled Biosafety Protocol News has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-03-05-en.pdf.
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#11782009-01-14
Announcement of the Online-Conference on Capacity-Building for Integration of Biosafety into National Development Plans, Strategies and Programmes, 19 January to 6 February 2009
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/66040 (2009-004)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB NFP)
CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), National Focal Points to the Biosafety Clearing-House, Relevant Organizations
I have the pleasure to inform you that the “Online-Conference on Capacity-Building for Integration of Biosafety into National Development Plans, Strategies and Programmes” will be held from 19 January to 6 February 2009 through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH).
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Notification
#11772009-01-12
Action by
2009-04-30
Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions: Request for contributions from Parties and stakeholders
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/65557 (2009-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities
In order to assist with the preparation of documentation for the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-sessional Working Group on Article 8 (j) and related provisions, Parties, other governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and other relevant organizations, are invited to pr ...
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#11762009-01-07
Action by
2009-03-01
Second Regional Capacity Development Workshop for Europe on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity, Isle of Vilm, Germany, 13 - 17 June 2009
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/65989 (2009-002)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the European Region
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of Europe on Capacity Building for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) and Biodiversity Mainstreaming will be held on the Isle of Vilm, Germany, from 13 to 17 June 2009.
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#11752009-01-06
November/December 2008 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/65991 (2009-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the November/December 2008 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/2008/mba-2008-11-12-en.pdf.
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#11742008-12-30
Action by
2008-02-09
Capacity Development Workshop for Central Asia on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the mainstreaming of biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/65956 (2008-170)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,
Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)
I am pleased to inform you that a regional capacity development workshop for the Central Asia on national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAP) and the mainstreaming of biodiversity will be held in Ramsar, Iran, from 9 to 13 March 2009. This workshop is being organized by the Secreta ...
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#11732008-12-23
Report on SCBD Activities for 2008
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/65926 (2008-169)
To: All National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity
All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the report on activities of the Secretariat on the implementation of the work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, covering the period from January to December 2008, is now available at the follow ...
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#11712008-12-19
Sixty-third Session of UNGA: Adoption of Resolution on CBD
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/65888 (2008-167)
To: All National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity, National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the resolution on “Sustainable Development: Convention on Biological Diversity”, adopted on 19 December 2008 by the Sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) under Agenda item 49 (f), is available at the following Secretariat we ...
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Notification
#11722008-12-19
Action by
2009-01-23
Access and Benefit-sharing: Peer review process for ABS studies commissioned in accordance with decision IX/12, paragraph 13
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65871 (2008-168)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and stakeholders
The Secretariat is making available the first drafts of these studies for peer review by Parties, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders, as they become available. The studies can be found on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/abs/.
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Notification
#11692008-12-17
Action by
2009-07-31
Decisions IX/11 and IX/31 requesting actions/submissions from Parties, governments and relevant organizations: Extension of deadline
Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/64504 (2008-166)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations
Following the request by some Parties to extend the deadline, the new date for submission is now set at no later than 31 July 2009.
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#11622008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-02
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS WG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65783 (2008-160)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
I am pleased to confirm that the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7) will be held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, from 2-8 April 2009.
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#11632008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-31
Request to submit views and/or scientific information on the impacts of destructive fishing practices, unsustainable fishing, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing as well as ocean fertilization and ocean acidification on marine biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/SGa/65784 (2008-161)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Other Governments, relevant organizations, indigenous and local communities
The Executive Secretary wishes to invite Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations, and indigenous and local communities, to kindly provide views and/or scientific information on the subjects listed above to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int or fax +1-514-288-6588) at your earliest c ...
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#11642008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-31
Expert workshop on scientific and technical guidance on the use of biogeographic classification systems and identification of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction in need of protection, Ottawa, Canada, 29 September – 2 October 2009
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/SGa/65788 (2008-162)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Other Governments, relevant organizations
I have the pleasure to inform you that, with financial support from the Governments of Canada and Germany, the Secretariat is convening an expert workshop on scientific and technical guidance on the use of biogeographic classification systems and identification of marine areas beyond national ju ...
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#11672008-12-12
Action by
2009-01-31
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS WG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65558 (2008-164)
To: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations
I am pleased to confirm that the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7) will be held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, from 2-8 April 2009.
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Notification
#11682008-12-12
Action by
2009-03-02
Seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS WG-7), Paris, France, 2-8 April 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65783 (2008-165)
To: UN Agencies, international organizations, IGOs, NGOs and stakeholders
I am pleased to confirm that the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-7) will be held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, from 2-8 April 2009.
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Notification
#11662008-12-10
Announcement: Fifth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-Building Activities, 9 to 11 March 2009, San José, Costa Rica
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/65806 (2008-163)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the Government of Costa Rica, in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), has kindly offered to co-organise and host the fifth Coordination Meeting from 9 to 11 March 2009 in San José at the IICA Headquarters.
