Notification 2024-051

Dear Sir or Madam,

In its decision 15/5, the Conference of the Parties adopted the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and established the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators to advise on the further operationalization of the monitoring framework. The Expert Group provided an update on its work to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice at its twenty-fifth meeting, and the final outcomes of its work were made available to the Subsidiary Body at its twenty-sixth meeting.

In paragraph 5 (a) of its recommendation 26/1 (currently available as document CBD/SBSTTA/26/L.10 ), the Subsidiary Body requested the Executive Secretary to invite Parties to submit views on document CBD/SBSTTA/26/INF/19: Guidance on needs related to implementing the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Accordingly, Parties are invited to submit their views as soon as possible but no later than 
1 July 2024, using the template available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2024/submission-views-SBSTTA-26-INF-19-template-en.docx , through the central portal of the clearing-house mechanism using the link: https://chm.cbd.int/submit/submission/new?notification=2024-051. Should technical problems prevent the use of the clearing-house mechanism, contributions can be sent through an official letter addressed to the Executive Secretary, by e-mail to secretariat@cbd.int.

The Secretariat will make all views received available online and, in accordance with paragraph 
5 (b) of recommendation 26/1, will provide an updated version of document CBD/SBSTTA/26/INF/19 for information of the Conference of the Parties at its sixteenth meeting, to be held in Cali, Colombia in October 2024.

I thank you for your cooperation and continued support to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Please accept, Sir, Madam, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) David Cooper 
Acting Executive Secretary