The Capacity Building Workshop for the Caribbean on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration to support achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets was held in Belize City, Belize from April 28th – May 2nd, 2014.
The Workshop was convened as part of a series by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). It sought to provide support to parties in the development of national targets and plans for ecosystem conservation and restoration within the framework of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity specifically its Aichi Biodiversity Targets 5, 11 and 15. Targets
5, 11 and 15 set quantitative global targets to reduce the loss of
natural habitats, improve protected area networks and restore degraded
areas.
In attendance at the Workshop were representatives from Caribbean Parties to the CBD, the CBD Secretariat as well as international and regional organisations. Trinidad and Tobago was represented by Ms. Anastasia Gordon, Environmental Policy Analyst, Environmental Policy and Planning Division and Mr. Denny Dipchansingh, Acting Director of Northern Range Reforestation Project (NRRP), Forestry Division; both from the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
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L-R: Mr. Dipchansingh and Ms. Gordon engaged in one of the small group activities of the Capacity Building Workshop in Belize ( April 28 - May 2, 2014).
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Over the duration of the five (5) day, participants gained knowledge of support available for the development of national targets and plans for ecosystem conservation and restoration and for the integration of these targets 5, 11 and 15 into updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and mainstreaming them into broader national policies, plans and programmes. Additionally, Caribbean countries also developed capacity to use appropriate assessments, policy and planning tools to achieve ecosystem conservation and restoration at appropriate levels.
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