4 March 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has invited nomination of experts to participate in the ad hoc expert group meeting of local community representatives to be held from 13-15 July 2011, in Montreal, Canada.

Parties, governments, competent international organizations, indigenous and particularly local community organizations, and other stakeholders are invited to nominate experts no later than 29 April 2011. The meeting, which will convene with the financial support of Japan, aims to identify common characteristics of local communities and gather advice on how local communities can more effectively participate in Convention processes, including at the national level, as well as how to develop targeted outreach, in order to assist in CBD implementation. [CBD Notification]

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