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Invitation to engage with the Global Ecosystems Atlas

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/LJ/91856 (2024-095)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points

Regional Dialogues on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for Latin America

25 - 28 June 2024, Lima, Peru

Regional dialogue on national biodiversity strategies and action plans for francophone African countries

30 May - 2 June 2024, Nairobi, Kenya

Regional dialogue on national biodiversity strategies and action plans for anglophone African countries

30 May - 2 June 2024, Nairobi, Kenya

Information workshop on the work of the ad hoc technical expert groups on indicators, synthetic biology and risk assessment

11 May 2024, Nairobi, Kenya

Subregional dialogue on national biodiversity strategies and action plans for Caribbean countries

15 - 17 April 2024, Georgetown, Guyana

Invitation to provide comments, and register for webinars, on the guidance on using the indicators of the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework provided by the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/LJ/91628 (2024-033)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, cc: Indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

Extension of Deadline: Invitation to participate in a survey on capacity needs of Parties with respect to the headline indicators of the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/LJ/91530 (2024-030)
To: CBD focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, cc: Indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

Subregional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for the Pacific Countries

18 - 21 March 2024, Nadi, Fiji

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

12 - 15 March 2024, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Regional Dialogues on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for African Countries, 30 May to 2 June 2024, Nairobi, Kenya

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91545 (2024-016)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania (United Republic of), Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Invitation to participate in a survey on capacity needs of Parties with respect to the headline indicators of the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91530 (2024-013)
To: CBD focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points cc: Indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organization

Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

29 January 2024, Online

Sub-regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, and Workshop on Target 3 of the GBF for the Caribbean Countries, 15-19 April 2024 - Georgetown, Guyana

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91504 (2024-009)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols 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, Trinidad and Tobago

International expert workshop on Non-Detriment Findings (NDFs)

4 - 8 December 2023, Nairobi, Kenya

Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

4 December 2023, Online

Extension of deadline: Call for nominations of experts for a meeting to develop a methodology for Headline indicator 7.2 (pesticide environmental concentration) under the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 23-24 January 2024 - Rome, Italy

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91382 (2023-127)
To: CBD focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Sub-regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Workshop on Target 3 of the GBF and UNEP Technical Workshop on the GEF Early Action Support Project for the Pacific Countries, 18-26 March 2024 - Nadi, Fiji

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/MC/91406 (2023-125)
To: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

Workshop to develop a road map for supporting the implementation and monitoring of and capacity development for ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

22 - 24 November 2023, Rome, Italy

Call for nominations of experts for a meeting to develop a methodology for Headline indicator 7.2 (pesticide environmental concentration) under the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 23-24 January 2024 - Rome, Italy

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91382 (2023-123)
To: CBD focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

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

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Invitations to nominate experts and fellows and contribute to external reviews of draft assessments

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91279 (2023-113)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Global biodiversity experts gather in Montreal for the conference "Monitoring Biodiversity for Action"

Global biodiversity experts gather in Montreal for the conference "Monitoring Biodiversity for Action"

Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

3 - 6 October 2023, Montreal, Canada

Call for nominations for a workshop to develop a road map for supporting the implementation and monitoring of and capacity development for ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 22-24 November 2023 - Rome, Italy

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/JA/LJ/91211 (2023-090)
To: CBD and SBSTTA national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations and initiatives

Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

11 July 2023, Online

Moderated online discussions on the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/KM/91012 (2023-054)
To: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

First meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

2 May 2023, Online

Selected experts for the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/KM/90718 (2023-040)
To: CBD Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Sixth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD

9 - 13 February 2023, Paris, France

Nomination of experts for the ad hoc technical expert group on indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/KM/90718 (2023-001)
To: CBD Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Invitation to a Biodiversity Science Workshop, 6 December 2022 - Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/KM/90687 (2022-074)
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 participate in three webinars on biodiversity indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/KM/90661 (2022-071)
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 webinar on the monitoring framework for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, 10 November 2022

