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Invitation for views on the preparation, scope and content of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/RH/KNM/87538 (2018-063)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

Invitation to submit views on proposed procedure for avoiding or managing conflicts of interest in expert groups

Reference: SCBD/OES/WDY/moc/87536 (2018-064)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points and relevant international organizations

High-level Segment of the 2018 United Nations Biodiversity Conference

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/CE/87388 (2018-061)
To: CBD National Focal points, ABS Focal Points and CP Focal Points

A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) geared towards enhancing cooperation between the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was signed today on the margins of the second meeting of CBD’s Subsidiary Body on Implementation, being held in Montreal, Canada.

Second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

9 - 13 July 2018, Montreal, Canada

Twenty-second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

2 - 7 July 2018, Montreal, Canada

Registration and Credentials for Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 14), Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 9), and Third 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 (COP-MOP 3), 17-29 November 2018 – Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DC/87388 (2018-045)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, NGOs, and indigenous people and local communities, and other stakeholders

Second meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

24 - 26 April 2018, Montreal, Canada

Third meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

20 - 22 March 2018, Montreal, Canada

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

13 - 16 February 2018, Montreal, Canada

Composition of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/RKi/86870 (2018-018)
To: ABS National Focal Points (or CBD National Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Resource mobilization: Assessing the contribution of collective actions of indigenous peoples and local communities and safeguards in biodiversity financing mechanisms

Reference: SCBD/MCO/DC/VN/JS/GD/jh/87060 (2018-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points, stakeholders, and indigenous peoples and local communities

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: 15 January 2018 - Submission of views and information further to decision NP-2/10 on Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/KG/jh/86849 (2017-136)
To: ABS National Focal Points (CBD Focal Points where ABS National Focal Points have not yet been designated), Indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: 22 December 2017: Nominations for the third meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/RKi/86870 (2017-135)
To: ABS National Focal Points (or CBD National Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated) and indigenous peoples and local communities

Call for Expressions of Interest to Participate in the Capacity-building Programme on Establishing Measures to Implement the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/RKi/86942 (2017-133)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)

Nominations for the third meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/RKi/86870 (2017-129)
To: ABS National Focal Points (or CBD National Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations.

Invitation to Register for the Online Forum in Preparation for the Capacity Development Programme on national arrangements on Traditional Knowledge for achieving Target 18 and contributing to Target 16 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/JS/VF/86985 (2017-123)
To: CBD, TK, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, NGOs, IGOs

Third meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

14 - 16 November 2017, Montreal, Canada

REMINDER NOTIFICATION: Submission of the Interim National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/KG/jh/86322 (2017-119)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)

Progress on Implementation of the Programme of Work for Article 8(j) and related provisions: Request for contributions to the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/JS/VF/jh/86963 (2017-116)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and other relevant organizations

Peer Review of Fact-finding and Scoping Study on Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/KG/NH/86967 (2017-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, international organizations, relevant stakeholders

Nominations for the third meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity-building for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/RKi/86870 (2017-113)
To: ABS National Focal Points (or CBD National Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations.

Composition of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/KG/NH/86630 (2017-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, international organizations, relevant stakeholders

REMINDER NOTIFICATION: DEADLINE 1 NOVEMBER 2017: Submission of the Interim National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/KG/jh/86322 (2017-102)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)

Contribution to the first Assessment and Review of the Effectiveness of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/BG/JR/86908 (2017-104)
To: ABS National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant stakeholders

Submission of views and information further to decision NP-2/10 on Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/KG/NH/86849 (2017-094)
To: ABS National Focal Points (CBD Focal Points where ABS National Focal Points have not yet been designated), Indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Vilm ABS Dialogue – Informing about Domestic Measures for Access to Genetic Resources

27 - 31 August 2017, Vilm, Germany

Date and venue of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2018

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DC/86703 (2017-075)
To: All CBD, CPB and ABS Focal Points and relevant organizations

REMINDER: Submission of the Interim National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/KG/jr/86322 (2017-076)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)

Voluntary Trust Fund to Facilitate the Participation of Indigenous and Local Communities in the Work of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/JS/jh/86736 (2017-071)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities

Composition of the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/BG/jh/86620 (2017-060)
To: ABS National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)

Farm practices must change to protect endangered species and habitats

ZURICH, June 27, 2017 — Sustainable agriculture practices must be widely implemented in order to stem an alarming loss of biodiversity and to protect endangered species.

Second meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Article 17 (GLIS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

13 - 14 June 2017, Rome, Italy

Thirty-Fourth Session of Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (WIPO)

12 - 16 June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

Nominations to the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources and Reminder Regarding the Submission of Views and Information

Reference: SCBD//SPS/DC/VN/KG/jh/86630 (2017-049)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, International Organizations and relevant stakeholders

On the 5th of June 2017, Kuwait ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, an agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity, bringing the total number of ratifications to 100.

Kuwait will become the 100th party to the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity

7 June 2017 – On the 5th of June 2017, Kuwait ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, an agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity, bringing the total number of ratificatio ...

On Friday, 19 May 2017, the Republic of Korea became the 98th country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.

On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, Japan became the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 99.

The Republic of Korea ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

22 May 2017 – On Friday, 19 May 2017, the Republic of Korea became the 98th country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.

Japan ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

22 May 2017 – On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, Japan became the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications ...

Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/KG/jh/86500 (2017-037)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points, Relevant International Organizations and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

CBD/NP/MOP/2/13

Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 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 on Its Second Meeting

GEF Support for the Preparation of the Interim National Reports on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/jh/86322 (2017-032)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Review of experience in convening the meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol concurrently

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/KNM/86308 (2017-028)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/jh/86420 (2017-029)
To: ABS National Focal Points, CBD Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated

Meeting of the European Competent National Authorities implementing the Nagoya Protocol and the corresponding EU Regulation

21 - 22 March 2017, Isle of Vilm, Germany

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (ITPGRFA)

13 - 17 March 2017, Rome, Italy

Launch of the Biodiversity e-Learning Platform

Reference: SCBD/IMS/RS/ET/CP/86275 (2017-021)
To: CBD, CPB, NP Focal Points, other Governments, relevant organizations and IPLCs

Submission of the Interim National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Publication of Information on the ABS Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/BG/jh/86322 (2017-017)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)