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#10292008-03-03
List of Selected Participants for the International Expert Meeting on Responses to Climate Change for Indigenous and Local Communities and the Impact on their Traditional Knowledge related to Biological Diversity - The Arctic Region, Helsinki, Finland, 25-28 March 2008
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/ac/62607 (2008-028)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities
Thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Finland, an international expert meeting for the Arctic region on “responses to climate change for indigenous and local communities, and the impact on their traditional knowledge related to biological diversity”, will be held in Hel ...
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#10262008-02-26
Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Credentials
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/62508 (2008-025)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, all National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
I have the honour to refer to Notifications 2007 124 and 2007-125 dated 23 October 2007 conveying the invitation to participate in the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the ninth meeting of the Confere ...
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#10272008-02-26
Action by
2008-03-10
Capacity-building Workshop for Central American Parties on Capacity-building for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/MC/62534 (2008-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points (Central America)
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of Central America on “Capacity-building for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity” will be held in Mexico City, Mexico, from 26 to 27 March 2008, organized by the Secretariat of the C ...
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#10252008-02-20
Asia Sub-Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/61934 (2008-024)
To: Asian Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations
Please refer to my notification of 28 January 2008, Ref.: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/61934 , regarding the Asia Sub-Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, which was scheduled to take place from 27 to 29 Februa ...
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#10232008-02-18
Action by
2008-03-15
Release of CBD Business Newsletter on Agribusiness
Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/62377 (2008-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts
I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on Agribusiness and is released on the occasion of the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technica ...
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#10242008-02-18
Action by
2008-03-27
Fair on experiences with the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/UN/jh/62396 (2008-023)
To: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
I have the honour to inform you that a fair on experiences with implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety will be held at the margins of the fourth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol from 12 to16 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany.
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#10212008-02-12
Action by
2008-03-26
Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9)
Reference: SCBD/OMG/DANP/62251 (2008-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations
I have the honour to inform you that a fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) will be held at the margins of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-9) to be held in Bonn, Germany, f ...
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#10222008-02-12
Launching of the web page for the International Day for Biological Diversity 2008: Biodiversity and Agriculture
Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/LM/62326 (2008-021)
To: All CBD Focal Points and partner organizations
As you will recall the theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) in 2008 is ‘Biodiversity and Agriculture’. The Secretariat is pleased to announce the launching of the webpage for IBD, which includes an introduction to the theme and electronic versions of this year’s poster ...
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#10202008-02-06
Improving the scientific, technical and technological debate during the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/1/Add.2)
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JG/62215 (2008-019)
To: National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and organizations
I am pleased to inform you that a note by the Chair of SBSTTA entitled Improving the scientific, technical and technological debate during the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/1/Add.2), has now been posted on the CBD ...
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#10192008-02-05
Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/OJ/lb/62171 (2008-018)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the Quarterly Report of the Convention covering the period from 1 October to 31 December 2007 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 key activ ...
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#10182008-02-04
Third meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives Rome, Italy, 16 February 200
Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/62119 (2008-017)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the third meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives will be held on Saturday, 16 February 2008, from 09:00 am to10:30 am, at the headquarters of the ...
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#10172008-02-01
Action by
2008-03-01
Capacity-building Workshop for South American Parties on Capacity-building for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/MC/62110 (2008-016)
To: CBD National Focal Points (South America)
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of South America on “Capacity-building for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity” will be held in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, from 31 March to 4 April 2008, organized by the Secretariat ...
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#10162008-01-31
Action by
2008-04-01
Call for Posters -National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the 2010 Biodiversity Target, Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-9), 19-30 May 2008 - Bonn, Germany
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/CI/62065 (2008-015)
To: CBD National Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that a poster session will be held during the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on the theme of implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) and their contribution to the ...
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Notification
#10112008-01-30
Action by
2008-04-30
Designation of a National Focal Point for Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS NFP)
Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/62064 (2008-010)
To: CBD National Focal Points that have not yet nominated an ABS NFP (see attached list)
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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Notification
#10122008-01-30
African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 17-18 May 2008 – Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/moc/61796 (2008-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points - African Regional Group
I have the honour to inform you that, thanks to the generous financial support of the Government of Spain, the African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will take place on 17 18 May 2008 at Maritim Hotel ...
