
CBD Notification 2023-017 - Invitation to participate in the peer review of the annexes to decision 15/27 and to submit information on invasive alien species
NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-017
Dear Madam/Sir,
In decision 15/27, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity requested the Executive Secretary to organize a peer-review process on annexes I to VI to this decision, which contains draft guidance, advice and a compilation of information on various matters related to invasive alien species. The COP also requested the Secretariat to make the outcomes of the peer review available for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, with a view to making recommendations to the COP at its sixteenth meeting (paragraph 2).
CBD Notification 2023-018 - Invitation to attend a webinar to provide information on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to IPLCs
NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-018
Dear Madam/Sir,
I am pleased to invite Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and stakeholders to attend a webinar informing on the process of developing a new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities, to be held on 7 March 2023, at 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Montreal time (UTC-5).
The webinar aims to clarify the rationale, objectives and methodology of the approaching negotiations for the new programme of work and possible institutional arrangements and their modus operandi on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention for indigenous peoples and local communities in the context of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. During the webinar, a summary of relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting will be presented, focusing on the peer-review process for annex II of decision 15/10 ( https://www.cbd.int/doc/
The webinar will be conducted in English, with interpretation available in Spanish and French. Additional information, including the provisional agenda, can be found at this webpage: https://www.cbd.int/article/
I look forward to your active participation in the webinar and thank you for your continued support to the work of the Convention.
The text of this notification is also available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/
CBD Notification 2023-019 - Nomination of experts for the ad hoc technical expert group on the new programme of work and institutional arrangements on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention related to indigenous peoples and local communities
NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-019
Dear Madam/Sir,
The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, at its fifteenth meeting, adopted decision 15/10 ( https://www.cbd.int/doc/
CBD Notification 2023-015 - Vacancy Announcement: Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-015
Dear Madam/Sir,
I would like to bring to your attention a note verbale addressed to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Offices in New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna, the United Nations departments and bodies, specialized agencies, intergovernmental and other organizations, inviting them to nominate candidates for the position of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, based in Montreal, Canada.
The announcement is also available, together with the terms of reference for the position, on the United Nations website at the following link: https://www.un.org/sg/en/
All nominations and applications should include the curriculum vitae of the candidates and must be sent by e-mail to UNEP's Executive Office at unep-executiveappointments@un.
The text of this notification is also available on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/
CBD Notification 2023-016 - Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on ocean-related capacity-building needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 24 – 28 April 2023, virtual
NOTIFICATION
No. 2023-016
Dear Madam/Sir,
I am pleased to invite developing country Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations and initiatives to participate in the Sustainable Ocean Initiative workshop on ocean-related capacity building needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, to be held virtually from 24 to 28 April 2023.
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