Notification 2018-068

Dear Madam/Sir, In decision XIII/15, paragraph 11, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity requested the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of resources, in partnership with relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities, to compile and summarize information on pollinators and pollination relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in all ecosystems, beyond their role in agriculture and food production for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA). In recommendation 22/9, SBSTTA took note of the draft full report prepared by the Secretariat, and requested the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of resources, to finalize the report, taking into account peer review comments, and make it available for the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. In light of this request, the report has been made available for peer review and it can be accessed from https://www.cbd.int/agro/peer_review_pollinators.pdf. To provide comments on this document, please use the template accessible at https://www.cbd.int/agro/template-peer-review.doc, and return it to the Secretariat by e-mail at secretariat@cbd.int or by fax at: +1 514 288 6588. The deadline for peer review comments is 10 September 2018. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations