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Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/65184 (2008-129)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP), in its decision BS-IV/15, invited Parties to make submissions on a strategic plan for the Protocol and requested the Executive Secretary to present a draft strategic plan on this ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JSH/aw/65114 (2008-127)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) invites Parties, other governments and relevant organizations to submit examples of best practices for addressing the risks associated with the introduction of alien species as pets, aquarium and terrarium species, and as live bait ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/65050 (2008-126)
To: National Focal Points
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) convened an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change through its decision IX/16.
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/va/65040 (2008-125)
To: All CBD National Focal Points
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands acts as the CBD's lead implementation partner on wetland issues. This is implemented through the CBD/Ramsar Joint Work Plan. The current (4th) plan was endorsed by the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diver ...
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Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/64504 (2008-122)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations
At its ninth meeting, the Conference of the Parties (COP) concluded a comprehensive review of the implementation of Articles 20 and 21 of the Convention, and adopted decisions IX/11 and IX/31 to guide further implementation of the funding provisions of the Convention. The full text of the two d ...
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Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/64976 (2008-123)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House
Reference is made to decision BS-III/14 of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP/3), which requests Parties to submit their first regular national reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/va/65011 (2008-124)
To: CBD National Focal Points
In paragraph A 21 of decision IX/18, the Conference of the Parties requested “ Parties to designate a national focal point for the programme of work on protected areas in support of the Convention's national focal point to facilitate the effective and coordinated development and implementation o ...
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Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/64819 (2008-121)
To: Indigenous and Local Communities
Thanks to the generous financial support from the Packard Foundation, and in collaboration with the United Nations Traditional Knowledge Institute (UNU-TK), and Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education), an international expert meeting on Potential Imp ...
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Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/64971 (2008-120)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties, other Governments, international organizations, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders to submit views and proposals, including operational text, for further elaboration and negotiation of the international regime on acc ...
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Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/DC/JW/ac/mc/64688 (2008-105)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the Caribbean region, c.c. SBSTTA Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of the Caribbean region on capacity-building for national biodiversity strategies and action plans, mainstreaming of biodiversity and the integration of climate change will be held in Trinidad and Tobago, from 3 to 7 November 2008.
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Reference: SCBD/ITS/OMG/DA/fd/64784 (2008-118)
To: CBD National Focal Points – Caribbean, cc: CHM Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of the Caribbean region on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA), including media training, will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from 3 to 6 November 2008.
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/va/64933 (2008-119)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, Relevant international and non-governmental organisations
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and relevant organizations to provide inputs into the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland waters by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) at ...
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Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/64934 (2008-117)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the August 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-2008-08-en.pdf.
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/LJ/64864 (2008-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Relevant Organisations
I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of Netherlands, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organizing an expert workshop on integrating protected areas into wider land- and seascapes from 2 to 4 November 2008 a ...
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Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/64856 (2008-116)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
In its decision IX/12, paragraph 11, the Conference of the Parties decided, inter alia, 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 in the elaboration and negot ...
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Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/jh/64834 (2008-113)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
I would like to draw your attention to decision BS-IV/10 of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol where Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations were invited to provide the CBD Executive Secr ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/64477 (2008-114)
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The first meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change will be held from 17 to 21 November 2008 in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I am pleased to invite organizations actively parti ...
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Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/UN/jh/64817 (2008-112)
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
I am pleased to inform you that the fourth issue of the newsletter on Biosafety entitled Biosafety Protocol News issued for the Fifth Anniversary of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has been posted on the CBD website at the following addresses: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-03-04 ...
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Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/64638 (2008-110)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, c.c.: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) established an open-ended online forum on specific aspects of risk assessment through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) as well as an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Ris ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JS/RH/aw/64795 (2008-111)
To: CBD National Focal Points
As announced in the notification of 21 July 2008 (2008-087), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is currently developing outreach materials and publications for the celebration of the 2009 International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD), under the theme of invasive a ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/64477 (2008-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Reference is made to my earlier Notification dated 22 July 2008 with respect to the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change, to be held from 17 to 21 November 2008 in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland available at h ...
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Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/UN/ABw/64757 (2008-108)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that a CD containing a number of outreach materials related to the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which will be marked on 11 September 2008, has been sent to all the National Focal Points and other stakeholders. A CD I ...
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Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/ABw/64647 (2008-107)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
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 Decision BS-IV/4 , adopted a number of measures to further strengthen the Roster of Biosafety Experts. These included criteria and minimum requirements ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/64561 (2008-106)
To: CBD National Focal Points
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9), through paragraph B.13 of decision IX/16, requests Parties to submit views on ways to integrate biodiversity considerations in climate change related activities. These views will also serve to ...
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Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/dk/64671 (2008-103)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points
It is my pleasure to inform you that the joint Quarterly Report of the Convention covering the period 1 January to 30 June 2008 has been prepared in accordance with decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report is available at the following ...
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Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/64650 (2008-104)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
In its decision IX/12, paragraph 11, the Conference of the Parties decided, inter alia, 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 Group on Acces ...
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Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/64642 (2008-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points, National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, SBSTTA Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the July 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-2008-07-en.pdf
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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 ...
