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Launch of the online reporting tool for submitting national targets

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91353 (2023-117)
To: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points

Invitation to Parties to assist in the testing of the online reporting tool for national reporting

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91153 (2023-076)
To: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal Points

NBSAP Forum 2.0

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91142 (2023-073)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Launch of the upcoming ‘Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support Project’ (GBF-EAS Project) and Help Desk

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90393 (2022-040)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

National Red Listing and its links to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework - Invitation to a webinar organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 1 June 2022

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90352 (2022-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Upcoming webinars to support discussions at the resumed sessions of SBSTTA-24, SBI-3 and WG2020-3

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90056 (2022-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Webinars on the Data Reporting Tool for MEAs (DaRT)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90006 (2021-080)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Reminder: Sixth National Reports

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/MC/86437 (2019-111)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Short survey on the online reporting tool for the sixth national report

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/MC/88432 (2019-093)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Submission of sixth national reports and information on financial reporting frameworks

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/LC/MC/86437/87532 (2019-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points

Reminder: Submission of sixth national reports

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/RH/LC/86437 (2018-085)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, GSPC National Focal Points

Pre-SBSTTA 21 Capacity-building Workshops on the Sixth National Report, Saturday, 9 December 2017 and Sunday, 10 December 2017 - Palais des Congrès, Montreal

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/RH/MC/86708 (2017-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, Article 8j National Focal Points

Sixth National Report: Guidelines (and Resource Manual) and Online Reporting Tool are available for use in all six UN languages; GEF funding is also available to support eligible Parties with report preparation

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/RH/LC/MC/86437 (2017-031)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Webinars on the Guidelines for the sixth national reports to be held during November 2016

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/RH/LC/86035 (2016-125)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Peer review of the draft guidelines, including draft reporting templates, and the draft resource manual for the sixth national report

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/KM/85660 (2016-061)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Secretariats of other Biodiversity-related Conventions and Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions

Online reporting tool of the Convention on Biological Diversity ready for use

Reference: SCBD/SAM/TSI/RH/LC/VA/85519 (2016-038)
To: CBD and CHM National Focal Points

Workshop for Asia on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 1 – 3 June 2016 - Beijing, China

Reference: SCBD/SAM/TSI/RH/VA/LC/85451 (2016-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lao PDR, Libya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Submission of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Fifth National Reports, and Financial Reports

Reference: SCBD/JBF/AY/NS/GT/85305 (2016-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points

Nomination or Confirmation of National Report Focal Point and National Authorized User(s) for CBD On-Line Reporting System

Reference: SCBD/SAM/NR/LC/83832 (2014-107)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Submission of the Fifth National Report to CBD

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/81444 (2014-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Preparation and Submission of the Fifth National Report to CBD

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/81444 (2013-098)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Regional Workshop for Middle East and North Africa on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 14-17 December 2013, Doha, Qatar

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RH/LC/82703 (2013-087)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Workshop for Central Asia and Central and Eastern Europe on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 20-24 January 2014, Minsk, Belarus

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RH/LC/NC/82688 (2013-088)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Regional Workshop for Latin America on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Indicators, 2-6 December 2013, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/JMQ/ 82560 (2013-076)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Regional Workshop for the Caribbean Countries on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Regional Workshop for the Caribbean Countries on the Clearing-House Mechanism, 16-20 September 2013 – Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/GT/82022 (2013-051)
To: CBD National Focal Points with copy to the CHM National Focal Points of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Regional Workshop for the Pacific Countries on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 22-26 July 2013 – Nadi, Fiji

Reference: SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/GT/81817 (2013-038)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Regional Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, 20-24 May 2013 - Seoul, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/GT/81486 (2013-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: (South – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,) (Southeast - Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam) (East - China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Republic of Korea)

Initiation of the Preparation of the Fifth National Report to CBD

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/MC/8144 (2013-019)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

Deuxième atelier régional pour les pays moins avancés d’Afrique sur la préparation des cinquièmes rapports nationaux et de la quatrième édition des Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique (GBO-4), et les scénarios pour la politique régionale, Yaoundé, Cameroun (15 au 19 avril 2013)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/81260 (2013-011)
To: Points focaux nationaux des pays suivants : Bénin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Comores, Djibouti, Gambie, Guinée, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée équatoriale, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, République Centrafricaine, République démocratique du Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tomé-et-Principe, Sénégal, Tchad, Togo

CHANGE OF DATES: First Regional Workshop for African Least Developed Countries on the preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, Nairobi, Kenya, 28 January-1 February 2013

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/80961 (2012-146)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

First Regional Workshop for African Least Developed Countries on the preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, Nairobi, Kenya, 21-25 January 2013

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/80961 (2012-136)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Expedited Access to GEF Funding for Revising National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and Submission of Fifth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75599 (2011-075)
To: National Focal Points of the Convention, SBSTTA, ABS, Protected Areas, Clearing-House Mechanism

I am very pleased to bring to your attention the communication addressed to the GEF Operational Focal Points from Mrs. Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with respect to the expanded and expedited access to GEF funding for enabling a ...

Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Guidelines for the Fifth National Report under the Convention

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/74634 (2011-015)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points

In its decision X/2, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from 18 to 29 October 2010, adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020). While adopting this strategy for the next decade, the COP urged Parties and other Governments to ...

Draft Guidelines for the Fifth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/72323 (2010-113)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I would like to invite Parties and observers to provide further comments and suggestions before 30 June 2010 on the draft guidelines for the fifth national report, which are contained in the document UNEP/CBD/WGRI/3/3/ADD.1, available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/wgri/wgri-03/official/wg ...

NEW VENUE AND DATES - Workshop for Europe on the Fourth National Report, 29 June - 1 July 2010, Budapest, Hungary

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/71144 (2010-108)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Macedonia FYR, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, and Serbia.

The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the CBD Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for th ...

Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/71513 (2010-076)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gambia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lao DPR, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe

The Conference of the Parties (COP), in decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national reports, including through ...

Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/71513 (2010-079)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gambia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lao DPR, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe.

New Dates: Regional Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Fourth National Report (Panama City, Panama, 15 to 17 June 2010)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/GT/70927 (2010-083)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

The Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national report ...

Regional Workshop for Europe on the Fourth National Report (London, UK, 28 to 30 June 2010)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/71144 (2010-053)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine

The Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national report ...

Regional Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Fourth National Report (Panama City, Panama, 3 to 5 May 2010)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70927 (2010-041)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

I am therefore pleased to announce that, with the generous support of the Government of Japan and UNEP’s Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean, a workshop will be held from 3 to 5 May 2010 in Panama City, Panama, for the countries listed below of Latin American and the Caribbean. I be ...

Workshop for Asia and Horn of Africa on the Fourth National Report, Manama, Bahrain, 12 to 15 April 2010

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70836 (2010-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Eritrea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lao DPR, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Seychelles, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

The Conference of the Parties (COP), in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national reports, including thr ...

Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific Countries on the Fourth National Report, Apia, Samoa, 19 to 22 April 2010

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/70834 (2010-040)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, and Vanuatu

The Conference of the Parties (COP), in its decision VIII/14, stated that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. In the same decision, the COP requested the Executive Secretary to facilitate the support to Parties for the preparation of national reports, including thr ...

Regional Workshop for the Caribbean and Central American Countries on the Fourth National Report and Updating the Strategic Plan for Post-2010 Period

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LC/69312 (2009-140)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

I am pleased to inform you that a regional Workshop for the Caribbean and Central American countries on the fourth national report and updating the Strategic Plan for the post-2010 period will be held from 7 to 10 December 2009 in the City of Panama, Panama. In this regard, I would like to in ...

Funding for Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/67080 (2009-043)
To: CBD National Focal Points of those eligible countries that have not applied for funds for preparation of the fourth national report

I am pleased to inform that Phase III of a medium-sized project to fund the preparation of the fourth national report has recently been approved by the Global Environment Facility. This phase can support a total of 40 countries, with up to 20,000 USD for each country. I would like to urge you ...

Submission of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NR/MC/67051 (2009-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points of those countries that have not submitted the fourth national report

You may recall that the Conference of the Parties, in its decision VIII/14, decided that Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. According to our records, your country has yet to submit the fourth national report. I would therefore urge you again to provide your rep ...

Workshop for Least Developed Countries on the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66658 (2009-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following Least Developed Countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia

I am pleased to announce that, with the generous support of Norway, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Global Environment Facility, a Capacity Development Workshop will be held from 4 to 8 May 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the least developed countries, mostly from Africa, to ...

Fourth National Reports due by 30 March 2009

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/MC/66078 (2009-009)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Further to earlier notifications (2006-083 of 28 July 2006, and 2008-052 of 23 April 2008), I wish to remind Parties that, according to decision VIII/14 of the Conference of the Parties, the fourth national reports are due not later than 30 March 2009. Considering that we are only two-and-a-hal ...

Capacity-building Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/LJ/64645 (2008-102)
To: CBD National Focal Points (South, East and Southeast Asia), National Report correspondents, SBSTTA Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of South, East and Southeast Asia on capacity-building for the preparation of the fourth national report will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 2 to 4 December 2008. Thanks to the generous technical and financial support of the gover ...

Preparation of the Fourth National Report

Reference: SCBD/ITS/MC/63396 (2008-052)
To: CBD National Focal Points, National Report Contact Officers

In accordance with Decision VIII/14, Parties shall submit the fourth national report by 30 March 2009. With less than one year away from the deadline, we encourage all Parties that have not yet done so to initiate the process of preparing the report to ensure its timely submission.

Financial Support for the Preparation of the Fourth National Reports

Reference: SCBD/ITS/NR/LC/59515 (2007-141)
To: CBD National Focal Points of eligible country Parties, GEF Focal Points of eligible country Parties

Further to Notification 2006-083 (Ref. ITS/NR/LC/MC/55455), dated 28 July 2006, by which Parties were requested, pursuant to paragraph 4 of Decision VIII/14, to submit their fourth national reports by 30 March 2009, I would like to advise eligible Parties that financial support has been made ava ...