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/KM/90621 (2022-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Workshop on indicators of the effectiveness of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (31 October and 2 November 2022); Webinar on Ecological Connectivity - Insights for post-2020 indicators (31 October 2022)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/90585 (2022-063)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, PoWPA Focal Points, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Expert workshop on the monitoring framework for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

29 June - 1 July 2022, Bonn, Germany

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

Workshop on options to enhance the planning, monitoring, reporting and review mechanism (SBI-3 agenda item 9)

17 - 18 June 2022, Nairobi, Kenya

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

Selected participants for the expert workshop on the monitoring framework for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework as per SBSTTA Recommendation 24/2, 29 June to 1 July 2022 - Bonn, Germany

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/JC/KM/90243 (2022-033)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Nomination of experts for a technical meeting on indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/KM/90243 (2022-019)
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

Webinar on supporting implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework: Indicators

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/89942 (2021-072)
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 UN Biodiversity Lab 2.0: Spatial data and the future of our planet

Launch of UN Biodiversity Lab 2.0: Spatial data and the future of our planet

New York, Oct 4 – The UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) 2.0 was launched today at Day 1 of the Nature for Life Hub. The UNBL 2.0 is a free, open-source platform that enables governments and others to access state-of-the-art maps and data on nature, climate change, and human development in new ways to g ...

GEO BON webinars on supporting implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/89709 (2021-047)
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 supporting implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/89709 (2021-045)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Survey on proposed Headline Indicators

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JEC/MC/89612 (2021-033)
To: SBSTTA Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations cc: CBD National Focal Points

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2020

16 September 2020, Nairobi, Kenya

Want to know what climate change will do in your backyard? There's a dataset for that

What the global climate emergency has in store may vary from one back yard to the next, particularly in the tropics where microclimates, geography and land-use practices shift dramatically over small areas.

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 4 May 2019

The world needs transformative change if life on Earth is to be safeguarded and people are to continue to receive the services and benefits that nature provides, according to a new report from an international team of leading researchers.

IPBES Global Assessment underscores need for transformational change to safeguard life on Earth

6 May 2019 – The world needs transformative change if life on Earth is to be safeguarded and people are to continue to receive the services and benefits that nature provides, according to a new report from an international team of leading researchers.

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 4 May 2019

Seventeenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

28 - 30 January 2019, Georgetown, Guyana

7th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference

20 - 24 November 2017, South Africa

Open Call for Proposals on the Development of Indicators for Aichi Biodiversity Targets 1, 13 and 15

Reference: SCBD/OES/RH/KM/86172 (2016-148)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous and local communities and relevant organizations

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/20

Proposals for an Updated Scientific Assessment of Progress towards Selected Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Call for comments on the draft scoping report for the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of biodiversity and release of assessments on scenarios and models and on pollinators, pollination and food production

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/RH/85952 (2016-106)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, and relevant organizations

Group on Earth Observations establishes National Contact Points for Data Sharing

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/RH/85940 (2016-105)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points

Online open consultation to fill gaps in the global indicator framework for the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Reference: (2016-067)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/34

National Indicators and Approaches to Monitor Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/60

Framework and Guiding Principles for A Land Degradation Indicator to Monitor and Report on Progress Towards Target 15.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Strategic Objectives of the Rio Conventions and Other Relevant Targets and Commitments

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Biodiversity Indicator Partnership Technical Partner Meeting, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 25-27 January 2016

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Biodiversity Indicator Partnership Technical Partner Meeting, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 25-27 January 2016

Review of the proposed list of indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/KNM/85187 (2015-130)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Primary National Focal Point to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, National Focal Points on Access and Benefit-sharing, and relevant organizations including the secretariats of the biodiversity-related conventions, indigenous peoples and local communities and members of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership

Recommendation XIX/4

Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/19/5

Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity –Building Workshop for the East and South East Asia on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 And 12, Yanji, Jilin Province, China, 15 September 2015

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity –Building Workshop for the East and South East Asia on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 And 12, Yanji, Jilin Province, China, 15 September 2015

Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

14 - 17 September 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

Call for review of the second draft of the IUCN Standard on Key Biodiversity Areas Identification

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/SBG/LM/85005 (2015-103)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

UNEP/CBD/ID/AHTEG/2015/1/INF/13

Global Biodiversity Change Indicators: Model-Based Integration of Remote-Sensing and In Situ Observations That Enables Dynamic Updates and Transparency at Low Cost

UNEP/CBD/ID/AHTEG/2015/1/INF/6

Analytical Options for Aichi National Indicators Reported to the CBD

UNEP/CBD/ID/AHTEG/2015/1/INF/5

Proposal on Joint Indicator for Monitoring Land Degradation

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-2020: Selected experts, date and venue

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/KM/84452 (2015-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Survey in preparation of the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/KM/84530 (2015-037)
To: CBD National and SBSTTA Focal Points

Nomination for the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/KM/84452 (2015-034)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, other Governments, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Building TRUST - TRransparent User-friendly System of Transfer for tracking, monitoring and management of benefit sharing of microbial resources worldwide

The TRUST Project is developing world best practice procedures for managing exchange of microbiological resources in concordance of the legal developments and principles of the Nagoya Protocol (NP). TRUST is imbedded in the culture collection community, which strives to provide for reliable ra ...

New OECD work on: Indicators to Monitor Progress on Aichi Target 3 (Incentives) and Target 20 (Resource Mobilisation); Designing Effective Biodiversity Offsets; and Finance for Biodiversity

New OECD work on issues of key relevance to the negotations will be released: Indicators to monitor progress on positive and harmful incentives to biodiversity (Aichi Target 3) and on resource mobilisation (Aichi Target 20), including on the OECD DAC Rio Marker on biodiversity. And how to design ...

The Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI): Protecting Arctic lifestyles through migratory bird conservation

This event will present the latest results on the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI), a project designed to improve the status and secure the long-term sustainability of declining Arctic breeding migratory bird populations using international cooperation along entire flyways. Responding t ...

RESILIENCE ASSESSMENTS AND INDICATORS - DIALOGUE

This event explores resilience principles that can be applied in undertaking assessments of social-ecological resilience at various scales, including the role of biodiversity and natural ecosystems. Methods for conducting resilience assessments, and possible development and monitoring of related ...

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/40

Outcome of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/1/INF/9

Study on Options for Implementation of Checkpoints and a System for Monitoring the Utilisation of Genetic Resources and Its Compliance under the Nagoya Protocol

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/13/ADD1

Global Monitoring Report on Resource Mobilization

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/9/ADD2

Indicators for Assessing Progress in the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and Draft Terms of Reference for a Meeting the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/1/3

Monitoring And Reporting (Article 29)

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/INF/18

Opportunities and Challenges for Harmonization of Global Indicators for the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/INF/6

Biodiversity Policy Response Indicators to Contribute to Monitoring Progress towards Aichi Targets 3 and 20

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/INF/13

A Case Study of Conservation Monitoring Related to Aichi Targets: Experiences and Lessons From WWF

Regional Workshop for Latin America on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Indicators

2 - 6 December 2013, Cochabamba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Review of the use of remotely-sensed data for monitoring biodiversity change and tracking progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/ac/82946 (2013-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, relevant organizations and participants to SBSTTA-17

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/17/INF/12

Facilitating National Monitoring and Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/17/INF/16

Review of the Use of Remotely-Sensed Data for Monitoring Biodiversity Change and Tracking Progress Towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/17/INF/14

Draft Report of the Expert Workshop on Enhancing Biodiversity Data and Observing Systems in Support of the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/17/INF/9

Capacity Building Activities of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP)

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/17/2/ADD3

The Identification of Scientific and Technical Needs for the Attainment of the Targets under Strategic Goal C of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/17/2/ADD4

The Identification of Scientific and Technical Needs for the Attainment of Targets 14 and 15 under Strategic Goal D of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020