Notification 2018-036

Dear Madam/Sir, I am pleased to invite Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities to submit information on the status of implementation of the Framework and Action Plan for Capacity-Building for the Effective Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, including a summary of the results of the activities undertaken, good practices and lessons learned. This invitation is pursuant to paragraph 6 of decision BS-VI/3 requesting the Executive Secretary to prepare, for consideration by the regular meetings of the Parties, reports on the status of implementation of the Framework and Action Plan, on the basis of the submissions made by Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations. The information contained in the submissions will be synthesized and presented to the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties, with a view to reporting on the status of implementation of the Framework and Action Plan. Submissions may be sent online through the Biosafety Clearing-House at http://bch.cbd.int/managementcentre/edit/submission.shtml or via e-mail to secretariat@cbd.int using the template accessible in the annex to this notification, no later than 30 June 2018. I would like to express my sincere thanks for your continued support towards the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, BCH Focal Points, relevant partner organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities organizations