2011 2011-12-16
 en | SCBD/STTM/OH/fs/78394 (2011-235)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points
Report of the Third Expert Workshop on the Development of the Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity, 11-12 October 2011, Singapore
I would like to inform you that the final report and documents related to the Third Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index (CBI), also known as the Singapore Index (SI), held on 11–12 October 2011, in Singapore City, Singapore, have been posted online at http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EWDCBI-03 along with the list of participants.
Subject(s): Cities and Biodiversity |
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2011-12-15
en | SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 (2011-234)
Notification to: the CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, The Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and relevant organizations
Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Focus on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity as a Mainstreaming Tool, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (27 February to 1 March 2012)
Further to my notification SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 of 14 November 2011, I am pleased to inform you that the regional capacity building workshop for Southern African countries on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans will focus specifically on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity as an important tool for biodiversity mainstreaming, and has been supplemented with one additional day. The workshop will thus run from 27 February to 1 March 2012. You are kindly requested to take this into consideration in your nomination of representatives.
Subject(s): National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures |
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2011-12-14
en es fr | SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/78387 (2011-233)
Notification to: CBD Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points
Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-2), New Delhi, India, 9-13 April 2012
I am pleased to confirm that the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP) will be held in New Delhi, India, on 9-13 April 2012.
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Action required by 2012-02-03 |
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2011-12-14
en es fr | SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/78387 (2011-232)
Notification to: International organizations and relevant stakeholders
Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-2), New Delhi, India, 9-13 April 2012
I am pleased to confirm that the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP) will be held in New Delhi, India, on 9-13 April 2012.
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Action required by 2012-02-03 |
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2011-12-14
en es fr | SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/78387 (2011-231)
Notification to: Indigenous and local community organizations
Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-2), New Delhi, India, 9-13 April 2012
I am pleased to confirm that the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP) will be held in New Delhi, India, on 9-13 April 2012.
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Action required by 2012-01-13 |
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2011-12-12
en | SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/78318 (2011-230)
Notification to: Relevant international organizations and initiatives
Peer Review of document “Supporting activities, programmes and initiatives for technology transfer and cooperation of relevance to the Convention on Biological Diversity”
In paragraph 2 (a) of decision X/16, the Conference of the Parties invited Parties and other Governments, as well as relevant international organizations and initiatives, research institutions and the business sector, to submit to the Executive Secretary information on activities currently being undertaken by international, regional or national organizations and initiatives, including sectoral organizations and initiatives, which support, facilitate, regulate or promote technology transfer and scientific and technological cooperation of relevance to the Convention.
Subject(s): Transfer of Technology and Cooperation
Action required by 2012-01-15 |
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2011-12-09
en es fr ar ru zh | SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/77390 (2011-229)
Notification to: All CBD Focal Points
Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), 8 - 19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
Further to notification 2011-164 of 7 September 2011 concerning the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), I am pleased to inform you that the provisional agenda and the annotated agenda for the meeting, as approved by the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties, are attached and can also be accessed on the CBD website at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=COP-11.
Subject(s): Conference of the Parties |
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2011-12-07
en es fr | SCBD/ABS/SG/VN/78056 (2011-228)
Notification to: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, International organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and relevant stakeholders
REMINDER: DEADLINE 16 DECEMBER 2011, Expert Meeting on cooperative procedures and institutional mechanisms to promote compliance with the Protocol and to address cases of non-compliance 28 February to 1 March 2012 - Montreal, Canada
In accordance with decision X/1, Annex II, the first meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (Intergovernmental Committee), held in June 2011, addressed as one of its agenda items “cooperative procedures and institutional mechanisms to promote compliance with the Protocol and to address cases of non-compliance, including procedures and mechanisms to offer advice or assistance, where appropriate”.
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Action required by 2011-12-16 |
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2011-11-30
en | SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/77649R (2011-227)
Notification to: National Focal Points of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CBD when no CPB designated), Relevant Organizations
Testing of the "Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms"
Further to my notification SCBD/BS/CG/MPM/jh/77649, dated 23 September 2011, I am pleased to inform you that the deadline for submitting results of the testing of the overall utility and applicability of the Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms has been extended to 15 December 2011.
Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Action required by 2011-12-15 |
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2011-11-30
en | SCBD/BS/CG/GF/ABw/78232 (2011-226)
Notification to: National Focal Points for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB-NFPs), National Focal Points for the Biosafety Clearing House (BCH-NFPs)
Second National Reports on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Available in the Biosafety Clearing House
In decision BS-V/14 on Monitoring and Reporting, the Conference of Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP), requested Parties to submit to the Secretariat their second national reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Accordingly, I am pleased to announce that, to date, the Secretariat has received 124 National reports, all from Parties to the Protocol.
Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2011-11-23
en | SCBD/SEL/OJ/LG/lb/77910 (2011-225)
Notification to: National Focal Points and relevant international organizations
Operations of the Convention: Retirement of Decisions
In paragraph 2 of decision X/14, the Conference of the Parties inter alia requested the Executive Secretary to make proposals to its eleventh meeting regarding the retirement of decisions and elements of decisions taken at its seventh meeting and to communicate such proposals to Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations at least six months prior to its tenth meeting.
Subject(s): Operations of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Action required by 2012-02-15 |
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2011-11-23
en es fr | SCBD/OES/AD/ab/78238 (2011-224)
Notification to: International organizations, non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local community organizations, other relevant partners
Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), 8 - 19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of India, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11) will be held in Hyderabad, India, from 8 - 19 October 2012.
Subject(s): Conference of the Parties
Action required by 2012-09-28 |
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2011-11-21
en es fr | SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/74510 (2011-223)
Notification to: CBD NFPs, relevant international organizations and stakeholders
R E M I N D E R: Decision X/44 on Incentive measures
Further to paragraph 15 of decision X/44 on incentive measures, notification 2011-014, sent on 18 January 2011, invited Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations and stakeholders to report to the Executive Secretary, by 5 January 2012 latest, progress made, difficulties encountered, and lessons learned, in implementing the work spelled out in decision X/44 on incentive measures. Notification 2011-014 is available at http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-014-incentive-en.pdf )
Subject(s): Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
Action required by 2012-01-05 |
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2011-11-17
en es fr | SCBD/STTM/OH/JG/78159 (2011-222)
Notification to: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations
Online Discussion Forum for the In-depth Review of the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity (21 November – 9 December 2011).
The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties, other Governments, and relevant organizations and experts to contribute their views and relevant information to an online discussion forum at http://www.cbd.int/island/forum/, which was established to facilitate input to the in-depth review of implementation of the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity (POWIB) by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) at its sixteenth meeting, scheduled to take place from 30 April to 4 May 2012.
Subject(s): Island Biodiversity |
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2011-11-17
en es fr | SCBD/STTM/JLe/rg/78184 (2011-221)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; FAO, UNEP, IUCN-CEM-FEG; RFMOs; relevant organizations
Selected Experts for the Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery, 7 – 9 December 2011, Bergen, Norway
In notification number 2011-180, dated 23 September 2011, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity invited Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to nominate experts to participate in the Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery, 7 – 9 December 2011, Bergen, Norway.
Subject(s): Marine and Coastal Biodiversity |
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2011-11-17
en es fr ar | SCBD/OES/AD/78201 (2011-220)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, Relevant organizations and partners
Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity
It is my pleasure to inform you that the 54th issue of the Quarterly Report of the Convention, covering the period 1 July to 30 September 2011, has been prepared in accordance with Decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report contains a summary of key activities undertaken in relation to the implementation of decisions of the Conference of the Parties during the period in question.
Subject(s): Convention on Biological Diversity |
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2011-11-16
en | SCBD/ITS/YX/72402 (2011-219)
Notification to: All Focal Points under the Convention
Note on the 2011 African Briefing and Report on the 3rd Expert Meeting on the Green Development Initiative
I have the honor of transmitting to you the information note and report prepared by Earthmind, on behalf of the Green Development Initiative. The information note and report are transmitted to Africa’s national focal points of the Convention, as received.
