Name of organization
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Name of organization: French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity

Contact information
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Name of contact person: Agnes Hallosserie
Email address: agnes.hallosserie@fondationbiodiversite.fr
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International telephone number: +33180058932
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Country: France
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Contribution
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Title of contribution: Workshop to support the participation of French-speaking African delegations to IPBES 7th plenary session
Type of contribution: Activity or event (e.g., meeting, workshop, webinar, conference, article, website)
Contributing to other elements of the IPBES work programme : Policy instruments, policy support tools and methodologies
Brief description of contribution:
Workshop to support French-speaking African delegation to review the summary for policymakers of the IPBES global assessment, inview to prepare the discussion sessions at IPBES-7. This included financial support for national African experts to join their delegations as technical advisers.

Other organizations involved in the contribution:
Sud Expert Plantes Développement Durable
French Agency for Biodiversity 
French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs

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Timeline of contribution
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Start year: Tue, 01/01/2019 - 00:00
End year: Tue, 01/01/2019 - 00:00

Estimated monetary value of contribution in USD:
20,000 USD (workshop and travel costs)
10,000 USD (salary costs)

Geographic scope
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Region: African States
Countries:
Burkina Faso (8912), Camerún (el) (8915), República Centroafricana (la) (8916), Chad (el) (8917), Comoras (las) (8918), Côte d’Ivoire (8920), República Democrática del Congo (la) (8921), Francia (9073), Guinea-Bissau (8931), Madagascar (8936), Togo (el) (8956)


Which objective(s) and sub-objective(s) does the contribution support: Objective 2(a): Enhanced learning and engagement, Objective 2(c): Strengthened national and regional capacities
Sub-objective(s)
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Objective 2(a): Enhanced learning and engagement: Organization of science-policy dialogues with national focal points
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