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Recommendation II/2

Agenda item 3.4: Practical approaches for capacity-building for taxonomy

Recommendation IV/2

Further advancement of a Global Taxonomy Initiative

Recommendation V/3

Review of the Global Taxonomy Initiative

World Botanic Gardens Congress. 6th International Botanic Gardens Conservation Congress

26 - 30 June 2000, Asheville, United States of America

The Ninth International Congress for Culture Collections (ICCC-9)

23 - 28 July 2000, Brisbane, Australia

Reference: (2000-018)
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Letters from the Executive Secretary to the National Focal Points regarding to Decision IV/1/d (further development of the Global taxonomy initiative) and Decision V/9 (establishment of a Global Taxonomy Initiative coordination mechanism)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/IC/va (2000-020)
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Letter from the Executive Secretary to the National Focal Points reiterating the request made in his last April 19 letter about the further development of a Global Taxonomy Initiative (12 September, 2000)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/IC/va (2000-033)
To:

Letter from the Executive Secretary to the National Focal Points including the list of members of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Coordination Mechanism and other information related to the First GTI Coordination Meeting

Cogen Europe's 7th Annual Conference

18 - 20 October 2000, Brussels, Belgium

Global Taxonomy Initiative Coordination Mechanism

23 November 2000, Montreal, Canada

Molluscs 2000 : Understanding Molluscan Biodiversity in our Region into the 21st Century

4 - 8 December 2000, Sydney, Australia

Central American Workshop and Taxonomic Needs Assessment on the Global Taxonomy Initiative

6 - 9 February 2001, San José, Costa Rica

Global Taxonomy Initiative Regional Meeting in Africa

27 February - 1 March 2001, Cape Town, South Africa

Recommendation VI/6

The Global Taxonomy Initiative: programme of work

Reference: SCBD/STTM/CL/17466 (2001-029)
To:

Notification from the Executive Secretary to all National Focal Points reiterating the need for Governments to designate national Global Taxonomy Initiative focal points. A set of proposed functions of the GTI focal point is presented in the notification (see also <a href="/doc/letters/es-2000-0 ...

UNEP/CBD/COP/4/INF/28

The Darwin Declaration<br>Submission by the Government of Australia

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/2/5

Practical Approaches for Capacity Building for Taxonomy

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/6

Item 4.3 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Further Advancement of the Global Taxonomy Initiative

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/6/CORR1

Item 4.3 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Further Advancement of the Global Taxonomy Initiative (Corrigendum)

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/INF/1

The Global Taxonomy Initiative: Shortening the Distance Between Discovery and Delivery. Report of a meeting held at Linnean Society, London, UK on September 10-11 1998

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/INF/6

The Global Taxonomy Initiative: recommendations from DIVERSITAS Element 3, including an assessment of present knowledge of key species groups

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/4/INF/7

The Global Taxonomy Initiative: Using Systematic Inventories to Meet Country and Regional Needs

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/5/4

Item 3.3 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Review of the Global Taxonomy Initiative

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/10

The Global Taxonomy Initiative<br>Draft work programme

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/INF/4

Global Taxonomy Initiative<br>Progress report on the Global Taxonomy Initiative

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/INF/4/ADD1

Global Taxonomy Initiative<br>Progress report on the Global Taxonomy Initiative<br>Regional Meeting of Scientists in Central America, Costa Rica, 6-9 February 2001

UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/23

The Global Taxonomy Initiative<br />Report on progress and status

Towards Sustainable Development: Partnerships for Demand-driven Taxonomic Capacity Building, Organized by BioNET INTERNATIONAL in collaboration with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

8 - 12 July 2002, Pretoria, South Africa

1st Global Taxonomy Initiative Regional Workshop in Asia

10 - 13 September 2002, Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia

Andino Workshop on Taxonomic Capacity

14 - 18 October 2002, Maracay

Implementing the CBD GTI Programme of Work: invitation to a Follow-up Workshop to 3GTW