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#11612008-12-09
Action by
2009-10-31
Extension of deadline: Request for submissions of proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
Reference: (2008-159)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points
I invite Parties to submit proposals on new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int or fax +1-514-288-6588). Following the request by some Parties to extend the deadline, the new deadline for submission is now s ...
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#11602008-12-08
First 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/CG/WDY/jh/65767 (2008-158)
To: CPB National Focal Points
The first meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs will be held from 23 to 27 February 2009 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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#11592008-12-05
Global Partnership on Cities and Biodiversity, First Technical Expert Panel Workshop on City Biodiversity Index, Singapore, 10-12 February 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/65758 (2008-157)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Following up on paragraphs 5 and 6 of decision IX/28, and as announced at the high-level segment of COP 9 (Bonn, Germany, May 2008) by the Minister of National Development of Singapore, H.E. Mr. Mah Bow Tan, the government of Singapore, through its National Parks Board (NParks), is organising th ...
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Notification
#11582008-12-04
Action by
2009-02-15
Reminder to submit information for the review of implementation of the CBD programme of work on mountain biological diversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/SBG/lj/64473R (2008-156)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points
Pursuant to notification 2008-090 (SCBD/ITS/STTM/SBG/va/64473) dated 23 July 2008, I would like to remind those Parties, other governments and relevant international organizations who have not already provided submissions, to voluntarily contribute information on the (i) status and trends of, an ...
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#11572008-12-03
Action by
2008-12-31
Capacity-building workshop for the Pacific region for implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Fiji, 9 to 12 February 2009
Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/SBG/lj/65732 (2008-155)
To: CBD and PoWPA Focal Points in the Pacific Region: Cook Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Nauru; Niue; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; and Vanuatu
I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of Spain and the European Union, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is jointly organizing with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the ...
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#11552008-12-01
CD-ROM on the application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity within the biodiversity-related conventions
Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/sg/65641 (2008-153)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points
At its fifth meeting in 2006, the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-related Conventions (generally known as the Biodiversity Liaison Group) decided to develop an interactive CD-ROM on the application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines (AAPG) for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity with ...
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Notification
#11562008-12-01
Action by
2008-12-22
Capacity Development Workshop for the Pacific region on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, mainstreaming of biodiversity and the integration of climate change
Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/DC/JW/ac/mc/65719 (2008-154)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the Pacific region, c.c.: SBSTTA Focal Points of the Pacific region
I am pleased to inform you that a regional capacity development workshop for the countries of the Pacific region on national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAP), mainstreaming of biodiversity and the integration of climate change, will be held in Nadi, Fiji, from 2 to 6 February 2009.
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Notification
#11542008-11-28
Access and Benefit-sharing: Composition of the Group of Technical and Legal Experts on Compliance in the context of the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing, Tokyo, Japan, 27-30 January 2009
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65710 (2008-152)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
At its ninth meeting held in Bonn, Germany, the Conference of the Parties decided, in decision IX/12, to establish a group of technical and legal experts to further examine the issue of compliance in order to assist the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing.
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Notification
#11532008-11-18
Action by
2009-01-15
An Electronic Forum on the Updating and Revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/65660 (2008-151)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations and individuals to contribute views for the updating and revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), by participating in the electronic forum on the post 2010 Stra ...
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Notification
#11522008-11-11
Release of CBD Biodiversity for Development Newsletter (Issue n°3)
Reference: SCBD/ITS/EB/65616 (2008-150)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the third issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on Biodiversity for Development and Poverty Alleviation has been posted on the CBD website. It can be downloaded at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/development/news-bd-03-en.pdf
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#11502008-11-07
October 2008 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/65597 (2008-148)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the October 2008 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/2008/mba-2008-10-en.pdf.
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Notification
#11512008-11-07
Minutes of the First Meeting of the COP 9 Bureau, 4 October 2008 - Barcelona, Spain
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/65596 (2008-149)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the Minutes of the First Meeting of the COP 9 Bureau, held in Barcelona, Spain on 4 October 2008, is now available on the Secretariat website at:http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop-bureau/cop-bur-2008/cop-bur-2008-10-minutes-en.pdf.
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Notification
#11492008-11-06
Access and Benefit-sharing: Composition of the Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Concepts, Terms, Working Definitions and Sectoral Approaches Windhoek, Namibia, 2-5 December 2008
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65406 (2008-147)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that, following further consultations with the Bureau, the list of participants has been revised with a view to ensuring a better representation of all stakeholders in the meeting in accordance with decision IX/12, Annex II, of the Conference of the Parties.
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Notification
#11472008-10-31
Action by
2008-11-16
Capacity Development Workshop for the Arab countries on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, and the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/ci/65491 (2008-145)
To: CBD National Focal Points (Arab States), cc: SBSTTA Focal Points, UNEP/ ROWA, CAMRE Technical Secretariat
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for the Arab countries on capacity development on national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAP), mainstreaming of biodiversity, will be held in Cairo, Egypt, from 14 to 18 December 2008.
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#11482008-10-31
Action by
2008-11-07
Access and Benefit-sharing: Group of Technical and Legal Experts on Compliance – nomination of experts and submission of views
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/64856 (2008-146)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
With reference to notification 2008-116 dated 12 September 2008 regarding the nomination of experts and submission of views for the Group of Technical and Legal Experts on Compliance to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 27 to 30 January 2009, please note that the deadline for the nomination of exper ...
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#11452008-10-27
Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/dk/65435 (2008-143)
To: CBD and CPB National Focal Points
It is my pleasure to inform you that the joint Quarterly Report of the Convention covering the period from 1 July to 30 September 2008 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 summary of ...
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#11462008-10-27
Action by
2008-12-31
Updating or Revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention after 2010
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/64383 (2008-144)
To: Relevant Organizations
The Conference of the Parties (COP) at its ninth regular session, in adopting decision IX/9 on the revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention after 2010, invited Parties and observers to submit further views on the revision and updating of the Strategic Plan. As suggested by the COP, in pr ...
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#11432008-10-24
Access and Benefit-sharing: Composition of the Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Concepts, Terms, Working Definitions and Sectoral Approaches, Windhoek, Namibia, 2-5 December 2008
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65406 (2008-141)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
At its ninth meeting held in Bonn, Germany, the Conference of the Parties decided, in decision IX/12, to establish a group of technical and legal experts to further examine the issue of concepts, terms, working definitions and sectoral approaches in order to assist the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working ...
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Notification
#11442008-10-24
Action by
2008-12-31
Request for submissions of proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/VA/64404 (2008-142)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points
During its last meeting, the Conference of the Parties adopted decision IX/29 which contains the procedure for identifying and addressing new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The decision includes the information to incorporate (section B, pa ...
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#11422008-10-23
Action by
2009-01-20
Submission of views and/or information in preparation for the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/65409 (2008-140)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, other governments, and relevant international organizations
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), in its decision BS-IV/11, invited Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to submit to the Executive Secretary information relevant to the wo ...
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#11412008-10-22
Ad hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 10-12 November 2008, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/65373 (2008-139)
To: CBD National Focal Points, cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that this meeting is scheduled to take place from 10 to 12 November 2008 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, Malaysia (please see www.ipbes.net for details).
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#11402008-10-17
List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in the Global Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation on Potential Impacts of “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest egradation (REDD)” on Indigenous and Local Communities, Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/65341 (2008-138)
To: Indigenous and Local Communities
After consideration of nominations received by the Secretariat and in close collaboration with co-organisers (the United Nations University’s Traditional Knowledge Initiative, UNU-TKI, and Tebtebba, Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education), I am pleased to info ...
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#11392008-10-16
Expert workshop on integrating protected areas into wider land- and seascapes 1 to 4 November 2008, Island of Vilm, Germany
Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/65353 (2008-137)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that after careful consideration of all nominations, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in consultation with the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) has approved the list of experts for t ...
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#11382008-10-10
Indigenous Communities, Tourism and Biodiversity Workshop Series: New Information and Web-based Technologies Pacific Islands Workshop 3-5 November 2008, Apia, Samoa
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/65217 (2008-136)
To: CBD National Focal Points
As per Notification 2008-088 (Ref.: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/64300) dated 22 July 2008, and thanks to the generous financial contribution of the government of Spain, I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in or ...
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Notification
#11362008-10-09
Action by
2008-10-31
Nominations to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/64638R (2008-134)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CC: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points
Further to my notification reference, SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/64638 dated 5 September 2008, I am pleased to inform you that the deadline for nomination of experts to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management has been extended to 31 October 2008.
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Notification
#11372008-10-09
Underfunded COP-9 decisions
Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/65266 (2008-135)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Potential Donor Countries
The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, at its first meeting held on 4th October 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, has reviewed the decisions of the ninth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9) with a view to assessing the funding requirem ...
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#11342008-10-07
September 2008 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/AR/65248 (2008-132)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the September 2008 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/2008/mba-2008-09-en.pdf.
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#11332008-10-06
Announcement: Online-Conference on Capacity-Building in Environmental Risk Assessment and Post-Release Monitoring of LMOs, 3-14 November 2008
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/65224 (2008-131)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
CBD National Focal Points (where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the “Online Conference on Capacity-building in Environmental Risk assessment and Post-Release Monitoring of LMOs” will be held from 3 to 14 November 2008.
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Notification
#11352008-10-06
Selected Experts for the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/65087 (2008-133)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that after careful consideration of all nominations, the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties have approved the list of experts for the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expe ...
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Notification
#11322008-10-03
Agricultural Biodiversity – call for submission of information
Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/va/65216 (2008-130)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA focal points, Relevant international and non-governmental organisations
In decision IX/1 of the Conference of the Parties, a number of paragraphs called upon Parties, other Governments and relevant organisations to supply information on subjects as listed below. You are kindly invited to provide this information to the Executive Secretary as it becomes available.
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#11302008-10-02
Action by
2008-10-31
Nominations of observers to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum and Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/65142 (2008-128)
To: Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to invite you to nominate experts from your organization who are actively involved in risk assessment and risk management, to participate as observers in this Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
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