Side Event

Sharing knowledge and experience among the South East Asian countries and China in the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 & Aichi Targets

Organizer
United Nations Environment Programme(Regional office for Asia and the Pacific), Ministry of Environment of Cambodia, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Lao PDR, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry of Myanmar, China ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Centre, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, CBD Secretariat, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Date and Time
17 October 2014 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

The China Fund Project on “Strengthening the capacity of South East Asian countries for the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 & Aichi Targets”, launched in 2013, aims to promote sharing of knowledge and experience among ASEAN countries and China on the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 & Aichi Targets. As part of the project, the pilot activities are being implemented also in selected countries such as Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. The side event will showcase some of the initial achievements under the project, and provide opportunity among Southeast Asian countries, China, and countries from other regions to exchange their lessons learned in updating and implementing National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) in line with the Aichi Targets.