Registration of contributions to the work on capacity-building under IPBES: Submission #23

Name of organization
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Name of organization: Green Technology Education Centre

Contact information
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Name of contact person: Dr. Arden Henley
Email address: nwpses@gmail.com
Secondary email address: info@gteccanada.ca
International telephone number: 1-604-317-4128
Address:
891 West 26 Avenue
Vancouver. V5Z 2E9
Canada

Country: Canada
Website: https://gteccanada.ca
Twitter: {Empty}
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gteccanada/

Contribution
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Title of contribution: False Creek Climate Crisis Education Centre
Type of contribution: Larger capacity-building projects or initiatives
Contributing to other elements of the IPBES work programme : Indigenous and local knowledge systems, Policy instruments, policy support tools and methodologies, Scenarios and models 
Brief description of contribution:
The first of its kind in Canada, the Climate Crisis Education Centre is a scalable, multi-faceted resource that serves the people of the False Creek area and the surrounding City of Vancouver community. What makes this Centre unique is its direct engagement with community, its focus on the regeneration of the environment in which it is located and its inclusion of arts and culture.

Other organizations involved in the contribution:
False Creek Friends Society

Link to online contribution that could be shared with the IPBES community:
Rebuilding BC - https://gteccanada.ca/rebuilding-bc-a-portfolio-of-possibilities/

GTEC Reader - https://gteccanada.ca/gtec-reader-vol-3-issue-1/


Timeline of contribution
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Start year: Sat, 01/01/2022 - 00:00
End year: Wed, 01/01/2025 - 00:00

Estimated monetary value of contribution in USD:
$200,000

Geographic scope
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Region: Global
Countries:
Canada (63)


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: 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