Notification 2013-022

Dear Madam/Sir, The purpose of this notification is to request your contribution pursuant to decision XI/30 (on incentive measures) and decision XI/4 (on the review of implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization, including the establishment of targets), as adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting, held from 8 to 19 October 2012 in Hyderabad, India. In paragraph 4 (d) of decision XI/30, the Conference of the Parties invited Parties, other Governments, and relevant international organizations to submit to the Executive Secretary information on obstacles encountered in implementing options identified for eliminating, phasing out or reforming incentives that are harmful for biodiversity. As per paragraph 12 of the same decision, the information submitted will be disseminated through the clearing house mechanism of the Convention. A synthesis report on obstacles encountered in implementing options identified for eliminating, phasing out or reforming incentives that are harmful for biodiversity will be prepared for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice. In paragraph 8 of decision XI/4, the Conference of the Parties, mindful of the potential of Aichi Biodiversity Target 3 to mobilize resources for biodiversity, decided to consider modalities and milestones for the full operationalization of this Target at its twelfth meeting, with a view to their adoption. In light of these decisions, I wish to invite Parties, Governments and relevant international organizations to submit, at the earliest convenience but not later than 5 July 2013: a) Information on obstacles encountered in implementing options identified for eliminating, phasing out or reforming incentives that are harmful for biodiversity. Please kindly refer to Annex I for an illustrative list of possible obstacles. In order to alleviate the task and maximize the number of submissions, national focal points are kindly invited to, at the minimum, complete the matrix provided in Annex I and submit it by the date indicated. Any additional and more specific information on the aforementioned topic, including on any solutions found for addressing the obstacles encountered, will also be very welcome; b) Views on the development of modalities and milestones for the full operationalization of Aichi Biodiversity Target 3. For your further information, please kindly refer to Annex II for a verbatim reproduction: (i) of Aichi Target 3 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 as well as (ii) of the technical rationale, implementation, indicators and baseline information, and possible milestones for Aichi Target 3, as contained in a note by the Executive Secretary prepared for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting (UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/12/Rev.1). I thank you for your cooperation and continued support to the Convention. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD NFPs and relevant international organizations