CBD-Meetings and Deadlines in the second half of 2013

For information on the accreditation process for these meetings please see the note below!

(if anyone should experience difficulties with registering NGO representative, please contact GYBN! As youth focal points they will consult with the CBD-Secretatiat
and see if we can find a solution!)

Acronyms:
CBD = Convention on Biological Diversity
COP = conference of the parties of the CBD
SBSTTA = Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
WGRI = Working Group on Review of Implementation of the CBD
WG8j = Working Group on Article 8j (Traditional Knowledge)
ICNP = Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol (ABS)
IPBES = Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
UNFCCC = United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change



WG8j
October 7th to 11th in Montreal, Canada
Deadline for accreditation: September 6th!
Please note the following visa information: https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-069-8j-sbstta-en.pdf

SBSTTA-17
October 14th to 17th in Montreal, Canada
Deadline for accreditation: September 6th! (usual procedure)
Deadline for the registration of Side Events: September 10th! (please use the form on page 13 here
https://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/sbstta/sbstta-17/other/sbstta-17-info-note-en.pdf further
information here: https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-057-sbstta17-en.pdf

UNFCCC COP19
November 11th to 22nd in Warsaw, Poland
Deadline for accreditation: September 16th (standard UNFCCC procedure)

IPBES-2
December 9th to 14th in Antalya, Turkey
Deadline for accreditation: unfortunately already expired
further information about the session: http://ipbes.net/plenary/registration-ipbes-2.html


CBD-Outlook 2014

ICNP-3 (Nagoya-Protocol)
February 24th to 28th 2014 in Pyeonchang, South Korea
(see: https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-064-icnp3-sh-en.pdf)
Deadline for accreditation: November 15th 2013

SBSTTA-18
June 16th to 20th 2014 in Montreal, Canada

WGRI-5
June 23rd to 27th 2014 in Montreal, Canada

CBD CBD-12
October 6th to 17th 2014 in Pyeonchang, South-Korea