Name of organization
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Name of organization: Ministry of Planning and Development

Contact information
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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/
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Contribution
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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

Timeline of contribution
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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

Geographic scope
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Region: Latin American and Caribbean States
Countries:
Trinidad and Tobago (9065)


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
Sub-objective(s)
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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