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Launch of the Biodiversity Plan campaign, a tool to help reach and educate the broader public on the importance of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FD/91459 (2023-137)
To: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Extension of deadline: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/MB/FD/90892 (2023-045)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/MB/FD/90892 (2023-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the UN Biodiversity Conference, Montreal, Canada, December 2022

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/MB/90546 (2022-059)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Summit on Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/IS/88838 (2020-034)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Final Call for Nominations for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/NP/CR/IH/88710 (2020-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points and relevant organizations

Engaging in Earth Hour 2020: Raise your Voice for Nature

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FD/88686 (2020-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Launching of the First Phase of the Newly Designed Website

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FV/UN/SN/FD/88542 (2019-118)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Composition of the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/CST/FD/87981 (2019-084)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DAIN/CSt/fd/87981 (2019-028)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, partner organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities

Press conferences at the margins of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference 2018, 17-29 November 2018 - Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Reference: SCBD/MCO/ML/DAIN/JH/87609 (2018-072)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, UN Organizations and Specialized Agencies, IGOs, NGOs, and indigenous people and local communities, and other stakeholders

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the UN Biodiversity Conference, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 2018

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/fd/87352 (2018-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points, United Nations organizations, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities organizations, business organizations, educational organizations

The Global Youth Biodiversity Network and CBD in a Nutshell - A Guidebook to the CBD process

Reference: SCBD/MCO/NP/CR/86279 (2017-011)
To: CBD Focal Points and relevant organizations

“Civil Society and Youth Alliances for Mainstreaming Biodiversity to Well-being” Forum to be held from 28 to 30 November 2016, prior to the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/NP/CR/86003 (2016-121)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points, international and non-governmental organizations, and relevant organizations

Peer review of Outlooks on Biodiversity: Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Contributions to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/OES/RH/KM/85935 (2016-102)
To: CBD, SBSTTA and TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations and relevant organizations

Call for Posters on progress achieved towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets for the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 4-17 December 2016 – Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/RH/MC/85928 (2016-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness at the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/mb/85787 (2016-082)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol National Focal Points, Biosafety Clearing House National Focal Points, Relevant Organizations and and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Composition of the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/fd/84275 (2016-081)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

CBD Social Media

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DAIN/fd/85370 (2016-029)
To: CBD and CHM National Focal Points

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DAIN/fd/84275 (2015-044)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DAIN/fd/84275 (2015-031)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12), Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DA/fd/83610 (2014-082)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant Organizations

Nominations for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/NP/KN/83274 (2014-034)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Nominations: Champions of the Earth Award

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DA/fd/83200 (2014-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Request for relevant information concerning the objectives of the Expert Workshop on Underwater Noise and its Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 25 – 27 February 2014

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JA/83033 (2014-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; International Maritime Organization; Convention on Migratory Species; International Whaling Commission; indigenous and local communities; and other relevant organizations

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11) - Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/78976 (2012-029)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant stakeholders, including indigenous and local communities

The Green Wave 2011

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/cr/76017 (2011-090)
To: CBD National Focal Points

After a record participation in 2010, with over 2500 groups from over 70 countries, I am pleased to remind you that The Green Wave for biodiversity will once again contribute to the celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 22 May 2011. Under the theme “Forest Biodivers ...

Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory (MEMO) Project and Bell ringing events on 22 September 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/OMG/NP/73394 (2010-170)
To: CBD and CPB National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; international organizations; non-governmental organizations; and relevant stakeholders

As we approach the high-level meeting on biodiversity at the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September, I would like to introduce you to the MEMO Project. MEMO, which stands for Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory, is a charitable organization based in the United Kingdom (UK).

Survey on the Communication, Education, and Public Awareness (CEPA) Toolkit

Reference: SCBD/OES/OMG/DA/fd/ 72603 (2010-136)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) is instrumental in helping to clarify the complexity of the issues surrounding biodiversity. Reflecting this importance, the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), as part of its contribution to the International Year of Biodiv ...

The Midori Prize for Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/72093 (2010-127)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

Subsequent to the notification issued on 20 May 2010, the purpose of this notification is to inform you that deadline for submission of nominations for the Midori Prize for Biodiversity has been extended to 12 July 2010.

Nomination of new members for the Informal Advisory Committee (IAC) on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA)

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/tk/71866 (2010-107)
To: CBD National Focal Points and international organizations

As you may be aware, decision VII/24 of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), requested the Executive Secretary to convene an informal advisory committee on communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) to develop the programme of work for CE ...

The Midori Prize for Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/72093 (2010-105)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

The purpose of this notification is to draw your attention to the press release about the “The Midori Prize for Biodiversity” which was established by the AEON Environmental Foundation in commemoration of year 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), the year of the tenth meeting ...

Invitation for Proposals - The Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems snd Climate Change Pavilion: Promoting synergies between biodiversity, land management and climate change, to be held at the CBD COP 10 and the UNFCCC COP 16

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/AW/71840 (2010-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and International Organizations

The secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in consultation with the secretariats of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will convene the Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems and Clima ...

