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#14622010-05-10
Action by
2010-05-21
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.
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#14632010-05-10
Action by
2010-05-21
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 ...
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#14642010-05-07
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 ...
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#14392010-04-15
Action by
2010-05-21
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 ...
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Notification
#14322010-04-12
Third meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/71410 (2010-068)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Relevant Organizations
Following consultations by the Co-Chairs through the letter they circulated on 24 March 2010, and the generous offer made, one more time, by the Government of Malaysia, to host it, the third meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs will be held from 15 to 19 June 2010 in Kuala Lumpur ...
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Notification
#14212010-04-06
Action by
2010-05-07
Invitation for further comments on the draft Strategic Plan of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2011-2020)
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/71409 (2010-058)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB Focal Points have not yet been designated)
The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), at its meeting held on 20 March 2010 in Cali, Colombia, decided that the updated version of the draft elements of the Strategic Plan, as attached, be circulated to ...
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Notification
#14222010-04-06
Text of a proposed supplementary protocol to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/71342 (2010-059)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
In response to the requirement under Article 27 of the Biosafety Protocol, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP) established, at its first meeting held from 23 to 27 February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, an Open-ended Ad Hoc Wo ...
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Notification
#14252010-04-06
Submission of information on capacity-building activities undertaken in support of the Cartagena Protocol implementation
Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/71423 (2010-062)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) and BCH National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
Relevant Organizations
Reference is made to the earlier notification (2008-078) sent on 8 July 2008 and the reminder (2010-015) sent on 22 January 2010 regarding submission of information to the Secretariat in preparation for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to t ...
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Notification
#14262010-04-06
Action by
2010-05-21
Submission of information on capacity-building on needs and priorities for the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/jh/71424 (2010-063)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) and BCH National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
In its decision BS-I/5, paragraphs 6 and 7, and in decision BS-II/3, paragraph 15, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) invited Parties and other Governments to submit their capacity-building needs and priorities to the Biosafety Clearing- ...
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Notification
#14142010-03-15
Action by
2010-07-15
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)
Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/UN/jh/71109 (2010-051)
To: All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and Relevant organizations
Building on the success of the fair which was held during the fourth meeting of the Conference of Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) in Bonn, Germany, I have the honour to inform you that another fair on national experiences with the implementation of the Car ...
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Notification
#13972010-02-18
Side Events at the margins of the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 5) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70771 (2010-035)
To: all CPB National Focal Points and Relevant 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 Convention on Biological Diversity to be held from 11 – 15 October 2010 will take place in Nagoya, Japan. The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the online registrati ...
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Notification
#13842010-02-04
Participation in the UNEP-GEF Project “BCH II: Continued enhancement of building capacity for effective participation in the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)”
Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/70446 (2010-022)
To: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFPs), cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH-NFPs)
I am pleased to inform you that, in response to Decision BS-IV/2 of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP), the Global Environment Facility Council, at its meeting held in November 2009, approved the UNEP-GEF ...
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Notification
#13822010-02-03
Invitation for comments on the updated Draft Elements of the Strategic Plan and Proposed Framework for the Second Assessment and Review of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety under Article 35
Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/70549 (2010-020)
To: National Focal Points for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-NFPs); National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety (CPB-NFPs); National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH-NFPs); Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to announce the launch of an online Forum on the Biosafety Clearing-House which is designed to provide the opportunity for comments.
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Notification
#13762010-01-22
Action by
2010-02-28
Reminder: Submission of views and/or information to facilitate decision making by the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/WDY/jh/70384 (2010-015)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
With reference to earlier notifications seeking submissions as invited by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP), I would like to draw your attention to the following items that the Secretariat is yet to receive adequate number of submissions.
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Notification
#13572009-12-21
Action by
2010-01-31
Study of Users and Potential Users of the Biosafety Clearing-House
Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/69956 (2009-178)
To: BCH National Focal Points, CPB National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
We are pleased to inform you that this study has been launched and that a survey has been prepared as a part of this process. The survey will be available online at http://bch.cbd.int/resources/bch-survey/ for completion until 31 January 2010.
