ENGO Participation in two upcoming CBD meetings in Curitiba, Brazil

The Biodiversity Convention Office has asked the RCEN to select 1-2 ENGO representatives to attend two meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held in Curitiba, Brazil, in March 2006: the third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-MOP 3) serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, March 13-17; and the eighth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 8), March 20-31, 2006. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 10, 2006.

NOTE: Both selected representatives will attend the COP 8 meeting on March 20-31 and be part of the official Canadian Delegation. However, only one of the two selected representatives will attend the COP-MOP 3 meeting on March 13-17.

The representatives should have knowledge and experience related to the items found in both meeting agendas:
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meetings/bs/mop-03/official/mop-03-01-en.doc
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meetings/cop/cop-08/official/cop-08-01-en.doc

Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered as per Treasury Board guidelines.

To apply, please fill out the online registration form.

For more information please contact Sarah Heiberg, National Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 24.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

You will find the proposed organization of work and registration instructions for both meetings by visiting the Secretariat on Biological Diversity’s website:
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=MOP-03