Partnerships

The Biodiversity for Development Initiative is working with a number of partner organizations to better mainstream biodiversity considerations into policies, plans, programmes, and projects. At each level of intervention, the initiative develop a range of activities as mentioned below:

• At the global level
  
  ... by collaborating with bilateral and multilateral development cooperation agencies (including relevant UN programmes and initiatives), development banks, development research institutes, international conservation and development NGOs;
  • Establishment of a professional network;
  • Organization of international workshops;
  • Elaboration of guidelines/guidance;
  • Development of communication tools: newsletters, leaflets, exhibits, etc.

• At the regional level
  
  ... by establishing partnerships with economic and sectoral bodies, regional development banks and UN Regional Economic and Social Commissions;
  • Organization and assistance with regional workshops;
  • Strengthening linkages with the United Nations Regional Economic and Social Commissions (UNRESC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) / Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF), UNEP and IUCN Regional Offices;
  • Promoting South-South Cooperation (SSC): exchange of information on biodiversity issues, dissemination of lessons learned (good practices, cases studies), and organization of workshops;
  • Development of joint information material.

• At the national and local levels
  
  ... through CBD National Focal Points, ministries in charge of environment, planning, budget, and planning as well as with national and local NGOs.
  • Elaboration of training modules focusing on selected economic development sectors;
  • Collection of case studies and constitution of a database on good practices and lessons learned;
  • Review of national cross-sectoral policies;
  • Dissemination of information and capacity-building material to CBD NFPs, sectoral ministries and NGOs.
  Most of the initiative’s partners’ web sites can be found under the related web sites section.