2011- 2020 is the International Decade of BioDiversity. Aligned with the Decade is the 10 Year Plan of Work for the Convention on Biological Diversity. Within both the Decade and the 10 Year Plan, a key outcome is to mainstream BioDiversity across all sectors of society. Working on mainstreaming BioDiversity means engaging all stakeholders and finding the sector enablers, networkers and champions. As a multi stakeholder process, the Friends is interested in engaging as many sectors as possible.
It is in this spirit, you are invited to attend the Friends of the Convention on Biological Diversity Development and Planning Conference to chart the course for the Friends. The day will be facilitated and recorded and will include Welcome and Introductions, Overview of The Convention on Biological Diversity, Evolution of the Friends, Stakeholder Group dialogue and Themes Tables (Your chance to discuss what is important to you), and Next Steps
In thinking through how to group people in their different roles, Friends has been using the United Nations Major Group/ CBD Major Group approach and adapting it to the Canadian context to include the following stakeholder affiliations below. If you have any suggestions for other important stakeholder affiliations, please let us know.
If you are interested in attending the meeting on August 5, please reply to friendsofthecbd@mainstreambiodiversity.ca there is a role for all everyone!
If you would like to participate, please also identify the sector(s) you best represent. If you would like to be involved in the Friends but cannot attend the August 5 meeting, please let us know.
The Friends of the Convention on Biological Diversity is envisioned as central element to support the Convention on Biological Diversity in Canada.
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