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#10132008-01-30
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 17-18 May 2008 – Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/moc/61797 (2008-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points – Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Group
I have the honour to inform you that, thanks to the generous financial support of the Government of Spain, the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will take place on 17 18 Ma ...
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#10142008-01-30
Asia and the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 17-18 May 2008 – Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/moc/61798 (2008-013)
To: CBD National Focal Points – Asia and the Pacific Regional Group
I have the honour to inform you that, thanks to the generous financial support of the Government of Spain, the Asia and the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will take place on 17 18 May 2008 at M ...
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#10152008-01-30
Minutes of the Informal Consultative Meeting on the Suggested Draft Budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Biennium 2009-2010, 26 January 2008 – Geneva, Switzerland
Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/62044 (2008-014)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the Minutes of the Informal Consultative Meeting on the Suggested Draft Budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Biennium 2009-2010, held in Geneva on 26 January 2008, are available at the Secretariat website at: <a href='http://www.cbd.int/doc/me ...
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#10092008-01-28
Action by
2008-02-08
Asia Sub-Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-29 February 2008
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/61934 (2008-008)
To: Asian Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the sub-regional workshop for Asia will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27 to 29 February 2008. This workshop will bring together scientists, regulators and decision-makers who are involved in risk assessment and risk management of living modified organisms.
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#10102008-01-28
Action by
2008-02-15
Submission of Views on the Assessment and Review of the Effectiveness of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ABw/58011 (2008-009)
To: National focal points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, -Other Governments, and relevant international organizations
The Secretariat issues this further notification in accordance with the guidance of the COP-MOP Bureau to kindly remind Parties, other Governments, relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, who have not yet done so, to kindly submit, preferably before ...
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#10082008-01-23
Release of the Third Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/UN/jh/61891 (2008-007)
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 third issue of the newsletter on Biosafety entitled Biosafety Protocol News has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: <a href='http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-02-03-en.pdf'>http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-02-03-en.pdf</a>.
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#10072008-01-22
Action by
2008-01-25
Programme and deadline extension for training workshops at the margin of WGPA-2 and SBSTTA-13
Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/CV/61368 (2008-006)
To:
I am pleased to send you, enclosed, the programmes for both training workshops, to be held respectively on Sunday, 10 February and Sunday, 17 February 2008 at the FAO Headquarters, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy.
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Notification
#10052008-01-21
Action by
2008-03-01
Release of CBD Business Newsletter on Access and Benefit-sharing
Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/61822 (2008-004)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts
I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on Access and Benefit-sharing and is released on the occasion of the sixth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Ac ...
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#10062008-01-17
Availability of new IT features for the development of Biosafety Clearing-House national nodes (Hermes and the BCH Ajax Plug-In)
Reference: SCBD/BS/PL/61720 (2008-005)
To: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House
I am pleased to announce that the Secretariat, in close collaboration with the UNEP-GEF BCH Project, has developed and publicly released two new IT features, Hermes and the BCH Ajax Plug-In. These features serve to make all data submitted to the BCH Central Portal immediately available in BCH n ...
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Notification
#10032008-01-14
Action by
2008-02-15
Fifth meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (WG-L&R 5), 12-19 March 2008, Cartagena, Colombia
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/61661 (2008-002)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB National Focal Points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the fifth meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (WG-L&R 5) will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, from 12 to 19 March 2008, following the generous offer made by the Government of ...
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Notification
#10042008-01-14
Action by
2008-01-31
Training workshops for the participants in WGPA-2 and/or in SBSTTA-13 Development of national/regional biodiversity-related indicators and their integration in NBSAPs
Reference: SCBD/STTM/ITS/RH/SM/61729 (2008-003)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme and the European Commission, is pleased to announce the organization of a training workshop for the participants of the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA-2) and/or the thirt ...
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#10012008-01-10
Action by
2008-02-08
Online Discussion Forum - Consultative Workshop on the Achievement of the 2010 Biodiversity Target in Dry and Sub-humid Lands
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/cv/61490 (2008-001)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Online Discussion Forum is accessible at the Secretariat web site at the following link: <a href='http://www.cbd.int/drylands/forum.shtml'>http://www.cbd.int/drylands/forum.shtml</a>. Three background documents will be available online to facilitate the discussion. Please note that you wil ...
