Notification 2005-019

Dear Madam/Sir, Further to our Notification SCBD/I&O/CHM/MS/46963 dated 11 February 2005, regarding the Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting on the clearing-house mechanism, to be held in Brasilia, from 9 to 11 March 2005, I am pleased to inform you that the Provisional Agenda, the Annotated Provisional Agenda and the Information for Participants for the above-mentioned meeting are now available on the Secretariat’s web site at: www.biodiv.org. The Spanish language version of the above mentioned documents will be forthcoming. I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the deadline for making nominations has been extended to 1 March 2005 so as to give all Parties and Governments ample opportunity to nominate experts for the meeting. Thank you for your co-operation and continued support to the work of the Convention and the clearing-house mechanism.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points - Latin America and the Caribbean CHM National Focal Points - Latin America and the Caribbean International thematic focal points Informal Advisory Committee Relevant international organizations