Notification 2016-014

Dear Madam/Sir, The Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (‘International Treaty’) was convened from 5 to 9 October 2015 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy. The report of the meeting is now available online in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish at: http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/f9cc6aee-383f-44ab-bd29-c4baab79b999/. Given the close linkages between the International Treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol, I am pleased to bring to your attention some of the outcomes of the meeting which are of particular relevance to the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol. Please find a summary of the relevant outcomes in the annex to this notification for your information. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: ABS National Focal Points (CBD National Focal Points where ABS National Focal Points have not yet been designated)