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International Day for South-South Cooperation 2018

12 September 2018, New York, United States of America

Biodiversity Innovation and Solutions Fair: Call for Exhibitors

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/FK/87606 (2018-073)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, and Nagoya Protocol Focal Points

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2018 (http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/)

9 August 2018, New York, United States of America

Inspired by discussions on the possibilities of transformational change, a keynote address by Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar, and a celebration of indigenous culture, more than 1,000 delegates from around the world concluded two critical meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada.

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

World Population Day 2018: (http://www.un.org/en/events/populationday/)

11 July 2018, New York, United States of America

40th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (Ozone Secretariat)

11 - 14 July 2018, Vienna, Austria

Celebrating 25 years of Success in Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity: Call for posters and announcement of poster tool training sessions at the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/FD/87476 (2018-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, United Nations organizations, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities organizations, business organizations, educational organizations

Seminar on transformational change for the biodiversity agenda

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DC/87363 (2018-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, CPB Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, United Nations organizations, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities organizations, business organizations, educational organizations

81st Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

18 - 22 June 2018, Montreal, Canada

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2018: "Land has true value – Invest in it" (https://www2.unccd.int/actions/17-june-world-day-combat-desertification)

17 June 2018, Bonn, Germany

World Oceans Day 2018 (http://www.un.org/en/events/oceansday/)

8 June 2018, New York, United States of America

Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Case studies of achievements and successes under the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/fd/87000 (2018-052)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

World Environment Day 2018: "beating plastic pollution" (http://worldenvironmentday.global/)

5 June 2018, Nairobi, Kenya

Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the twenty-second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 2 - 7 July 2018, and the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 9 - 13 July 2018, in Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/SPS/AS/VN/JS/GT/87448 (2018-050)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and other relevant organizations

International Day for Biological Diversity 2018

22 May 2018, Montreal, Canada

World Bee Day 2018

20 May 2018, New York, United States of America

World Migratory Bird Day 2018: "Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation" (http://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/en)

10 May 2018, Bonn, Germany

Forty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 48) as well as the fifth part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-5) of UNFCCC

30 April - 10 May 2018, Bonn, Germany

Seminar on transformational change for the biodiversity agenda

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DC/87363 (2018-043)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, United Nations organizations, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities organizations, business organizations, educational organizations

World Intellectual Property Day 2018: "Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity" (http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/)

26 April 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

International Mother Earth Day 2018 (http://www.un.org/en/events/motherearthday/)

22 April 2018, New York, United States of America

Latin American and Caribbean Regional Workshop on Strengthening Capacities for the Integrated Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress and the Convention on Biological Diversity

16 - 20 April 2018, Mexico City, Mexico

17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII): "Indigenous peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and resources”

16 - 27 April 2018, New York, United States of America

World Health Day 2018: "Universal Coverage, Everyone, Everywhere" (http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2018/en/)

7 April 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

World Meteorological Day 2018: Weather-ready, climate-smart (https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/world-meteorological-day/wmd-2018)

23 March 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

World Water Day 2018: "Nature for Water" (http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/)

22 March 2018, New York, United States of America

International Day of Forests 2018: "Forests and Sustainable Cities" (http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/)

21 March 2018, New York, United States of America

47th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

13 - 16 March 2018, Paris, France

World Wildlife Day 2018: "Big cats: predators under threat" (http://www.un.org/en/events/wildlifeday/)

3 March 2018, New York, United States of America

Olivier de Munck

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/AR/87202 (2018-028)
To: All National Focal Points, United Nations organizations, intergovernmental organizations non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities organizations, business organizations, educational organizations

African Regional Workshop on strengthening capacities for the integrated implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress and the Convention on Biological Diversity

19 - 23 February 2018, Lilongwe, Malawi

2018: Celebrating the 25th year of the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DAIN/FD/87000 (2017-144)
To: CBD National Focal Points, partner organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities

Meeting of the informal advisory group on synergies among biodiversity-related conventions

17 - 18 December 2017, Montreal, Canada

I and my colleagues here at the Secretariat are greatly saddened to learn that Dr. Calestous Juma, former Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, has passed away.

International Mountain Day 2017

11 December 2017, Rome, Italy

Human Rights Day 2017

10 December 2017, New York, United States of America

World Soil Day 2017

5 December 2017, Rome, Italy

53rd GEF Council Meeting

5 - 7 December 2017, Washingtong, United States of America

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

5 - 8 December 2017, Montreal, Canada

Expert Workshop to Develop Options for Modifying the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), for Describing New Areas, and for Strengthening the Scientific Credibility and Transparency of this Process

5 - 8 December 2017, Berlin, Germany

Third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-3)

4 - 6 December 2017, Nairobi, Kenya

Joint 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the 29th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

20 - 24 November 2017, Montreal, Canada

Joint meeting of the Bureau of the Tenth Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Twenty-Eight Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

19 November 2017, Montreal, Canada

59th Meeting of the Implementation Committee Under the Non-Compliance Procedure of the Montreal Protocol (UNEP Ozone Secretariat)

18 November 2017, Montreal, Canada

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

14 - 16 November 2017, Montreal, Canada

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Montreal Protocol

13 - 17 November 2017, Montreal, Canada

Bonn Climate Change Conference (COP 23) - Twenty third session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

6 - 17 November 2017, Bonn, Germany

Asian Subregional Workshop on Strengthening Capacities for the Integrated Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress and the Convention on Biological Diversity

6 - 10 November 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

World Cities Day 2017

31 October 2017, New York, United States of America