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86th Meetings of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

Montreal, Canada

7th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference

20 - 24 November 2017, South Africa

47th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

13 - 16 March 2018, Paris, France

Negotiation of the Summary for Policy Makers of the sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6)

21 - 24 January 2019, Nairobi, Kenya

How AI can save Earth's biodiversity

Our planet is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction, the worst since dinosaurs roamed the earth, 65 million years ago. Every 14 minutes, an elephant is killed in Africa, while a Rhino is slaughtered every 11 hours.

Fourth Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

11 - 15 March 2019, Nairobi, Kenya

The fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-14), the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-9) and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-9)

29 April - 10 May 2019, Geneva, Switzerland

83rd Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

27 - 31 May 2019, Montreal, Canada

The International Soil Congress 2019 on "Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation Neutrality: Future Perspective"

17 - 19 June 2019, Ankara, Türkiye

Microsoft 4Afrika extends IT skills One Million Farmers platform

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has pledged support to the One Million Farmers Platform through disruptive agricultural technologies.

Invitation to provide additional views and suggestions regarding the draft proposals to strengthen technical and scientific cooperation in support of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/CPa/88555 (2020-001)
To: CBD, ABS, CPB and SBSTTA National Focal Points, IPLCs, relevant organizations

Thematic Consultation on Capacity-building and Technical and Scientific Cooperation for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

1 - 2 March 2020, Rome, Italy

12th Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (COP 12) and 32nd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 32)

23 - 27 November 2020, Online

Invitation to the joint virtual sessions of the fifth Science Policy Forum for Biodiversity and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/CC/DM/89538 (2021-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, other Governments, relevant IGOs, NGOs and indigenous peoples and local communities’ organizations

How China’s clean energy push could help the developing world give up fossil fuels

As a leader on renewable energy technologies, China should help belt-and-road and other developing nations achieve carbon goals, senior policymaker says.

Further global co-op on biodiversity conservation

China has established the Belt and Road Initiative International Green Development Coalition, with international partners from over 40 countries. The Coalition facilitates cooperation on biodiversity conservation, global climate change governance and green transformation.

Scientific webinar: Expert input from the scientific community on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (linked to WG2020-3 and SBSTTA-24 agenda item 3)

25 January 2022, Online

World Wetlands Day: "Value - Manage - Restore - Love Wetlands"

2 February 2022, Gland, Switzerland

Fifty-sixth session of the IPCC (IPCC-56) and WGIII AR6 Approval Plenary (WGIII-14)

21 - 25 March 2022, TBD

Invitation to provide information on technical and scientific cooperation programmes and initiatives pursuant to SBI recommendation SBI-3/8

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/CC/90320 (2022-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Submission of scientific and technical comments on appendices 1 and 2 of SBSTTA recommendation 24/2

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/JC/KM/90360 (2022-034)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Invitation to a Virtual Session on "The Critical Role of Citizen Science in the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity"

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/CC/DM/90364 (2022-035)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB-2022):"Resotring connections and building resilience in a changed world"

16 - 21 July 2022, Silver Legacy, Reno, United States of America

Fifty-seventh session of the IPCC (IPCC-57) - Approval session for the Synthesis Report andFifty-seventh (bis) session (IPCC-57bis)

26 September - 6 October 2022, TBC, Geneva, Switzerland

Invitation to the fifth Science Policy Forum for Biodiversity and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science, 11-12 December 2022

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/DM/90681 (2022-075)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, other Governments, relevant IGOs, NGOs and indigenous peoples and local communities’ organizations

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/CPa/90789 (2023-010)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, and Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Reminder: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/CPa/90789 (2023-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, and Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Composition of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/CPa/90789 (2023-038)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

International Day of Plant Health

12 May 2023, Rome, Italy

26th meeting of the Plants Committee (CITES-PC26)

5 - 9 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the first meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation, Montreal, 14 June 2023

First meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation

14 - 16 June 2023, Montreal, Canada

Call for expression of interest to host a regional and/or subregional technical and scientific cooperation support centre to support implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/CPA/91150 (2023-080)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, and relevant organizations and stakeholders

Invitation to a webinar concerning the call for expression of interest to host a regional and/or subregional technical and scientific cooperation support centre to facilitate support to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/KT/91150 (2023-088)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, and Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations and stakeholders

Entities and organizations invited to the second stage of the selection process for regional and/or sub-regional technical and scientific cooperation support centres

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/KT/CPa/91150 (2023-126)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Third meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation

19 - 21 February 2024, Montreal, Canada

Invitation to submit views on the assessment of entities and organizations under consideration to host the regional and/or subregional technical and scientific cooperation support centres

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/KT/CPa/91600 (2024-028)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points

World Environment Day

5 June 2024, Nairobi, Kenya

Announcement of the Exhibitors Selected for the 2024 Biodiversity Technology and Innovation Expo

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/KT/CPa/88702 (2024-094)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations