Meeting the Needs

Resourcing taxonomic capacity in support of National and Regional Development Programmes

BREAKOUT WORKING GROUPS

Group 1

The role of the private sector and Private Foundations – what partnerships are possible?

Facilitator:  Dr Piotr Naskrecki, ALL Species Foundation, USA

Rapporteur:  Prof Francisco Cejas-Rodriguez, Cuba

Group 2

The role of International Development Agencies - relating to their mandates and partnering on projects

Facilitator:  Prof Alan Rodgers, UNDP-GEF, Tanzania

Rapporteur:  Prof Jean-Baptiste Dhetchuvi, Matchu, Rwanda

Group 3

The role of Governments and the obligations under multilateral environmental agreements (e.g. CBD and GTI; IPPC, etc)

Facilitator: Dr Chris Lyal, GTI Programme Officer, CBD Secretariat

Rapporteur: Dr Jan Plesnik, Chair, SBSTTA

Group 4

Access and Benefit Sharing: the need for resourcing participation in international agreements regionally and internationally

Facilitator: Dr Jesus Ugalde, InBio, Costa Rica

Rapporteur: Dr Susan Kimani-Njogu, ICIPE, Kenya

Group 5

Raising the profile of taxonomy:  resourcing communication, public awareness and education, mainstreaming taxonomy and cross-sectoral linkages

Facilitator: Prof Gideon Smith, South Africa

Rapporteur: Prof Shahina Fayyaz, Pakistan