NOTIFICATION Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for

This NBSAP Dialogue is part of a series of regional and sub-regional dialogues being convened by the Secretariat in 2023 and 2024 to facilitate the sharing of experiences and mutual learning related to the updating and revision of NBSAPs, including national targets, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), as requested by the Conference of the Parties in decision. [...] The Dialogues are being convened with the generous financial support of the Government of Japan, through the Japan Biodiversity Fund, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Denmark and the European Union. [...] The NBSAP Dialogue for Latin America will include sessions on experiences and lessons learned in revising or updating NBSAPs, including national target revision or setting, whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches, the integration of the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols and other relevant multilateral environmental agreements into the NBSAP, and the development of a national monitoring pl. [...] It is advised that one nominee is the national focal point for the Convention or a government official who is responsible for leading the process of revising and updating the NBSAP, and the second nominee is directly involved in supporting the NBSAP process and in the development of means of implementation, such as capacity- building and development, and resource mobilization. [...] Nomination letters should be signed by the national focal point of the Convention or the Head of the competent authority.