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Notification
#13512009-12-10
Second meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/69867 (2009-173)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
The second meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs will be held from 8 to 12 February 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Notification
#13492009-12-09
Action by
2010-01-30
Invitation for Comments on the Draft Elements of a Strategic Plan of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/69854 (2009-171)
To: National Focal Points for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-NFPs)
At its meeting on 8 November 2009, the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) requested that a process be initiated to enable Parties submit comments on the draft elements of a strategic plan (2011 to 2020) for the Cartagena Protoc ...
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Notification
#13442009-12-03
Action by
2009-12-14
Extension of the Discussion Groups of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management to 14 December 2009
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPM/CG/jh/ 67587 (2009-166)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National focal points,
CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), BCH National Focal Points
During the fourth COP-MOP, the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol agreed on the need for further guidance on specific aspects of risk assessment and risk management, and established an Open-ended online forum on specific aspects on risk assessment and an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Asse ...
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Notification
#13422009-12-02
Action by
2010-01-30
Submission of views and/or experience as invited by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/WDY/jh/64396 (2009-164)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
With reference to the notification issued on 8 July 2008, SCBD/BS/CG/jh/64396, I would like to draw your attention to the following items where submissions have been invited by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP)
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Notification
#13322009-11-13
Action by
2010-12-15
Reminder: Submission of Views on Possible Elements of the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/UN//jh/69589 (2009-154)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points , CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) National Focal Points
Relevant Organizations
Please refer to my earlier notification of 26 May 2009 (ref.:SCBD/BS/UN/jh/67565, available at http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-055-bs-en.pdf) regarding the submission of views on possible elements of a programme of work on public awareness, education and participation concerni ...
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Notification
#13202009-10-21
Action by
2010-01-31
Submission of information on experience gained with respect to identification of living modified organisms intended for direct use as food or feed or for processing (LMOs-FFP) - Decision BS-III/10 paragraph 2(a) of Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/jh/69302 (2009-142)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points where CPB Focal Points have not yet been nominated
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), in paragraph 1 of its decision BS-III/10, requested Parties and urged other Governments to take measures to ensure that existing documentation or documentation required by domest ...
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Notification
#13002009-09-23
Invitation of Applications for Support from the Voluntary Fund for the Roster of Experts
Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/jh/68941 (2009-123)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated)
At its fourth meeting, which was held in Bonn from 12 to 16 May 2008, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety decided to revitalize the pilot phase of the Voluntary Fund for the Roster of Experts and invited developed country Par ...
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Notification
#12922009-09-11
Nominations to the GRULAC Regional Training of Trainers’ Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, National Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, 23 – 27 November 2009
Reference: SCBD/BS/ET/CG/jh/68825 (2009-115)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points
for Latin America and the Caribbean Countries
I am pleased to inform you that the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, with funding support from the Government of Spain and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), is organizing a regional training of trainers’ workshop on the identification and d ...
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Notification
#12832009-09-01
Action by
2010-04-30
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
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/68463 (2009-106)
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 kind invitation of the Government of Japan, 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) will be held in Nagoya, Japan, from 11 15 October 2010.
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Notification
#12802009-08-26
Action by
2009-09-15
Submission of scientifically sound information regarding the identification of living modified organisms or specific traits that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/jh/67587 (2009-103)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points
CBD National Focal Points where CPB focal points have not yet been designated
Biosafety Clearing House National Focal Points
Relevant Organizations
Please refer to my notification of 28 May 2009 (ref.: SCBD/BS/MPDM/jh/67587; available at http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-056-bs-en.pdf) on the submission of scientifically sound information regarding the identification of living modified organisms or specific traits that may ...
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Notification
#12662009-08-10
Action by
2009-09-15
Pre-Registration for an Online Survey on the Application of and Experience in the Use of Socio-Economic Considerations in Decision-Making on Living Modified Organisms
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/ps/68297 (2009-090)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB NFP), CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated)
Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points (BCH NFP), Relevant organizations
In line with decisions BS-II/12 and BS-IV/16 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), the GEF Coordination Division of the United Nations Environment Programme, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention ...
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Spanish
French
Notification
#12592009-07-22
Release of the Sixth Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News
Reference: SCBD/BS/UN/jh/68117 (2009-083)
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, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the sixth issue of the newsletter on Biosafety entitled Biosafety Protocol News has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-06.pdf.
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#12422009-06-22
Action by
2009-07-31
Nominations to the Africa Regional Training of Trainers’ Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali, 14 – 18 September 2009
Reference: SCBD/BS/KG/CG/jh/67778 (2009-066)
To: African Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points
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. The workshop will be held at the Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Appliquée ( ...
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French
Notification
#12322009-05-28
Action by
2009-09-15
Submission of scientifically sound information regarding the identification of Living Modified Organisms or specific traits that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/jh/67587 (2009-056)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
In order to allow timely deliberations on the issue by experts of the Open-ended Online Forum through a) ad hoc discussion groups, tentatively scheduled to start in November 2009; and b) real-time conferences, tentatively scheduled to start in February 2010, as well as by the experts of the AHT ...
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Notification
#12312009-05-26
Action by
2009-11-15
Submission of Views on Possible Elements of the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/UN/jh/67565 (2009-055)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
In order to meet the request by the COP-MOP in a timely manner in the preparation of a synthesis of the views submitted and to develop a draft programme of work for the consideration of the COP-MOP, you are invited to send to the Secretariat your views and suggestions on the possible elements of ...
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Notification
#12122009-04-14
Action by
2009-05-18
Registration for Online Forum on Standards for LMO Shipments (paragraph 3 of Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/ps/67309 (2009-036)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that registration for the Online Forum on Standards for LMO Shipments is now open. You are invited to register to participate in the Forum here: https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/registration_art18.shtml.
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Notification
#11872009-01-28
Action by
2009-03-31
Reminder: Submission of Views on a Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/65184 (2009-013)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat has extended the deadline for receiving the submission of views to Tuesday, 31 March 2009.
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Notification
#11802009-01-15
Release of the Fifth Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News
Reference: SCBD/BS/UN/66076 (2009-006)
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, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of the newsletter on Biosafety entitled Biosafety Protocol News has been posted on the CBD website at the following address: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-03-05-en.pdf.
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Notification
#11782009-01-14
Announcement of the Online-Conference on Capacity-Building for Integration of Biosafety into National Development Plans, Strategies and Programmes, 19 January to 6 February 2009
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/66040 (2009-004)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB NFP)
CBD National Focal Points (where CPB NFPs have not yet been designated), National Focal Points to the Biosafety Clearing-House, Relevant Organizations
I have the pleasure to inform you that the “Online-Conference on Capacity-Building for Integration of Biosafety into National Development Plans, Strategies and Programmes” will be held from 19 January to 6 February 2009 through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH).
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Notification
#11732008-12-23
Report on SCBD Activities for 2008
Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/65926 (2008-169)
To: All National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity
All National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the report on activities of the Secretariat on the implementation of the work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, covering the period from January to December 2008, is now available at the follow ...
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Notification
#11662008-12-10
Announcement: Fifth Coordination Meeting for Governments and Organizations Implementing or Funding Biosafety Capacity-Building Activities, 9 to 11 March 2009, San José, Costa Rica
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/65806 (2008-163)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the Government of Costa Rica, in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), has kindly offered to co-organise and host the fifth Coordination Meeting from 9 to 11 March 2009 in San José at the IICA Headquarters.
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Notification
#11602008-12-08
First meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/WDY/jh/65767 (2008-158)
To: CPB National Focal Points
The first meeting of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs will be held from 23 to 27 February 2009 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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French
Notification
#11422008-10-23
Action by
2009-01-20
Submission of views and/or information in preparation for the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/65409 (2008-140)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, other governments, and relevant international organizations
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), in its decision BS-IV/11, invited Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to submit to the Executive Secretary information relevant to the wo ...
