As you know, the Government of the United Mexican States will host the high-level segment of
the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-13) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD) on 2-3 December 2016, in Cancun, Mexico.
I am pleased to attach the provisional agenda for the high-level segment, provided by the
Government of the United Mexican States, and developed in consultation with the Secretariat of the CBD.
The provisional agenda is available in the official languages of the United Nations on the CBD website1
.
A more detailed agenda along with background documents for relevant discussions will be made available
in due course.
One of the major expected outcomes of the high-level segment will be a political declaration. The
Government of the United Mexican States will circulate a draft of the Cancun Declaration for your
consideration shortly.
Further to notification 2016-072 issued on 6 June 2016, I would like to take the opportunity to
remind Parties that have not yet done so to kindly confirm their participation in the high-level segment to
juan.mateos@semarnat.gob.mx and enrique.lendo@semarnat.gob.mx.
Finally, I would like to call your attention to a brochure with general information on COP-13 at:
http://cop13.mx/en/resources/.
Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.