Notification 2016-047

Dear Madam/Sir, In connection with the twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 20) to be held from 25 to 30 April 2016 and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1) from 2 to 6 May 2016, I am pleased to inform Parties and stakeholders that, after due consideration of all nominations received, the selection of representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive financial assistance in support of their participation in the above-mentioned meetings has been completed and approved by the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties. The list of beneficiaries of financial assistance is attached for information. The selected participants will be contacted directly by the Secretariat with regard to travel arrangements. More participants may be added subject to availability of funds. The selection was carried out in accordance with the criteria for the operation of the Voluntary Funding Mechanism to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities in the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity set out in the annex to decision VIII/5 D of the Conference of the Parties, and in accordance with the selection criteria established in section B of the annex. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Selected indigenous peoples and local community representatives to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 20), 25 to 30 April 2016 and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1), 2 to 6 May 2016, Montreal, Canada Africa 1. Ms. Lucy Mulenkei 2. Mr. Gladman Chibememe Asia 3. Ms. Jocelyn Carino Nettleton 4. Ms. Thingreiphi Lungharwo Eastern, Central Europe and the Caucasus 5. Ms. Polina Shulbaeva Latin America and the Caribbean 6. Ms. Maria Yolanda Terán Maigua 7. Mr. Miguel Ángel Pereira Guadalupe Pacific 8. Ms. Christine Teresa Grant 9. Ms. Beth Tui Shortland 10. Mr. Duane Fraser

To: CBD, TK, SBSTTA and the Nagoya Protocol National Focal Points, International and Non-Governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations