2025 2025-05-06
| 2025-063 (SCBD/CPU/WM/MW/92181)
Notification to: Cartagena Protocol national focal points and CBD national focal points (where Cartagena Protocol focal points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Follow-up to decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at its eleventh meeting: Overview of requests for action and planned activities for the biennium 2025-2026 Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2025-05-06
| 2025-062 (SCBD/IMS/NP/ET/CPa/92053)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Composition of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation Subject(s): Convention on Biological Diversity, Technical and Scientific Cooperation |
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2025-05-02
| 2025-061 (SCBD/SSSF/PBU/OR/QC/TM/92165)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations, cc: Cartagena Protocol focal points, and ABS focal points Submission of views and information in preparation for the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) Action required by 2025-05-26 |
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2025-05-01
| 2025-060 (SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/TT/92231)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Technical Information Exchange on enhanced cooperation and policy coherence to support the implementation of the Rio Conventions Subject(s): Climate Change and Biodiversity Action required by 2025-05-14 |
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2025-04-30
| 2025-059 (SCBD/SSSF/JLe/OR/92215)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Side events registration for the twenty-seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-27), 20-24 October 2025, and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (SB8J-1), 27-30 October 2025, Panama City, Panama Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) Action required by 2025-06-30 |
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2025-04-30
| 2025-058 (SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JA/RKi/92178)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations, cc: ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points Submission of views and relevant experiences on scientific and technical needs to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (decision 16/12) Subject(s): Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Action required by 2025-05-31 |
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2025-04-30
| 2025-057 (SCBD/SSSF/JL/OR/92215)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, TK focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Registration for the twenty-seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-27), 20-24 October 2025, and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (SB8J-1), 27-30 October 2025, Panama City, Panama Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) Action required by 2025-08-31 |
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2025-04-24
| 2025-056 (SCBD/IMS/AN/NP/ET/FV/DM/92090)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional Workshop on Knowledge Management for Biodiversity for Africa, 21 to 23 July 2025 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Subject(s): Knowledge Management Action required by 2025-05-23 |
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2025-04-24
| 2025-055 (SCBD/IMS/AN/NP/JEC/NS/AC/92075)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Extension of Deadline: Further operationalising the voluntary peer review of national biodiversity strategies and action plans: call for reviewees and reviewers and updating the methodology Subject(s): National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Action required by 2025-05-15 |
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2025-04-23
| 2025-053 (SCBD/IMS/AN/NP/JEC/LJ/92091)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Selection of experts for the ad hoc scientific and technical advisory group for the preparation of the global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework |
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2025-04-22
| 2025-054 (SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JM/92098)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Sub-regional capacity-building workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for East and Southeast Asia, 17 to 20 June 2025 - Bangkok, Thailand Subject(s): Protected Areas / In-Situ Conservation, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Action required by 2025-05-05 |
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2025-04-16
| 2025-052 (SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/MAQ/MS/92217)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD 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 Training course for Pacific small island developing States on invasive alien species, 15-17 July 2025 - Apia, Samoa Subject(s): Invasive Alien Species Action required by 2025-05-09 |
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2025-04-16
| 2025-051 (SCBD/CPU/WM/AMC/MW/92210)
Notification to: Cartagena Protocol national focal points, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: CBD national focal points, BCH national focal points, SBSTTA national focal points Nomination of experts to participate in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Action required by 2025-05-09 |
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2025-04-10
| 2025-050 (SCBD/OES/JGh/FD/92132)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Logo of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2025 Subject(s): International Day for Biological Diversity |
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2025-04-10
| 2025-049 (SCBD/SSSF/BSPG/JL/TT/MAQ/JG/92055)
Notification to: CBD Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Extension of Deadline: Invitation to submit information for the development of indicators, metrics and progress measurement tools on Biodiversity and Health Subject(s): Health and Biodiversity Action required by 2025-05-06 |
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2025-04-09
| 2025-048 (SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JA/RKi/92114)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, GSPC focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Extension of Deadline: Submission of views and information relating to the strategic review and analysis of the current expanded forest biodiversity programme of work in the context of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Forest Biodiversity Action required by 2025-05-05 |
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2025-04-03
| 2025-047 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/LC/AC/92158)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe; National focal points of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of member States of the Southern African Development Community and the East African Community Regional dialogue for member States of the Southern African Development Community and the East African Community on the update or revision of national and regional biodiversity strategies and action plans, 19-23 May 2025, Cape Town, South Africa Subject(s): Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), National Reports Action required by 2025-04-14 |
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2025-04-03
| 2025-046 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/KM/92146)
Notification to: CBD national focal points and SBSTTA focal points, cc: Indigenous peoples and local communities Invitation to submit inputs and relevant information to support the development of a methodology for headline indicator 22.1 of the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Reports, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) Action required by 2025-05-30 |
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2025-04-03
| 2025-045 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/KM/92145)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points Invitation to submit inputs and relevant information to support the development of a methodology for additional component indicators for headline indicators 18.1 and 18.2 of the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Reports, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) Action required by 2025-05-30 |
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2025-04-03
| 2025-044 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/KM/92144)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, cc: Indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations Invitation to submit information on the inclusion of additional headline, component and complementary indicators for the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Reports, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) Action required by 2025-05-30 |
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2025-04-02
| 2025-043 (SCBD/OES/TS/CGA/KB/NF/91971)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations Operationalization of the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Composition of the Steering Committee Subject(s): Digital sequence information on genetic resources |
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2025-04-01
| 2025-042 (SCBD/IMS/NP/JEC/LJ/92091)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations Extension of deadline: Nomination of experts for the ad hoc scientific and technical advisory group for the preparation of the global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Subject(s): Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Action required by 2025-04-11 |
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2025-03-28
| 2025-041 (SCBD/SSSF/JL/JA/JG/92135)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant global and regional organizations and initiatives Registration for an information webinar to provide an overview of the modalities for the modification of existing descriptions of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and the description of new areas Subject(s): Marine and Coastal Biodiversity |
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2025-03-28
| 2025-039 (SCBD/OES/ABS/TS/BGC/GT/92100)
Notification to: ABS national focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and other relevant organizations Launch of the "ABS Small Grants Project" Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing |
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2025-03-25
| 2025-040 (UNEP/SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/AC/92157)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD and its Protocols and UNFCCC 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 Sub-regional workshop and dialogue for the Pacific small island developing States: Workshop on strengthening national contributions to global environmental commitments through the synergistic implementation of multilateral environmental agreements, Dialogue on biodiversity monitoring and reporting, 26 to 30 May 2025, Apia, Samoa Subject(s): Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Climate Change and Biodiversity, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), National Reports Action required by 2025-04-11 |
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