Registration of contributions to the work on capacity-building under IPBES: Submission #15

Name of organization
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Name of organization: Institute for Biodiversity Network e.V.

Contact information
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Name of contact person: Axel Paulsch
Email address: paulsch@biodiv.de
Secondary email address: paulsch@biodiv.de
International telephone number: *49 17656710057
Address:
Zur Hohen Linie 61
Regensburg. 93055
Germany

Country: Germany
Website: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/sustainability-strategies-international/cooperation-eeca-centraleastern-european-states/project-database-advisory-assistance-programme/strengthening-the-world-biodiversity-council-ipbes
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Contribution
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Title of contribution: Strengthening the World Biodiversity Council IPBES by capacity building in the EECCA-Region
Type of contribution: Activity or event (e.g., meeting, workshop, webinar, conference, article, website), Learning material (e.g., video, presentation, booklet, article and website), Support to national or (sub)regional platforms or networks engaging in IPBES, Support to communities of practice engaging in IPBES
Contributing to other elements of the IPBES work programme : IPBES assessments
IPBES assessments: Engagement with ongoing assessments, Uptake and use of approved IPBES assessments
Brief description of contribution:
The project aims at strengthening impact and relevance of IPBES findings on decisions in environmental policy in the partner countries. We want to support increase of recognition of IPBES and create a sound ba-sis for well-informed participation in IPBES processes. Project partners are governments and relevant ministries as well as representatives of sci-ence and civil society. National and regional workshops will help to provide capacity building materials in English and Russian, train trainers and prepare for IPBES plenary meetings. After the workshops the project partners are well prepared to take an active part in IPBES processes in an informed and competent manner and to make use of IPBES assess-ment findings in environmental decision making in their respective countries. The project strengthens administrations' and civil society organisations' capacities and fosters international cooperation for the con-servation of biodiversity.

Other organizations involved in the contribution:
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
German Environment Agency

Link to online contribution that could be shared with the IPBES community:
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Timeline of contribution
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Start year: Fri, 01/01/2021 - 00:00
End year: Mon, 01/01/2024 - 00:00

Estimated monetary value of contribution in USD:
300.000,---

Geographic scope
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Region: Eastern European States
Countries:
Armenia (8963), Bosnia y Herzegovina (9016), Kazajstán (8978), Kirguistán (9022), Montenegro (9025), Macedonia del Norte (9033), Uzbekistán (9037)


Which objective(s) and sub-objective(s) does the contribution support: Objective 2(a): Enhanced learning and engagement, 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(a): Enhanced learning and engagement: Implementation of the training and familiarization programme, Organization of science-policy dialogues with national focal points
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