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Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, Nadi, Fiji, 5-7 July 2010

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/71481 (2010-075)
To: Pacific Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

In paragraph 12 of its decision BS-IV/11, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene a workshop on capacity-building and exchange of experiences on risk assessment and risk mana ...

Informal Open-ended Consultation on the draft Strategic Plan (2011-2020) for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 20 May 2010 (at the margins of the SBSTTA 14), UNEP Headquarters, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/71954 (2010-099)
To: All SBSTTA participants

In response to a request (paragraph 2, decision BS-IV-15) by the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), the Secretariat has prepared a draft Strategic Plan of the Biosafety Protocol. The draft has b ...

REMINDER: Nomination of Experts to the Asian Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 12-16 July 2010

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/71480 (2010-097)
To: Asia Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

Further to the notification dated 15 April 2010, this is to remind that the Asian Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms will take place in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 12 to 16 July 2010 following the offer by the Government of Cambodia to host this training course.

REMINDER: Nomination of Experts for the Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, Nadi, Fiji, 5-7 July 2010

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/71481 (2010-098)
To: Pacific Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

Further to the notification dated 15 April 2010, this is to remind that the Pacific Sub-regional Workshop on Capacity-building and Exchange of Experiences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms will take place in Nadi, Fiji from 5 to 7 July 2010 following the generou ...

Registration procedure for Poster sessions for COP/MOP-5 and COP-10

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/AD/lp/72537 (2010-130)
To: All CPB, CBD National Focal Points, International Organizations

The purpose of this notification is to draw your attention to the registration procedures for the application for the poster sessions for COP/MOP-5 and COP-10 in Nagoya, Japan in October 2010.

Reminder: Hotel Accommodation for MOP-5 and COP-10

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/AD/NI/71512 (2010-132)
To: all Focal Points and organizations

As you are aware, the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held from 11 – 15 October ...

Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/5), 11 – 15 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan - CREDENTIALS

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/72619 (2010-133)
To: All CPB Focal Points

I have the honour to refer to Notification 2009-106 of 1 September 2009 announcing the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/5), and requesting the submission of credentials for representatives of Par ...

Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) Training Workshop, Nagoya, Japan, 8-9 October 2010 (prior to COP-MOP/5)

Reference: SCBD/BCH/GF/ABw/72371 (2010-144)
To: CPB Focal Points, BCH Focal Points

I am pleased to announce that the Secretariat, in collaboration with and support of the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Project, will convene a training workshop for National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH-NFPs) on 8-9 October 2010, immediately before the fifth meeting of the Conference o ...

Extension of Deadline: the First Reservation of Hotel Accommodation for COP-10/MOP-5

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/AD/NI/71512 (2010-149)
To: all CBD, CPB Focal Points and International organizations

Reference is made to notifications 2010-072 of 15 April 2010 and 2010-132 of 6 July 2010, regarding hotel accommodation for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) and the tenth meeting of the Con ...

Fourth meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (6-8 October, Nagoya, Japan)

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/73102 (2010-155)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the report of the third meeting of the Group of Friends of the Co-Chairs on Liability and Redress that contains, among other things, the latest version of the text of the proposed supplementary protocol to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available in al ...

Fair on National Experiences with the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 5): Extension of Deadline for Applications to Participate

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109 (2010-174)
To: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated) and Relevant Organizations

Please refer to my earlier notification of 15 March 2010 (Ref. SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109) regarding the CEPA fair on national experiences with the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at the margins of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of ...

Invitation to prepare for an election at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to replace the out-going members of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/73746 (2010-176)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated)

This is to inform you that the term of some of the members of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is due to expire on 31 December 2010.

Online information on risk assessment of living modified organisms in preparation for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MM/jh/73795 (2010-177)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Point, Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, which was developed by the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Risk Assessment and Risk Management and made available as annex III of document UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/5/12, is now also available online ...

Free train transportation upon arrival and departure for MOP-5 and COP-10 Participants

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73727 (2010-178)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

I am pleased to inform you that the Aichi-Nagoya COP 10 CBD Promotion Committee will provide COP-MOP-5 and COP-10 participants with free round trip train tickets for Meitetsu Airport Line which runs between the Central Japan International Airport (Centrair Station) and Nagoya City (Meitetsu Nago ...

10 October 2010 – Nagoya Congress Center closed for one hour

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74022 (2010-182)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

The Nagoya Congress Center (NCC) will be temporary closed on Sunday 10 October 2010 from 07:00 a.m. to 08:00 a.m., to allow for a security check. During this period, all participants to the meetings, including media, are not allowed to enter or/and stay in the NCC. Participants are kindly reques ...

