Notification 2026-025

Dear Sir or Madam, 

In decision 16/34 on resource mobilization, the Executive Secretary was requested to commission, or undertake, alongside relevant international institutions, a study on the relationship between biodiversity and climate finance (paragraph 26 (b)). 

In response to this request, the Secretariat commissioned a consultant to assist with the preparation of the study. As per Notification 2026-014 the deadline to submit inputs to the peer review was originally set for 20 March 2026. Following recommendation 6/1 of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, the deadline has now been extended to 20 May 2026. 

I am pleased to therefore invite Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations to participate in the peer review of this document that is made available to view and download at this link: https://www.cbd.int/documents/CBD/SBI/6/INF/16 . Please use the comments and track changes functionality in the Word version of the document to provide feedback. 

Kindly submit your review comments to the Secretariat by e-mail to secretariat@cbd.int as soon as possible, and no later than 20 May 2026. 

Parties and observers are kindly requested to focus the peer review comments on the substance of the report, and on factual errors. 

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

(Signed) Astrid Schomaker

Executive Secretary