24 October 2025, 13:15 EST
NGOs Group meeting room - Ground floor (Panama City)
Biodiversa+ and CO-OP4CBD are proud to announce the co-hosting of a side event to SBSTTA-27 on 24 October in Panama City. This workshop will highlight pioneering capacity-building initiatives from around the world that enhance the role of scientists and knowledge holders in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
What can you expect from the event?
- Following an introduction on their role in CBD meetings, speakers will present regional experiences, from indigenous knowledge mobilization to transnational research collaboration. They will showcase the new Biodiversa+ and CO-OP4CBD guide presenting different ways to engage successfully in CBD processes.
- A panel featuring perspectives from the Regional TSC Centers (Technical and Scientific Cooperation), followed by an open discussion, will conclude the session, highlighting opportunities for coordination among CBD actors to fill knowledge gaps and strengthen the science-policy interface.
Lunch will be provided.
This side-event is co-organised by the Ministères Aménagement du territoire Transition écologique, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, the Joint Research Center (European Commission), the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Belmont Forum, the Forest Peoples Programme, the ICCA Consortium, the Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia, and RESPIN.
