Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) Scientific Body (SBSTTA) SBSTTA Bureau BackgroundModus OperandiResearch needs as required by COP decisionsPreparation for upcoming meetingsPeer review of documentsNew & Emerging IssuesMeetings and DocumentsNotificationsFinal Meeting Reports SBSTTA // Review Thursday // 3.24.2016 Peer review of documents in preparation for SBSTTA-20 Peer review of draft documents related to marine and coastal biodiversity Under agenda item 4.1. SBSTTA-20 will consider the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs). A draft training manual to enhance the participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the regional workshops to facilitate the EBSA descriptions and the the application of scientific criteria in annex I of decision IX/20 has been prepared and is available for peer review: Training Manual on Incorporation of Traditional Knowledge into the Description and Identification of Areas Meeting the Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs); To provide comments on these documents, please use the template for comments, and return it to the Secretariat at secretariat@cbd.int or by fax at +1 514 288 6588. Deadline for peer review comments: 7 April 2016
SBSTTA // Review Thursday // 3.24.2016 Peer review of documents in preparation for SBSTTA-20 Peer review of draft documents related to marine and coastal biodiversity Under agenda item 4.1. SBSTTA-20 will consider the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs). A draft training manual to enhance the participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the regional workshops to facilitate the EBSA descriptions and the the application of scientific criteria in annex I of decision IX/20 has been prepared and is available for peer review: Training Manual on Incorporation of Traditional Knowledge into the Description and Identification of Areas Meeting the Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs); To provide comments on these documents, please use the template for comments, and return it to the Secretariat at secretariat@cbd.int or by fax at +1 514 288 6588. Deadline for peer review comments: 7 April 2016
