Side Event

Building capacity for biodiversity conservation monitoring and research in China's protected areas

Organizer
University of Oxford

Date and Time
9 November 2011 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

The rate of increase in the number of protected areas (PAs) in China has been accelerating in in recent years. Despite the increasing number of PAs, the capacity of staff to effectively monitoring and assess biodiversity has failed to keep pace. The Wildlife Institute at Beijing Forestry University and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford are undertaking a capacity building programme for China's PAs, in collaboration with the Chinese government's State Forestry Administration and the UK government's Darwin Initiative. Here we present our approach and offer discussion for improvement and enhancements within China and more widely.