Bulletin Board

Dear participants of the online forum on Article 23,

Welcome to new participants who also registered for the online discussions that begin today. You are also part of a bulletin board that issues biosafety news.

Reminder to register for the Webinar on biosafety commitments for the Action Agenda for Nature and People. Please note that time for the webinar is 10:30 a.m. EDT to 12:00 noon EDT and a separate registration is required at https://www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/biosafety-commitments-for-the-action-agenda-for-nature-and-people/ or https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=3d0c1779253b94ed1d4e5446d&id=c0c045cffd
(Please note that an updated version of the webinar concept note is available at https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art23/actionagendaforum/)

Reminder notification: Reminder and Extension of Deadline – Nomination of experts for the Online Discussion on Biosafety Commitments from Non-State Actors for the Action Agenda for Nature and People - https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2021/ntf-2021-067-bs-en.pdf
(Please note the we encourage you all to promote non-state actors (e.g. academia, the private sector, NGOs, indigenous peoples and local communities' groups, women organizations, farmer's organizations, youth groups) with related expertise to send us a nomination letter to participate in the online discussions.). The online discussions will begin at 12:00 noon EDT (after the webinar). Please note that we have also posted guiding questions in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. We are trying to have Russian and Chinese translation as well.

Modalities, general guidelines and a survey outcome word mesh in the online discussion page at https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art23/actionagendaforum/

NGO Action Forum (pre-COP and COP-MOP event), 27 and 28 September 2021, at https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/action-forum
Please note that the event will be livestreamed in English and Chinese.

Best regards,
Ulrika