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Read Today's ECO here. Articles inlcude - Progress Report on COP9; Make PoWPA a reality; Women and Biodiversity; Canada and Japan stalling on ABS; Anywhere but Canada!; COP Hor[r]o[r]scope; Biodiversity Offsets

Civil society organizations held a press conference this morning focusing on our "half time" report. Results here.

Jessica  

It is up here. Topics include: Will COP 9 be the death of 8(j)?; Sustainable Consumption and Production; Tourism and Biodiversity; Japan making waves (again); EU and ABS; Food prices hike in spite of record production levels. 

All,

Please see here for an update on preparatory events for civil society the weekend before COP. Open to all civil society groups. Full agendas available from me [jdempsey AT interchange.ubc.ca]. Location information here.

 The CBD Alliance has also launched a media advisory briefing, available here. It is a very useful briefing of some of the issues up for negotiation, in clear and simple language. Check it out.

We also just finished the first ECO for the MOP/COP 4 - check it out here.

More updates soon, although most of the action will take place on www.undercovercop.org which we hope will be fully functioning later this week, just in time for the COP.

 
What: This event is going to be a day-long session targeted at new civil society actors at the CBD. The event will provide an overview of what the CBD is, what it does, and what you can do to make your COP 9 experience worthwhile. Presentations will be given by experienced CBD advocates, Indigenous organizers, CBD secretariat staff, and even government delegate to help newcomers understand the process, and most importantly, to begin to see how they might effectively participate in, and influence the process.

When: 16 MAY 2008 - all day
Where: Bonn, Germany

For who: The event is designed for civil society actors - particularly those who plan to be actively involved for the two weeks of COP, and particularly for NGOs, Indigenous, local community, and social movement actors who are involved in biodiversity conservation locally, nationally and internationally. Please note that space is limited, and we will prioritize those who meet the above criteria.

Registration of interest: While there is no registration form, we ask all people who will attend to send an email to:

Susanne Gura [gura AT dinse.net]

In this email, please send the following information:
name, organization you represent, country, email address, interpretation needs

PLEASE SEND THIS EMAIL BY APRIL 14TH, AS WE WILL NEED TO ARRANGE PROPER INTERPRETATION AND SPACE.

Details such as exact location and agenda are still being worked out, but all information will be circulated to those who send emails, and will appear here.

What: This event is for civil society to discuss the substantive agenda items under discussion at COP 9, to build awareness and capacity on these issues, to share perspectives and positions, and develop joint strategies and statements. CSO participants will work in plenary and in caucus sessions. A joint session with the Indigenous caucus is planned, as are presentations from the Secretariat, the co-chairs of the Working Groups, and others.

When: 17th and 18th of May 2008 - all day
Where: Bonn, Germany

Registration: In order to plan effectively, we ask all those who plan to attend this event to send an email to:

Susanne Gura  - gura AT dinse.net

In this email, please send the following information: name, organization you represent, country, email address, interpretation needs.

PLEASE SEND THIS EMAIL BY APRIL 14TH, AS WE WILL NEED TO ARRANGE PROPER INTERPRETATION AND SPACE.

Details are still being worked out, and this information will be emailed out to those who register, the biodiv_civsoc list and will also appear here.

Dear all,

I have started a page on our website to catalouge Civil Society events at COP 9. Click here Check back in a couple weeks for more information.

And send me an email with your event.

- Jess