Vehicle access to the Nagoya Congress Center

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74021 (2010-183)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

During the High Level Segment of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, vehicle access to the Nagoya Congress Center (NCC) will be highly restricted and in particular between 25 - 30 October 2010.

Reminder: Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/5), 11 – 15 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan - CREDENTIALS

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/72619 (2010-185)
To: All CPB Focal Points

As a follow-up to Notification 2010-133 of 7 July 2010, I wish to remind Parties that, in accordance with rule 18, credentials of representatives and the names of alternate representatives and advisers shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary, if possible not later than twenty-four hours af ...

Media Advisory for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5)

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/UN/jh/74163 (2010-188)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

I am pleased to inform you that a media advisory regarding the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 5) has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-28-mop5-en.pdf.

Report of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/5) requesting action from Parties and other Governments

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/74436 (2010-212)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated

I have the pleasure to inform you that the final report of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety held in Nagoya, Japan, 11 to 15 October 2010 (document UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/5/17) is currently available at th ...

Submission of the Second Regular National Reports

Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/74494 (2010-215)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, cc: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points

Reference is made to decision BS-V/14, paragraph 3, of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP), which requests Parties to submit their second regular national reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosaf ...

Minutes of the first meeting of the Bureau of COP-MOP 5

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/74727 (2011-010)
To: all CPB Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the final minutes of the first meeting of the Bureau of COP-MOP 5, held in Kanazawa on 19 December 2010, is now available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/bs/mop-bureau/mop-bur-2010-12-19-en.pdf

Socio-economic considerations (Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety): Inter-sessional activities emanating from COP-MOP decision BS-V/3, paragraphs 21 to 26

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/jh/74729 (2011-016)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

At its fifth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP) adopted decision BS-V/3 on Status of Capacity-Building Activities. Section IV of the decision concerns cooperation on identification of capacity-building nee ...

Scientific review of the "Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms"

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPDM/jh/74825 (2011-024)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant organizations

At the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP), the Parties welcomed the “Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms” developed through collaborative efforts between the Open-ended Online Expert Forum and the Ad ...

Submission of Information to Facilitate the Comprehensive Review of the Action Plan for Building Capacities for the Effective Implementation of the Protocol

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/74936 (2011-029)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

At its third meeting, which was held in Curitiba, Brazil in March 2006, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP) adopted, in decision BS-III/3, an updated Action Plan for Building Capacities for the Effective Implementat ...

January 2011 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/74949 (2011-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points and Relevant organizations and partners

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the January 2011 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-01-en.pdf.

GEF Support for the Preparation of the Second National Reports under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/75002 (2011-035)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), cc: GEF Operational Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the GEF has set aside funds for eligible Parties to prepare their second national reports.

Nominations to the Central and Eastern European Regional Training of Trainers’ Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 11 – 15 April 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/KG/CG/jh/75023 (2011-036)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, for Central and Eastern European Countries

I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, with funding support from the European Union, is organizing a regional training of trainers’ workshop on the identification and documentation of living modified organisms for the Central and Eastern Europe ...

Certified copies of the text of the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/75080 (2011-039)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated, Relevant Organizations

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, acting in his capacity as depositary, has finalized the authentication and preparation of certified copies of the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Nagoya, 15 October 2010) in ...

Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/75316 (2011-054)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

I am very pleased to inform you that another signing ceremony will take place on 11 May 2011 in New York at the occasion of the High Level Segment of the nineteenth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Parties who intend to seize this opportunity to sign th ...

Release of a Video on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/UN/jh/75464 (2011-064)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant organizations

In its decision BS-V/13, 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) adopted a programme of work on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handl ...

Expedited GEF Support for the Second National Report on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75600 (2011-076)
To: National Focal Points of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

I am pleased to forward you the communication from Mrs. Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with respect to the access to GEF funding for preparing the second national reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafe ...

Regional Online Real-time Conferences on Socio-economic Considerations (Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/jh/76023 (2011-091)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations

In paragraph 24 of decision BS-V/3, the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety requested the Executive Secretary to convene regional online conferences to: (i) facilitate the exchange of views, information and experiences on socio-economic considerations on a regional basis; and (ii) ide ...

Invitation for nominations to the Central and Eastern European Regional Workshop on the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 16 - 17 June 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/PS/75975 (2011-092)
To:

I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is organizing a regional workshop on the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress for Central and Eastern Europe, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. ...

Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/76035 (2011-093)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points Relevant organizations and partners

It is my pleasure to inform you that the 52nd issue of the Quarterly Report of the Convention, covering the period 1 January to 31 March 2011, 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 su ...

Invitation for nominations to the African Regional Workshop on the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 - 22 July 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/76139 (2011-098)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for African Countries

I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in collaboration with the African Union Commission is organizing a regional workshop on the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress for Africa.

GEF Support for the Preparation of the Second National Reports on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/74494 (2011-101)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

I am pleased to forward to you the communication from Mrs. Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) confirming the approval of GEF funding to enable eligible Parties prepare their second national reports on the implementation of the Cartage ...

Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Hyderabad, India, 1 - 5 October 2012

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/CG/76517 (2011-125)
To: CBD and CPB Focal Points

Nomination of Experts to the Caribbean Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, Belize City, Belize, 26-30 September 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/76914 (2011-129)
To: Caribbean Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

In decisions BS-IV/11 and BS-V/12, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene regional or sub-regional training courses to enable countries to gain hands-on experience in preparing and evaluating risk ...

Reminder: Deadline for Submission of the Second National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (30 September 2011)

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/74494 (2011-139)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)

I have the honour to refer to Notification 2010-215 (Ref: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/74494) dated 13 December 2010 inviting Parties to submit their second regular national reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, as called for under Article 33 of the Protocol.

Electronic Network of Laboratories and Online Discussion Groups on the Identification of Living Modified Organisms

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/jh/77120 (2011-146)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Points

Paragraph 5 of decision BS-V/9 invites Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to nominate national and international reference laboratories with the view to establishing, through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH), an electronic network of laboratories to facilitate the identification of ...

REMINDER: Nomination of Experts to the Caribbean Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, Belize City, Belize, 26-30 September 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/76914 (2011-148)
To: Caribbean Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points

Reference is made to the earlier notification (2011-129) sent on 8 July 2011 regarding the nomination of experts to the Caribbean Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs), Belize City, Belize, 26-30 September 2011.

Signing Ceremony for the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/77260 (2011-152)
To: CPB Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a signing ceremony for the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety which opened for signature on 7 March 2011 will take place on 20 September 2011 at the margins of the sixty-sixth session of th ...

Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP/6), 1 – 5 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/77389 (2011-165)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points where Biosafety Focal Points have not yet been nominated

I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of India, the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/6) will be held in Hyderabad, India, from 1 5 October 2012.

Nominations to the Asia sub-regional Training of Trainers’ Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, New Delhi, India, 21 – 25 November 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/KG/CG/jh/77490 (2011-168)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for Asian Countries

I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is organizing a regional training of trainers’ workshop on the identification and documentation of living modified organisms for the Asia sub-region. The workshop will be held in New Delhi, India, from 21 t ...

Invitation for nominations to the Asia and Pacific Regional Workshop on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, New Delhi, India, 17 - 18 November 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/77462 (2011-174)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points for the Asia-Pacific region

I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is organizing a regional workshop on the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress for the Asia and Pacific region. The workshop will be held in New Delhi, India from 17 to 18 No ...

Nomination of Experts to the Anglophone Africa Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, Accra, Ghana, 12-16 December 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/77562 (2011-175)
To: Anglophone Africa Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

In decisions BS-IV/11 and BS-V/12, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene regional or sub-regional training courses to enable countries gain hands-on experience in preparing and evaluating risk as ...

Pacific Subregional Workshop on Capacity-building for the Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 28-30 November 2011, Nadi, Fiji

Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/77633 (2011-184)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points of the Pacific Region, Relevant organizations

In its various decisions, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) has underscored the urgent need to assist developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and the small island developing States among them, to build their capaci ...

Testing of the “Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms”

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/77649 (2011-182)
To: National Focal Points of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CBD when no CPB designated), Relevant Organizations

At the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), the Parties welcomed the collaborative efforts of the Open-ended Online Expert Forum and an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Risk Assessment and R ...

Nomination of Experts to the Latin American Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, Havana, Cuba, 7-11 November 2011

Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/77650 (2011-183)
To: Latin America Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

In decisions BS-IV/11 and BS-V/12, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene regional or sub-regional training courses to enable countries gain hands-on experience in preparing and evaluating risk as ...

Communiqué: Hyderabad ready to host the world biodiversity community

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/77836 (2011-196)
To: All National Focal Points under the Convention and Biosafety Protocol

I am pleased to inform you that the Executive Secretary of the CBD paid a visit to India from 5 to 8 October 2011 to discuss preparations for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/6) and the eleven ...