Report of the Informal Meeting of the Consortium of Scientific and Other Partners – Paris, France, 20 January 2010

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DAIN/ac/71546 (2010-081)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, Consortium of Scientific Partners and other relevant organizations and partners

I am pleased to inform you that the report of the Informal Meeting of the Consortium of Scientific and Other Partners – Special Meeting for the International Year of Biodiversity – which took place on 20 January 2010, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Pari ...

International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010, 21-27 August 2010, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Reference: SCBD/ITS/OMG/NP/71392 (2010-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Ministry of Environment of Japan, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aichi Prefecture will, in continuing with the tradition of promoting youth involvement in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), co-host the International Youth Conferen ...

Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/70814 (2010-047)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, and relevant organizations

Building on the success of the Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) fair held during the ninth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn, Germany, I am pleased to inform you that a CEPA Fair will be held on the margins of ...

Sub-Regional Capacity-building Workshop for Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) and Media Relations for South-East Asia (ASEAN), Jakarta, Indonesia, from 30 November to 3 December 2009

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/68921 (2009-125)
To: CBD National Focal Points for South-East Asia (ASEAN)

I am pleased to inform you that a sub-regional capacity-building workshop for ASEAN countries on Communication, Education, and Public Awareness (CEPA) and Media Training will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 30 November to 3 December 2009 at the Gran Meliá Hotel.

The Green Wave 2010

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/cr/68588 (2009-120)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to share with you the latest news on The Green Wave, the global biodiversity outreach project for children and youth that supports the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity to communicate, educate and raise public awareness on biodiversity. Following its extremely successf ...

The Green Wave 2009

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/CG/66228 (2009-016)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

The Green Wave, a global biodiversity education project for children and youth, was officially launched by Germany during the ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD), 22 May 2008.

2010 International Year of Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/66069 (2009-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I would like to draw your attention to the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/203 in which the Assembly encourages Parties to the Convention, other Member States, relevant international organizations and other relevant stakeholders to make preparations to celebrate in 2010 the I ...

Workshop on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) for the Caribbean region

Reference: SCBD/ITS/OMG/DA/fd/64784 (2008-118)
To: CBD National Focal Points – Caribbean, cc: CHM Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of the Caribbean region on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA), including media training, will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from 3 to 6 November 2008.

Launching of the Green Wave - a global tree-planting campaign for children and youth

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/CG/63635 (2008-057)
To: All CBD Focal Points

The Green Wave has been initiated by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) working with the Office of Environmental Response and Coordination (OERC) of the Republic of Palau. The campaign has received support from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conserva ...

Launching of a New Educational Module for Children and Teachers

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/CG/63047 (2008-041)
To: All CBD Focal Points

The CBD is pleased to announce the launching of its first educational module for children and teachers on biodiversity and agriculture – the 2008 theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity. The module comprises of an online educational web portal for primary school students and fi ...

CEPA Fair at COP 9 - Extension of deadline for applications for events, poster sessions and displays

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DAINS/62251 (2008-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat will extend the deadline for applications to participate in the fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA), to be held at the margins of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to ...

Biodiversity Training Workshop for Journalists Attending the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9), Bonn, Germany, 25-26 May 2008

Reference: SCBD/OMG/AD/MK/62608 (2008-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Press and Media Contacts

In the context of the implementation of the Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness and article 13 of the Convention, a biodiversity training workshop for journalists attending the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties will be held on 25-26 May 2008 in Bonn, G ...

Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9)

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DANP/62251 (2008-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations

I have the honour to inform you that a fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) will be held at the margins of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-9) to be held in Bonn, Germany, f ...

Establishment of an online repository of biodiversity photographs.

Reference: SCBD/OMG/FDJ/58411 (2007-054)
To: CBD National Focal Points; partner agencies etc.

Due to the growing number of requests from Parties and other partners for biodiversity-related photographs to be used in education, publication, outreach and awareness activities, the CBD Secretariat has decided to establish an album of photos that will be available online.

Release of CBD Youth Newsletter.

Reference: SCBD/OES/VV/57563 (2007-036)
To: National Focal Points

In the spirit of pursuing the active engagement of all stakeholders, I am pleased to inform you that the first issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter for youth, Gincaniño, has been posted on the CBD Website at the following address: <a href='/doc/newsletters/news-gincanino-2007-02-low-en.pdf'>ht ...

Release of CBD Newsletters

Reference: SCBD/OES/NB/56238 (2006-109)
To: National Focal Points Business and biodiversity contacts Cartagena Protocol Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the first issues of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, as well as the newsletter on biosafety, entitled Biosafety Protocol News, have been posted on the CBD Website at the following addresses:<br> <a href='http://www.biodiv.o ...

Compilation of good practice and evidence of the engagement of business in the implementation of the CBD

Reference: SCBD/EDM/NB/54947 (2006-039)
To: National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts

The purpose of this Notification is to invite all focal points, businesses and other interested organizations, to submit information including case studies, reports and other material suitable for online posting, in the context of decision VIII/17 of the Conference of the Parties on private-sect ...