12 - 14 February 2003, Paris, France

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Mechanism for Management of the Global Taxonomy Initiative

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/3/INF/32

GEF workshop: Removing the taxonomic impediment<br>Submission by the Government of Australia

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/17

Preliminary report of first Global Taxonomy Initiative workshop in Asia

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/16

Global Taxonomy Initiative: Progress and implementation of the programme of work

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/30

Draft guide to the global taxonomy initiative

Second GTI Coordination Mechanism Meeting

10 November 2003, Montreal, Canada

Recommendation IX/3

Global Taxonomy Initiative

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/43056 (2004-029)
To: National Focal Points for the GTI, National Focal Points for the CBD

Review of the Implementation of the Programme of Work for the GTI

Fourth meeting of the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Coordination Mechanism

1 May 2004, Oaxaca, Mexico

Taller en Biodiversidad y Taxonomía: " Presente y Futuro en el Uruguay"

14 - 18 June 2004, Montevideo, Uruguay

European Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Workshop

20 - 24 June 2004, Isle of Vilm, Germany

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/va/44236 (2004-054)
To: GTI National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points

Deadline extension for submission of Global Taxonomy Initiative reports

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/va/42215 (2004-062)
To: CBD National Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points and CHM National Focal Points

Establishment of a Memorandum of Cooperation with BioNET-INTERNATIONAL

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/44307 (2004-073)
To: CBD National Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

Further to <a href="/decisions/default.aspx?m=COP-06&id=7182&lg=0">decision VI/8</a>, the Executive Secretary wishes to suggest to national focal points specific actions for promoting implementation of the programme of work for the Global Taxonomy Initiative.

Second Asian Regional Workshop on Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI)

9 - 10 October 2004, Wellington, New Zealand

Recommendation X/12

Global Taxonomy Initiative: development of the process and the guidelines for the in-depth review of the programme of work and outline of the Global Taxonomy Initiative guide

FAO Ministerial Meeting on Fisheries

12 March 2005, Rome, Italy

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/dh/48260 (2005-034)
To: National Focal Points of the CBD GTI National Focal Points

Following the process, guidelines and mechanisms approved in recommendation X/12 of the tenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), held in Bangkok last February, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is carrying out ...

Global Taxonomy Initiative Post-Graduate Course: Geometric Morphometry: Theory, methods and applications to evolution and systematics

9 - 13 May 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Global Taxonomy Initiative Post Graduate Course: Botanical Nomenclature

16 - 24 May 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina

International Workshop: Creating The European GTI Toolkit: Capacity Building for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

6 - 8 June 2005, Stutgart, Germany

Global Taxonomy Initiative Post Graduate Course: Toxic Cyanobacteria

4 - 8 July 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Taller de Identificación de diatomeas continenales / Workshop on identification of Continental Diatoms (Postgraduate Course)

1 - 5 August 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/11/5/ADD1

In-depth Review of the Implementation of the Programme of Work for the Global Taxonomy Initiative: Elements of Planned Activities for the New Programmes of Work

Recommendation XI/2

In-depth review of the implementation of the programme of work for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

19th meeting of the BioNET FUND Supervisory Board and Advisory Group

2 - 3 February 2006, Egham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Nomination of GTI Focal Points and terms of reference for such focal points

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/GTI/VA/54650 (2006-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points With copy to the Heads of Delegations at COP-8

I would like to encourage Parties and other Governments to submit their nominations for GTI National Focal Points to the Secretariat no later than 30 September 2006. The current list of GTI National Focal Points is available at <a href=http://www.biodiv.org/doc/lists/nfp-gti.pdf>http://www.biod ...

Rotation of the Membership in the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/VA/55016 (2006-059)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

Pursant to decision V/9 and after consultation with the Bureau of the SBSTTA, I would like to inform you of the updated composition of the GTI Coordination Mechanism.

Project Development Seminar for Addressing Taxonomic Needs

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/VA/55956 (2006-107)
To: all CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA and GTI Focal Points specific organizations and donors institutions

Parties who wish to participate in this seminar are encouraged to provide to the Secretariat as soon as possible, copies of any assessments of taxonomic needs and any proposals that have been submitted as pilot projects under the GTI.

