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The NEA Initiative at SBI-04

  • Event
  • 23 May 2024
  • 13:15-14:15 (EAT)
  • Nairobi/Kenya, UNEP Compound, CR-10-GRULAC room, 2nd Floor

The National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) Initiative and its partners are involved in the upcoming fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-04) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Side event hosted by the NEA Initiative and partners:

The Role of National Ecosystem Assessments in Supporting the Review and Update of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Time: 13:15-14:50 (EAT)

Date: Thursday, 23 May 2024

Venue: Nairobi/Kenya, UNEP Compound, CR-10-GRULAC room, 2nd Floor

Countries Sharing Perspective, Lessons Learned and Ways Forward

  • Botswana – Ms. Mokgadi Monamati, Department of Environmental Affairs (TBC)
  • Cambodia – H.E. Somaly Chan, Ministry of Environment and Co-chair of the NEA
  • Colombia – Laura Bermudez, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and Sandra Perdomo, Instituto Alexander von Humboldt of Colombia
  • Cameroon – Mme Josephine Mbarga, Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development – CBD Focal Point
  • Ethiopia – Dr. Melesse Maryo, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Hosts

  • The NEA Initiative
  • UNDP
  • UNESCO
  • Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Network (BES-Net)
  • Republic of Botswana, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

SBI-04 will review implementation of the CBD in advance of the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Cali, Colombia from 21 October–1 November 2024.