Name of organization
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Name of organization: Belgian Biodiversity Platform (host Belgian IPBES NFP)

Contact information
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Name of contact person: Lise Goudeseune
Email address: l.goudeseune@biodiversity.be
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International telephone number: +32 2 238 34 95
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Country: Belgium
Website: https://www.biodiversity.be
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Contribution
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Title of contribution: ECA (European & Central Asia Network) Virtual Event
Type of contribution: Activity or event (e.g., meeting, workshop, webinar, conference, article, website), Support to national or (sub)regional platforms or networks 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 European & Central Asia Network of organisations supporting IPBES (ECA network) organised the first virtual meeting for its members on 8th February 2022 AM. The objectives of this meeting were to: welcome the members, to present some successful and inspiring platform strategies and activities, to exchange best practices, and to jointly reflect on forthcoming activities by the ECA network including the possible organisation of the 7th Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation (PESC-7). 

Other organizations involved in the contribution:
o   French National Platform / Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB)
o   Swiss IPBES National Platform / Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)
o   German IPBES Coordination Office / DLR Projektträger Berlin 
o   IPBES Denmark/Danish universities
o   Institute for Biodiversity Network e.V.
o   Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
o   Belgian Biodiversity Platform/BELSPO


Link to online contribution that could be shared with the IPBES community:
Webpage for the event: https://www.biodiversity.be/5733/

Timeline of contribution
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Start year: Sat, 01/01/2022 - 00:00
End year: Sat, 01/01/2022 - 00:00

Estimated monetary value of contribution in USD:
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Geographic scope
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Region: Eastern European States, Western European and other States
Countries:
Arménie (l') (8963), Autriche (l') (9069), Belgique (la) (48), Bosnie-Herzégovine (la) (9016), Bulgarie (la) (57), Danemark (le) (9071), Estonie (l') (9019), Finlande (la) (9072), France (la) (9073), Allemagne (l') (9074), Hongrie (la) (9021), Italie (l') (9080), Lituanie (la) (9024), Pays-Bas (les) (9086), Macédoine du Nord (la) (9033), Portugal (le) (9089), Roumanie (la) (9028), Slovaquie (la) (9031), Espagne (l') (9091), Suède (la) (9092), Suisse (la) (9093), Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le) (9094), Ouzbékistan (l') (9037)


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