2006 Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Taxonomic Databases Working Group

15 - 22 October 2006, St. Louis, United States of America

Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

20 - 21 November 2006, Montreal, Canada

CBD Linnaeus Lecture Series Launched to Mark the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of the Swedish Father of Taxonomy.

<br>View also the the communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-05-24-linnaeus-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-05-24-linnaeus-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>.

CBD Linnaeus Lecture Series Launched to Mark the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of the Swedish Father of Taxonomy.

On 23 May, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of the father of modern taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus, by launching a CBD Linnaeus Lecture Series. The first lecture, with the theme What Linnaeus would have thought of climate change, was h ...

Second Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Consortium of Scientific Partners and Institutions

17 October 2007, Paris, France

23rd Meeting of the BioNET Supervisory Fund Board

13 December 2007, Egham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Training workshops for the participants in COP-9

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/62913 (2008-031)
To: All CBD, CHM and SBSTTA National Focal Points

The Secretariat, in cooperation with the Consortium of the Scientific Partners on Biodiversity and the Botanical Gardens of the University of Bonn, is pleased to announce the organization of four training workshops for the participants in the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9 ...

Eighth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 31 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JS/lj/63260 (2008-050)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI Focal Points

The purpose of this notification is to inform CBD National Focal points, as well as SBSTTA and GTI Focal Points, about the eighth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative to be held on 31 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany, at the margins of the ninth meeting of the Confer ...

Programme of the training workshops for the participants in COP-9

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/62913 (2008-053)
To: All CBD, CHM and SBSTTA National Focal Points

Please refer to my earlier notification 2008-031 (Ref.: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/62913) , dated 27 March 2008, concerning the training workshops for participants in the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9) to be held from 19 to 30 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany.

Independent mid-term review of the GEF Resource Allocation Framework (RAF)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JS/64588 (2008-098)
To: SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

The GEF Evaluation Office is currently conducting an online survey as part of the mid-term review of the RAF. I am pleased to forward to you herewith a message from the GEF Evaluation Office, which contains a link to the online survey (http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=aEMrnMQ2Q38exsvL_2fuE0vg ...

26th Meeting of the BioNET Fund Supervisory Board

25 August 2009, Egham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

List of Selected Experts: Project Development Workshop for the Global Taxonomy Initiative in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 16-18 November 2009

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/69424 (2009-149)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

In paragraph 15 of decision VIII/3, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to convene, with support from relevant organizations and donors, a project development seminar aimed primarily for those countries that have already identified taxonomic needs or that have submitt ...

Project Development Workshop for the Global Taxonomy Initiative in Africa

16 - 18 November 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Symposium: "Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building in taxonomy for the Convention on Biological Diversity" at the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 15-16 May 2010

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71019 (2010-048)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points and relevant organizations, cc: GTI Coordination Mechanism Members

I am pleased to inform Parties, governments, international organisations, donors, indigenous communities, and scientific the community that the CBD Secretariat will host a Global Taxonomy Initiative Symposium: “Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building for the Conv ...

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM5), Rome, 22-26 March 2010.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM5), Rome, 22-26 March 2010

Ninth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 16 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71393 (2010-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI Focal Points, GTI Coordination Mechanism

The purpose of this notification is to inform CBD National Focal Points, as well as SBSTTA and GTI Focal Points, about the ninth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative to be held on 16 May 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the margins of the fourteenth meeting of the S ...

Message by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First International Conference of ATUTAX, the Association Tunisienne de Taxonomie, Cité des Sciences de Tunis, 23-25 April 2010.

