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Traditional Knowledge at the centre of discussions for the upcoming meeting of the United Nations Biodiversity Convention, Geneva, Switzerland

International dialogue with indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Gender Plan of Action

9 - 10 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

Webinar: leveraging cutting-edge technology for biodiversity knowledge management

7 November 2023, Online

Webinar on the preparation for the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

7 November 2023, Online

Call for nominations of experts for a meeting to develop a methodology for Headline indicator 7.2 (pesticide environmental concentration) under the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 23-24 January 2024 - Rome, Italy

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91382 (2023-123)
To: CBD focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Invitation to submit an Expression of Interest to receive technical support from the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/CP/91371 (2023-124)
To: CBD national focal points

77th meeting of the Standing Committee (CITES)

6 - 10 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

Invitation to join the global partnership to support the achievement of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/91356 (2023-119)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Submission of views and information on existing tools and guidance that can support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/MK/91372 (2023-120)
To: CBD focal points, SBSTTA focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Submission of information on best practices for sustainable wildlife management and views on areas that require complementary guidance

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/MCa/91359 (2023-121)
To: CBD focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Open-ended Online Forum: Long-term approach on mainstreaming and associated Action Plan

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/ML/BB/GD/91319 (2023-122)
To: CBD national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant initiatives and stakeholders, cc: Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points

Open-ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology

6 - 22 November 2023, Online

Webinar in preparation for the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 7 November 2023

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/CGA/TS/AC/91369 (2023-118)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Twelfth meeting of the Inter-agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species

2 - 3 November 2023, Online

First meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment

1 - 3 November 2023, Montreal, Canada

Launch of the online reporting tool for submitting national targets

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91353 (2023-117)
To: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points

Second meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation

1 - 2 November 2023, Online

World Cities Day

31 October 2023, New York, United States of America

Webinar: continuous learning through knowledge management: transforming biodiversity management institutions into learning organizations

31 October 2023, Online

Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for Middle East and North Africa, 16-19 January 2024 - Amman, Jordan

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91357 (2023-116)
To: National Focal Points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen

Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for South and East Asia, 23-26 January 2024 - Tokyo, Japan

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91349 (2023-114)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Japan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka

Online discussions of the Open-ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/MW/91337 (2023-115)
To: CBD national focal points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points, ABS Protocol focal points

Global risk assessment workshop

30 - 31 October 2023, Montreal, Canada

Inter-sessional meetings of the Convention’s subsidiary bodies and/or working groups

29 October - 4 November 2023, Venue to be determined

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Cities Day, 31 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Cities Day, 31 October 2023

Fourth Joint Aarhus Convention and Convention on Biological Diversity Round Table on Public Awareness, Education, Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice regarding Living Modified Organisms/Genetically Modified Organisms, 11-12 December 2023 - Geneva, Switzerland

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/WM/UN/MW/91259 (2023-112)
To: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Invitations to nominate experts and fellows and contribute to external reviews of draft assessments

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91279 (2023-113)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Submission of information on synthetic biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/MW/91338 (2023-111)
To: CBD national focal points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points, ABS Protocol focal points

United Nations Day

24 October 2023, New York, United States of America

Eighteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

24 - 26 October 2023, Montreal, Canada

Webinar: knowledge management for conservation and restoration success (session 2)

24 October 2023, Online

Preparatory meeting of the Technical Expert Group on Financial Reporting

24 October 2023, Online

Remarks by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the fifty-first session of the Committee on World Food Security, Panel discussion on interlinkages between food security and the Rio conventions, Rome, 24 October 2023

Remarks by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the fifty-first session of the Committee on World Food Security, Panel discussion on interlinkages between food security and the Rio conventions, Rome, 24 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations Day, 24 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations Day, 24 October 2023

Delegates to UN Biodiversity Convention move from agreement to action by concluding COP 15 in Nairobi

Delegates to UN Biodiversity Convention move from agreement to action by concluding COP 15 in Nairobi

Resumed second part of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

19 - 20 October 2023, Nairobi, Kenya

Resumed second part of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization

19 - 20 October 2023, Nairobi, Kenya

Extension of deadline: Survey on indicators on access and benefit-sharing for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/TS/BG/RKi/91289 (2023-110)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, cc: SBSTTA focal points

Delegates to UN Biodiversity Convention conclude meeting and provide strong scientific basis to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Delegates to UN Biodiversity Convention conclude meeting and provide strong scientific basis to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Resumed second part of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

19 - 20 October 2023, Nairobi, Kenya

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2023

China

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (v.3)

Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress - measures to provide for financial security for damage from living modified organisms

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/WM/KG/PD/PS/91317 (2023-109)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Food Day, 16 October 2023