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Notification
#11362008-10-09
Action by
2008-10-31
Nominations to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/64638R (2008-134)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, CC: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points
Further to my notification reference, SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/64638 dated 5 September 2008, I am pleased to inform you that the deadline for nomination of experts to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management has been extended to 31 October 2008.
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Notification
#11332008-10-06
Announcement: Online-Conference on Capacity-Building in Environmental Risk Assessment and Post-Release Monitoring of LMOs, 3-14 November 2008
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/65224 (2008-131)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
CBD National Focal Points (where CPB-NFPs have not yet been designated), Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to inform you that the “Online Conference on Capacity-building in Environmental Risk assessment and Post-Release Monitoring of LMOs” will be held from 3 to 14 November 2008.
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Spanish
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Notification
#11302008-10-02
Action by
2008-10-31
Nominations of observers to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum and Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/65142 (2008-128)
To: Relevant Organizations
I am pleased to invite you to nominate experts from your organization who are actively involved in risk assessment and risk management, to participate as observers in this Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
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Notification
#11312008-10-02
Action by
2008-12-31
Submission of Views on a Strategic Plan for the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/jh/65184 (2008-129)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP), in its decision BS-IV/15, invited Parties to make submissions on a strategic plan for the Protocol and requested the Executive Secretary to present a draft strategic plan on this ...
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Spanish
French
Notification
#11252008-09-24
Second Analysis of the First Regular National Reports on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/GF/ABw/64976 (2008-123)
To: National Focal Points of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; cc: National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing-House
Reference is made to decision BS-III/14 of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP/3), which requests Parties to submit their first regular national reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol ...
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Notification
#11152008-09-11
Action by
2008-10-31
Submission of guiding questions in preparation for the online conference on the need and modalities for developing standards on identification, handling, packaging and transport of living modified organisms (paragraph 3 of Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/KG/jh/64834 (2008-113)
To: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
I would like to draw your attention to decision BS-IV/10 of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Biosafety Protocol where Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations were invited to provide the CBD Executive Secr ...
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Spanish
French
Notification
#11142008-09-08
Release of the Fourth Issue of the Biosafety Protocol News - Fifth Anniversary Edition
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/UN/jh/64817 (2008-112)
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 fourth issue of the newsletter on Biosafety entitled Biosafety Protocol News issued for the Fifth Anniversary of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has been posted on the CBD website at the following addresses: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/bpn/bpn-03-04 ...
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Notification
#11122008-09-05
Action by
2008-10-10
Nominations to the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/MPDM/ABw/64638 (2008-110)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, c.c.: Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP) established an open-ended online forum on specific aspects of risk assessment through the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) as well as an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Ris ...
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Notification
#11102008-08-29
Outreach Materials for the Fifth Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/UN/ABw/64757 (2008-108)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that a CD containing a number of outreach materials related to the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which will be marked on 11 September 2008, has been sent to all the National Focal Points and other stakeholders. A CD I ...
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#11092008-08-27
Invitation for Nominations to the Roster of Biosafety Experts
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/ABw/64647 (2008-107)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP), in Decision BS-IV/4 , adopted a number of measures to further strengthen the Roster of Biosafety Experts. These included criteria and minimum requirements ...
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Notification
#10982008-08-07
Fifth Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/ABw/64592 (2008-097)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations
As you are aware, 11 September 2008 will mark the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. I therefore have the honour to invite you to celebrate the anniversary, use the occasion to further promote awareness of the Protocol, and mobilise different stake ...
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#10932008-07-24
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2008-08-29
Independent mid-term review of the GEF Resource Allocation Framework (RAF)
Reference: SBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/64487 (2008-092)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing-House National Focal Points
As you may be aware, at its 32nd meeting in November 2007, the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) requested the GEF Evaluation Office to undertake an independent mid-term review of the GEF Resource Allocation Framework (RAF). The findings of the Review will be presented to the GEF ...
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