Message by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First International Conference of ATUTAX, the Association Tunisienne de Taxonomie, Cité des Sciences de Tunis, 23-25 April 2010

Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Symposium: "Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity Building in taxonomy for the Convention on Biological Diversity" United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 15-16 May 2010 - CHANGE IN VENUE

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71019R (2010-093)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points and relevant organizations, Cc: GTI Coordination Mechanism Members

The symposium will now take place at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya on 15-16 May 2010 and will start at 9:00 a.m.The address of the venue is as follows: <br> United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) <br> United Nations Avenue, Gigiri <br> Nairobi, Kenya <br> Te ...

Ninth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, United Nations Environment Programme Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya 16 May 2010 - CHANGE OF THE VENUE

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71393R (2010-094)
To: GTI Coordination Mechanism, SBSTTA focal points, GTI National Focal Points

The ninth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) will now be held at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Sunday 16 May 2010. The members of the Coordination Mechanism for GTI are advised to arrive at UNEP no later than 1:00 p.m. on Sunday 16 May 201 ...

Recommendation XIV/14

Global Taxonomy Initiative: results and lessons learned from regional taxonomic needs assessments and identification of priorities

GTI Symposium: "Taking Stock of the Renaissance in Taxonomy: Post 2010 Capacity-building in Taxonomy for the Convention on Biological Diversity"

15 - 16 May 2010, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya

Ninth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

16 - 17 May 2010, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya

Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/73391 (2010-162)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; GTI Focal Points; GTI Coordination Mechanism

I am pleased to inform you that the tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) will be held in Nagoya, Japan, on 24 October 2010 on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10).

Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

TAXONOMY 20/20 - VISIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CBD

In support of the further development of the new CBD strategic plan, and in particular the post-2010 biodiversity targets and indicators, the GTI is called upon to provide input for its refinement and elaboration, especially relating to the proposed goal of widening and sharing of relevant biodi ...

East and Southeast Asia Biodiversity Information Initiative (ESABII)

Introduction of the goal and progress of ESABII, activities for the development of biodiversity information and taxonomic capacity building in accordance with 2010-2011 ESABII Work Plan.

The Census of Marine Life: A New Scientific Baseline for Policy

The Census of Marine Life, a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans will be released in October 2010. This unprecedented effort involved over 2500 scientists from 80 countries and spanned all realms of the ocean, from ...

Tenth meeting of Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

24 - 25 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

The results of the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010.

Presentation on the results of the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010., which will be held from 21st to 27th of August. Youth participants of the conference will serve as presenters and will present their statement and action plans for their own future.

Council of Canadian Academies's News Release: Expert Panel on Biodiversity Science Calls for a Bold Vision.

Canadian Taxonomy: Exploring Biodiversity, Creating Opportunity, Report in Focus.

Document

Harmonization of Species Nomenclature and Taxonomy with Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements - Issues from the Perspective of the Ramsar Convention

UNEP/CBD/GTI-CM/10/3

Report of the Tenth Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

Invitation to comment on draft terms of reference for the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative and to nominate candidates for the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/JSH/75785 (2011-081)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

I am pleased to invite you to provide your comments on the draft terms of reference for the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI), prepared in response to the report of the tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the GTI.

South East Asia’s Capacity Building and Orientation of GTI National Focal Points on Species & Protected Areas Database Interfaces, 22 June 2011 - Manila, Philippines

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/75930 (2011-088)
To: The CBD National Focal Points and GTI Focal Points for the following countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, VietNam

I am pleased to inform you that a regional capacity building workshop for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) National Focal Points in ASEAN countries will be held in Manila, Philippines on 22 June 2011. The workshop will be organized by Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, i ...

The eleventh meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

3 - 4 June 2011, Montreal, Canada

Nomination of GTI Focal Points and terms of reference for such focal points

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/cr/76541 (2011-126)
To: CBD and SBSTTA focal points

In paragraph 9 of decision VIII/3, the Conference of the Parties urged Parties and other Governments that have not done so to establish national focal points for the GTI so that they can contribute to the implementation of the programme of work at the national level (decision VIII/3, paragraph 9a).

South East Asia’s Capacity-building and Orientation of GTI National Focal Points on Species and Protected Areas Database Interfaces

22 - 23 June 2011, Manila, Philippines