Technical and Scientific Cooperation

Call for expression of interest to host a regional and/or subregional technical and scientific cooperation support centre

At its fifteenth meeting held in December 2022, the Conference of the Parties established a mechanism consisting of a network of regional and/or subregional technical and scientific cooperation support centres, to be coordinated at the global level by a global coordination entity, to assist in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the work of the Convention and its Protocols.

The overall goal of the mechanism is to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation among Parties and relevant organizations and to enable them to effectively utilize science, technology and innovation to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. For a full description of the mechanism, see annex II of decision 15/8.

For more information regarding the support centres and the criteria and process for selection, consult the background document.

Relevant Documents

• Background document on the Subregional TSC Support Centres

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Stage 1 Expression of Interest Form

• Stage 1 Assessment Matrix

• Stage 2 Questionnaire

• Stage 2 Assessment Matrix

• Complete List of Stage 1 Applicants

• Complete List of Stage 2 Applicants

• Report of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation on the assessment of entities and organizations under consideration to host the regional and/or subregional technical and scientific cooperation support centres