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Notification
#9972007-12-21
Action by
2008-02-15
Peer review of document on the periodicity of meetings and organization of work of the Conference of the Parties
Reference: SCBD/SEL/LG/61402 (2007-164)
To: CBD National Focal Points
I have the pleasure to invite you to take part in the peer review of the attached document. I would be grateful to receive your comments as soon as possible but not later than 15 February 2008 to allow for the refinement of the document in light of the comments received and its timely review by ...
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Notification
#9982007-12-21
Biennium Accounts – BE, BY, BZ, BG, BH, BI Trust Funds
Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/61415 (2007-165)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Please find the audited financial statements (related to the following Trust Funds) for the biennium 2006-2007 ended 31 December 2006.
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Notification
#9992007-12-21
Action by
2008-02-29
Second call for information on research activities related to deep-seabed genetic resources
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JL/JG/55050 (2007-166)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points,
Research Institutions and Relevant Organizations
Reference is made to my notification dated 23 June 2006 (available on our website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2006/ntf-2006-069-seabed-en.pdf), inviting Parties, other Governments and research institutions and other relevant organizations to submit information on research activities ...
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Notification
#10002007-12-21
Action by
2008-01-11
Co-Chairs Informal Meeting on Capacity Development for Access and Benefit-sharing 22 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/61422 (2007-167)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that, at the occasion of the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Co-chairs of the Working Group are convening an informal meeting on capacity development for access and benefit-sharing. The meeting will be held on Tu ...
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Notification
#9862007-12-20
Action by
2008-01-07
Corrigendum - International Expert Meeting on Responses to Climate Change for Indigenous and Local Communities and the impact on their Traditional Knowledge related to Biological Diversity The Arctic Region, Helsinki, Finland, 25-28 March 2008
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/61053 (2007-153)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Indigenous and Local Communities
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 Finland, an international expert meeting for the Arctic region on “responses to climate change for ...
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Notification
#9952007-12-20
Action by
2008-01-15
Training workshops for the participants in WGPA-2 and in SBSTTA-13
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/61368 (2007-162)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat, in cooperation with the Consortium of the Scientific Partners, is pleased to announce the organization of two training workshops for the participants in the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA-2) and the thirteenth meeting of the Subsid ...
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#9962007-12-20
Action by
2008-02-01
Regional Capacity Building Workshop for Europe on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and mainstreaming of biodiversity
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/SM/61373 (2007-163)
To: National Focal Points of CBD Parties of Europe
I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for Europe on Capacity Building for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Biodiversity Mainstreaming organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in collaboration with, and with the generous support of, ...
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#9942007-12-19
Second meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives, Geneva, Switzerland, 20 January 2008
Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/61250 (2007-161)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the second meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives will be held on Sunday, 20 January 2008, from 09:00 to 10:30 am, at the International Environmen ...
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Notification
#9922007-12-18
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/4), 12-16 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/61329 (2007-159)
To: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points where Biosafety Focal Points have not yet been nominated
I refer to Notification 2007-125 of 23 October 2007 concerning the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/4), which will be held at the Maritim Hotel Bonn, in Bonn, Germany, from 12 to 16 May 2008.
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#9932007-12-18
Action by
2008-01-31
Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) Training Workshop, Bonn, Germany, 9-10 May 2008 (Prior to COP-MOP/4)
Reference: SCBD/BCH/GF/ABw/61315 (2007-160)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House
I am pleased to announce that the Secretariat, with the kind support of the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Project, will be convening a training workshop for BCH National Focal Points, 9-10 May 2008, immediately prior to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parti ...
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Notification
#9902007-12-17
Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-9), 19-30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/61327 (2007-157)
To: All CBD National Focal Points
I am pleased to attach herewith the annotations to the provisional agenda (document UNEP/CBD/COP/9/1/Add.1), as approved by the Bureau. Kindly note that this document is available on the Secretariat website. <br>(View also the notification <a href='/doc/notifications/2007/ntf-2007-157-cop9-fr.p ...
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#9912007-12-17
Capacity Building Workshops for delegates to the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protect Areas (WGPA-2), Rome, Italy, 11 – 15 February 2008 and the Thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body of Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-13), Rome, Italy, 18 – 22 February 2008
Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/SM/61305 (2007-158)
To: All CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with various partner organizations, capacity building workshops will be held prior to and during the above-mentioned meetings.
