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Webinars to support discussions at the resumed sessions of SBSTTA-24, SBI-3 and WG2020-3

Further to notification 2021-085 on the resumed sessions of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-24), the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-3) and the third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-3), scheduled to take place on 14-29 March 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Secretariat, in collaboration with the SBSTTA Chair, the SBI Chair and the WG2020 Co-Chairs, as well as partner organizations, is hosting a series of webinars leading up to the resumed sessions, to update Parties and stakeholders on new documents, the organization of work and other aspects of the meetings, as needed (see notification 2022-001).

A preliminary list of webinars and tentative dates is available below and will be updated over time. The webinars are conducted in English only.

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 Webinars in January and February 2022

 
Date Co-hosts of the webinar* Webinar topic
Thursday 13 January SBI Chair Planning, monitoring, review and reporting mechanisms (SBI item 9) and initiation of advance comments by Parties and observers
Tuesday 18 January SBI Chair Gender (SBI item 5)
Wednesday 19 January SBSTTA Chair Monitoring marine and coastal biodiversity in the draft post-2020 global biodiversity framework (SBSTTA item 3)
Tuesday 25 January GEO-BON & BioDiscovery Scientific Webinar – Update from the Scientific Community on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (linked to WG2020 and SBSTTA item 3)
Thursday 27 January SBSTTA Chair Updated Monitoring Framework and associated information documents (SBSTTA item 3)
Tuesday 1 February WG2020 Co-Chairs Introduction to the Co-Chairs’ reflections document (WG2020 item 4)
Thursday 3 February WG2020 Co-Chairs Introduction to the documents on digital sequence information on genetic resources (WG2020 item 5)
Monday 7 February WG2020 Co-Chairs (Repeat) Introduction to the Co-Chairs’ reflections document (WG2020 item 4)
Tuesday 8 February WG2020, SBI and SBSTTA Chairs Joint meeting agenda and organization of work (SBSTTA-24, SBI-3, WG2020-3)
Friday 11 February WG2020 Co-Chairs (Repeat) Introduction to the documents on digital sequence information on genetic resources (WG2020 item 5)
Thursday 17 February FAO FAO Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Thursday 24 February SBI Chair Financial Mechanism (SBI-3 item 6)
Thursday 3 March UNEP-WCMC Monitoring Framework: Proposed Headline Indicators A.0.2, A.0.4, 4.0.1, 18.0.1, 19.0.1 (SBSTTA ITEM 3)
Monday 7 March UNEP-WCMC Monitoring Framework: Proposed Headline Indicators 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 16.0.1, 16.0.2, 5.0.1 (SBSTTA ITEM 3)
Tuesday 8 March UNEP-WCMC Monitoring Framework - Proposed Headline Indicators A.0.1, B.0.1, 9.0.1, 11.0.1, 14.0.2 (SBSTTA ITEM 3)
Wednesday 9 March UNEP-WCMC Monitoring Framework - Proposed Headline Indicators C.0.1, C.0.2, 13.0.1, A.0.3, 3.0.1 (SBSTTA ITEM 3)

* The CBD Secretariat is a co-host for all webinars