Meeting the Needs

What capacity is required to meet end-user needs?

BREAKOUT WORKING GROUPS

Group 1

Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity, including Protected Areas and Ecotourism

Facilitator:  Dr Marika Tuiwawa, SPREP, Samoa

Rapporteur:  Dr Valery Nerenov, UNESCO-MAB, Russia

Group 2

Invasive Alien Species, Quarantine, Plant Protection/Phytosanitary, Biosafety, Integrated Pest Management, GMOs, etc

Facilitator:  Dr Banpot Napompeth, Thailand

Rapporteur:  Dr Simon Sithole, Zimbabwe

Group 3

Environmental Assessment and Monitoring – Ecology, Ecosystems; Indicators; Biomonitoring (Climate change, land degradation, etc)

Facilitator:  Mr Jeff McNeely, IUCN

Rapporteur:  Dr Matiur Rahman, Bangladesh

Group 4

Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge, Rural Livelihoods and Natural Resource Security – Agriculture, Food, Forests, Marine, Medicinal, etc

Facilitator:  Dr Sas Biswas, India

Rapporteur: Ms Ratidzayi Takawira, Zimbabwe

Group 5.

Taxonomic Science Needs (what are the basic capacity needs to function, meet Invasive Species management and other immediate needs)

Facilitator:  Prof Johnathan Ayertey, Ghana

Rapporteur:  Dr Sandrine Ulenberg, EuroLOOP Coordinator, the Netherlands