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Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/ABw/64592 (2008-097)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
As you are aware, 11 September 2008 will mark the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. I therefore have the honour to invite you to celebrate the anniversary, use the occasion to further promote awareness of the Protocol, and mobilise different stake ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JS/64588 (2008-098)
To: SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points
The GEF Evaluation Office is currently conducting an online survey as part of the mid-term review of the RAF. I am pleased to forward to you herewith a message from the GEF Evaluation Office, which contains a link to the online survey (http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=aEMrnMQ2Q38exsvL_2fuE0vg ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/64593 (2008-099)
To: Organizations participating in the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership
The workplan for preparing GBO-3 has been discussed at the second Technical Partners meeting of the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership held from 25 to 26 June 2008 in Montreal (see report at www.twentyten.net). An updated preparation schedule is being maintained at www.cbd.int/gbo3/product ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/64589 (2008-100)
To: Parties and other Governments, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders and organizations
I invite you to submit information on experiences on the development and application of tools relevant to the sustainable production and use of biofuels as well as relevant information from research on, and monitoring of, the positive and negative impacts of the production and use of biofuels on ...
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Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/64566 (2008-096)
To: CBD Focal Points
In Notification 2008-039 of 4 April 2008, I invited Parties to share information about the activities organized in their countries to celebrate this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity. To date we have received submissions from 26 countries. In order to finalize the report on the ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/JG/64491 (2008-095)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and relevant organizations to provide information on (i) status and trends of, and threats to, marine and coastal biological diversity; and (ii) progress made in the implementation of the programme of work on marine and coastal biological div ...
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Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/64487 (2008-092)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points
As you may be aware, at its 32nd meeting in November 2007, the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) requested the GEF Evaluation Office to undertake an independent mid-term review of the GEF Resource Allocation Framework (RAF). The findings of the Review will be presented to the GEF ...
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Reference: SCBD/RS/OH/cr/am/64482 (2008-093)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
In response to COP decisions IX/13 E 7, VIII/5 D 6(a), and VIII/5 B 13, the Secretariat is continuing a series of training workshops to support indigenous management of biodiversity and tourism products. As described in Notification 64300 of 22 July 2008, these workshops aim to reinforce the sus ...
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Reference: SCBD/RS/OH/cr/am/64482 (2008-094)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Australia, France, New Zealand, United States, and United Kingdom
In response to COP decisions IX/13 E 7, VIII/5 D 6(a), and VIII/5 B 13, the Secretariat is continuing a series of training workshops to support indigenous management of biodiversity and tourism products. As described in Notification 64300 of 22 July 2008, these workshops aim to reinforce the sus ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JS/JG/64451 (2008-089)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points
At its session in May 2008, the Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) reviewed and approved seven draft International Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) for member consultation (20 June – 30 September 2008). These ISPMs are particularly rel ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/va/64473 (2008-090)
To: All CBD National Focal Points
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and relevant organizations to provide information on (i) status and trends of, and threats to, mountain biological diversity; and (ii) progress made in the implementation of the programme of work on mountain biological diversity for considera ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/jg/64477 (2008-091)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change will be held from 17 to 21 November 2008 in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/64300 (2008-088)
To: CBD National Focal Points
In decision IX/13, E7 on Article 8(j) and related provisions, the Conference of Parties (COP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene, subject to the availability of financial resources, further regional and sub-regional workshops on community-friendly communication tools on traditional kno ...
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Reference: SCBD/OMG/RS/DA/64476 (2008-087)
To: CBD National Focal Points
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce that the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) on 22 May 2009 will be: “Biodiversity and Invasive Alien Species”
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Reference: SCBD/ITS/EB/MC/64384 (2008-085)
To: CBD National Focal Points of West Africa, Comoros, and Djibouti
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of West Africa, Comoros, and Djibouti, on capacity-building for national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) and mainstreaming biodiversity into sectoral and cross-sectoral plans and policies at the national and regi ...
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Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/64414 (2008-086)
To: Relevant organizations
At its fourth meeting, held from 12 to 16 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany, the COP-MOP adopted a number of decisions requesting action from relevant organizations engaged in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety process for their consideration. Please find attached herewith a summary list of the reques ...
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Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/64408 (2008-082)
To: CBD National Focal Points , National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, SBSTTA Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the June 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-2008-06-en.pdf
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/64404 (2008-083)
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) at their earliest convenience, but no later than 30 November 2008.
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/64404 (2008-084)
To: All relevant organizations
I invite your organization 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) at your earliest convenience, but no later than 30 November 2008.
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Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/64405 (2008-079)
To: Cartagena Protocol Focal Points
On behalf of the Government of Japan, and in accordance with Decision IX/35 of the Conference of the Parties, I am pleased to inform you that fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP 5) will be held at th ...
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Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/64403 (2008-080)
To: CBD National Focal Points
On behalf of the Government of Japan, and in accordance with Decision IX/35 of the Conference of the Parties, I am pleased to inform you that tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) will be held at the International Conference Center in N ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/va/64402 (2008-081)
To: National Focal Points of Spanish speaking countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay)
I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of Ecuador and the European Union, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organizing from 23 to 25 September 2008 in the City of Salinas, Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador, a ...
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