Subject(s): Financial Resources and Mechanism |
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2011-11-16
en | SCBD/ITS/YX/78200 (2011-218)
Notification to: All Focal Points under the Convention
EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Submissions on the Strategy for Resource Mobilization (Decision X/3, A.10 and B.4) and Further Development of Programme Priorities (Decision X/24.5)
The Secretariat will very much appreciate receiving your submissions by the new deadline (20 December 2011), which will serve as key inputs to the WGRI-4 documentation under preparation.
Subject(s): Financial Resources and Mechanism
Action required by 2011-12-20 |
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2011-11-16
en | SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 (2011-217)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, The Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Relevant organizations.
Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (27 – 29 February 2012)
In adopting the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2010), the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties in its decision X/2 requested countries to revise/update their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) in line the framework of the Strategic Plan.
Subject(s): National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) |
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2011-11-14
en | SCBD/ITS/YX/76393 (2011-216)
Notification to: All Focal Points under the Convention
Joint Summary of the Chairs of the 41st GEF Council Meeting, 8-10 November 2011
The forty-first meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was held from 8-9 November 2011 in Washington, D.C., United States of America. The GEF Council approved the work program comprising 40 project concepts and nine programmatic approaches, with total resources amounting to US$516.40 million, including two global enabling projects for assisting the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the revision of their national biodiversity strategies and action plans and development of fifth national report to the Convention.
Subject(s): Financial Resources and Mechanism |
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2011-11-11
en es fr | SCBD/STTM/DC/ac/78137 (2011-215)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and Observers
Peer review of the draft study on the impacts of climate related geo-engineering on biological diversity
I am pleased to invite you to participate in the technical and stakeholder peer review of the draft study on the impacts of climate-related geo-engineering on biological diversity.
Subject(s): Climate Change and Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-12-09 |
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2011-11-11
en es fr | SCBD/BS/ET/CG/jh/78147 (2011-214)
Notification to: National Focal Points of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CBD where no CPB)
SURVEY: EVALUATION OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR BUILDING CAPACITIES FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
At its first meeting held in February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP) adopted an Action Plan for Building Capacities for the Effective Implementation of the Protocol. Its objective is to facilitate the development and strengthening of capacities for the ratification and effective implementation of the Protocol at the national, sub regional, regional and global levels.
Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2011-11-11
en es fr | SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/77814 (2011-213)
Notification to: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders
REMINDER: DEADLINE 15 NOVEMBER 2011: Preparations for the Second Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing: Questionnaires on capacity-building and development for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
Reference is made to notification 2011-143, dated 1 August 2011, in which Parties were invited to submit, by 15 September 2011, comments on two draft questionnaires prepared by the Executive Secretary to facilitate the submission of views and information.
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Action required by 2011-11-15 |
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2011-11-08
fr | SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/76812 (2011-211)
Notification to: points focaux nationaux CDB et points focaux ABS des pays francophones
Proposition de corrections du texte original de la version française du Protocole de Nagoya sur l’accès aux ressources génétiques et le partage des avantages
Il me fait plaisir de faire circuler la notification ci-jointe en date du 1 Novembre 2011 provenant du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, agissant en sa qualité de dépositaire de la Convention sur la diversité biologique. La notification porte sur une proposition de corrections à apporter au texte original du Protocole de Nagoya sur l'accès aux ressources génétiques et le partage juste et équitable des avantages découlant de leur utilisation (version française) et des exemplaires certifiés conformes.
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing |
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2011-11-07
en es fr | SCBD/STTM/JM/JLe/rg/78095 (2011-212)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; relevant organizations
Peer-review of the Draft Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) in Marine and Coastal Areas
The Secretariat has prepared, with the assistance of a team of consultants, draft voluntary guidelines for the consideration of biodiversity in EIAs and SEAs in marine and coastal areas using the guidance in Annexes II, III and IV to the Manila Workshop Report (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/INF/5). In preparing the draft guidelines, all the guidance and concerns raised in Annexes II, III and IV to the Manila Workshop report (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/INF/5) were considered and addressed.
Subject(s): Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Action required by 2011-11-30 |
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