Notification 2011-095

Dear Madam/Sir, I am pleased to share with you the list of sponsored experts for the joint meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Bushmeat Liaison Group and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s (CITES) Central Africa Bushmeat Working Group. The selection of experts was conducted in accordance with established procedures and with particular attention to relevant expertise, language skills, as well as geographic and gender balance. Additional experts will be selected from the full list of nominees if additional funds become available. Self-funded participants from Parties or relevant organizations, whose nominations were received by the Secretariat on or before 22 April 2011 on the basis of Notification No. 2011-058 (http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-058-bushmeat-en.pdf), are invited to participate, but due to space constraints, participation is limited to one delegate per organization. Furthermore, self-funded participants are requested to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. A block-booking for sponsored participants has been made at a hotel close to the workshop venue and self-funded participants might consider arranging accommodation in the same hotel, as transportation to the workshop venue will be provided by the host country. The workshop will be held from 7 to 10 June 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya, and is being convened by the Secretariats of the CBD and CITES, in collaboration with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and with generous financial support from the European Commission. In addition, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC) are also collaborating in the organization of the meeting. A provisional workshop agenda and supplementary documents, including an information note for participants, is available at http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=LGBUSHMEAT-02. All national experts invited to the workshop are kindly requested to prepare one presentation per country about their national experience and views about the conservation and sustainable use of bushmeat. Representatives of relevant organizations and indigenous and local communities will be contacted individually by the Secretariat regarding opportunities for participation in the workshop, and for presentations during the workshop. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points, cc: Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; PoWPA Focal Points