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#9892007-12-10
Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA-2) and the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-13), 11 - 15 and 18-22 February 2008, FAO, Rome, Italy
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/61134 (2007-156)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities
In connection with the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA-2) and the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-13), to be held respectively on 11-15 and 18-22 February 2008 at the FAO headquarte ...
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Notification
#9882007-12-07
Action by
2008-01-31
Biosafety Clearing-House Survey
Reference: SCBD/BCH/GF/ABw/60997 (2007-155)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House
I am pleased to announce the release of a new online survey on the recently revamped BCH. It is available at <a href='http://bch.cbd.int/survey/'>http://bch.cbd.int/survey/</a>.
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#9872007-12-04
Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing: Informal consultations by the Co-chairs, 19-20 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/CR/61111 (2007-154)
To: CBD National Focal Points,
ABS National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-6), Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations in Geneva, Switzerland, on 19-20 January 2008 to prepare for the s ...
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Notification
#9852007-11-23
Action by
2007-11-30
Preparations for the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing
Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/60541 (2007-152)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, Governments, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders
As agreed by the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing at its fifth meeting held in Montreal, from 8 to 12 October 2007, Parties, Governments, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders are kindly invited to submit to the Secretariat, by 30 November 2007, concrete ...
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Notification
#9822007-11-22
Report of the Eighth Meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/60876 (2007-149)
To: CBD National Focal points and SBSTTA Focal Points
The eighth meeting of the JLG was held on 12 September 2007 in Madrid, Spain. The report of the meeting is available on the Secretariat website at the following link: <a href='/doc/reports/jlg-08-report-en.pdf'>http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/jlg-08-report-en.pdf</a>
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Notification
#9832007-11-22
Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9), 19-30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/OJ/LB/60638 (2007-150)
To: Intergovernmental Organizations, Non-governmental and Indigenous Organizations
I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) will be held at the Maritim Hotel Bonn, Germany, from 19 to 30 May 2008. The High Le ...
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Notification
#9842007-11-22
Outcomes of the thirty-second meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Washington DC, USA, 14-16 November 2007
Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/60872 (2007-151)
To: CBD National Focal Points
The purpose of this notification is to convey, for your information, the outcomes of the thirty-second meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) - the designated institutional structure operating the financial mechanism of the Convention.
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Notification
#9802007-11-21
Action by
2007-11-27
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, Bridgetown, Barbados, 10-12 December 2007
Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/60860 (2007-147)
To: Latin America and the Caribbean Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points
Relevant organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the regional workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Bridgetown from 10 to 12 December 2007. The workshop will bring together scientists, regulators and decision makers who are involved in risk assessment and risk management of living modifie ...
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Notification
#9812007-11-21
Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected participants to receive funding for participation in the Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 21-25 January 2008- Geneva, Switzerland
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/60867 (2007-148)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Communities
I am pleased to inform Parties that the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in support of their participation in the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, 21-25 January 2008- Geneva, Switze ...
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Notification
#9782007-11-20
Action by
2007-01-31
Operations of the Convention: retirement of decisions
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/LG/CR/60783 (2007-146)
To: National Focal Points and relevant international organizations
In Section V paragraph 36 of Decision VIII/10, the Conference of the Parties inter alia requested the Executive Secretary to make proposals to its ninth meeting regarding the retirement of decisions and elements of decisions taken at its fifth meeting and to communicate such proposals to Parties ...
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Notification
#9772007-11-15
Action by
2007-11-30
Reminder: Submission of First Regular National Reports; Submission of Information on Experience Gained in Using the Preliminary Set of Indicators for Monitoring Implementation of the Capacity-Building Action Plan; and Submission of Views and/or Information in Preparation for the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol (COP-MOP)
Reference: SCBD/BCH/CG/ABw/60746 (2007-145)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points (or CBD Focal Points where Biosafety Focal Points have not yet been nominated)
Reminder of Submission of First Regular National Reports; Submission of Information on Experience Gained in Using the Preliminary Set of Indicators for Monitoring Implementation of the Capacity-Building Action Plan; and submission of Views and/or Information in Preparation for the fourth meeting ...
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