Submission Number: 14
Submission ID: 58631
Submission UUID: e414c82c-f07e-4724-86fd-374f05e25b40

Created: Wed, 27/04/2022
Completed: Wed, 27/04/2022
Changed: Wed, 27/04/2022

Remote IP address: 161.0.159.132
Submitted by: L Dempewolf
Language: English

Is draft: No
Name of organization Ministry of Planning and Development
Name of contact person Lena Dempewolf
Email address lena.dempewolf@planning.gov.tt
Secondary email address lena.dempewolf@gmail.com
International telephone number +1 868 290 8333
Address Level 7 Tower C, International Waterfront Complex
1A Wrightson Road
Port of Spain. N/A
Trinidad & Tobago
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Website https://www.planning.gov.tt/
Twitter
Instagram
Title of contribution BES-Net TT (BES-Net Phase II - Implementation of Component I in Trinidad and Tobago)
Type of contribution Larger capacity-building projects or initiatives
Contributing to other elements of the IPBES work programme IPBES assessments, Data management and knowledge generation, Indigenous and local knowledge systems, Policy instruments, policy support tools and methodologies
IPBES assessments Uptake and use of approved IPBES assessments
Brief description of contribution The Trinidad and Tobago component of BES-Net Phase II seeks to address the science, policy and practice of pollination and pollinator management in Trinidad and Tobago. Issues facing pollinators in Trinidad and Tobago largely stem from a lack of data, a lack of public awareness and a lack of pollinator-appropriate management.

This project aims to address these challenges by engaging a broad range of stakeholders through public awareness and citizen science initiatives, identifying knowledge gaps, encouraging and supporting scientific research, facilitating collaboration and improving livelihoods, and reviewing policy. It is expected that because of these activities, knowledge and understanding of pollinators and their threats and management options among the general public increases; management of pollinators improves, particularly among food producers; a number of tools are made available to present and future generations.
Other organizations involved in the contribution UNDP Trinidad and Tobago; partnerships for some project components with GEF SGP Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL)/CEMEX, Angostura Holdings Limited
Link to online contribution that could be shared with the IPBES community Materials generated are posted on the following website: https://biodiversity.gov.tt/index.php/bes-net.html, recordings of webinars are posted to the following Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/besnet.tt
Start year Fri, 01/01/2021 - 00:00
End year Sun, 01/01/2023 - 00:00
Estimated monetary value of contribution in USD Project funding exclusive of co-financing and in kind contributions: USD346,455
Region Latin American and Caribbean States
Countries Trinidad and Tobago
Which objective(s) and sub-objective(s) does the contribution support Objective 2(b): Facilitated access to expertise and information, Objective 2(c): Strengthened national and regional capacities
Objective 2(b): Facilitated access to expertise and information Support to the uptake of approved assessments and other deliverables, and encouragement of the development of communities of practice around them
Objective 2(c): Strengthened national and regional capacities Encouragement of the development of science-policy platforms, networks and assessments for biodiversity and ecosystem services at the national and (sub)regional levels