This page will describe the processes and protocols for NGO and media accreditation as soon as they are issued by the COP10 Steering Committee.
MEDIA REGISTRATION: The COP10 guidelines were finally issued on June 10 and can now be accessed here. The full document contains a lot of other important info for delegates and official participants, but the basic media registration segment is reproduced below:
PROCEDURES FOR MEDIA ACCREDITATION
Media participation at CBD meetings is subject to accreditation by the CBD Secretariat. Accreditation is strictly reserved for members of the press—print media, photo, radio, TV, film and news agencies—who fully meet UN media accreditation requirements. Accreditation will be granted upon presentation of valid press credentials, including each of the following:
1. Completed Media Accreditation Form (Annex E);
2. Letter of assignment on official letterhead of a media organization signed by the Publisher/Assignment Editor, Editor-in-chief or Bureau Chief, specifying the name and functional title of the journalist. Unsigned letters or e-mails will not be accepted;
3. Photocopy of a valid press card/work pass; and
4. Photocopy of passport/national ID card.
To avoid delays upon arrival, please submit the form (Annex E) together with a letter of assignment from your Editor/Bureau Chief and a photocopy of your valid professional press card to:
Johan Hedlund,
Media Assistant
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
World Trade Centre
413 St. Jacques Street, Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec,
H2Y 1N9 Canada
Tel: + 1-514- 287-6670,
Fax: + 1-514-288-6588
E-mail:
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It is also possible to register on-site. Note that double accreditation is not allowed (e.g. as press and delegate, or as press and NGO).
Press passes can be picked up at the registration counter upon presentation of two forms of photo ID (passport, official national press pass, driver’s license, work ID, etc.) or of a photo press pass from the United Nations in New York, Paris, Geneva, Vienna, or Nairobi.
Please note that journalists accredited to cover the meetings should make their own travel and hotel bookings.
For press releases and other information, please contact:
Mr. David Ainsworth
Information Officer and Focal Point for the IYB
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
World Trade Centre
413 St. Jacques Street, Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec,
H2Y 1N9 Canada
Tel: +1-514-287-7025
Fax: +1-514-288-6588
E-mail:
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