Side Event

BEST Donor coordination meeting

Organizer
IUCN

Date and Time
1 January 0001 0:0 - 0:0

Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Acknowledged by the CBD COP Decision XI/15, BEST – voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European overseas – aims to support the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystem services including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the EU Outermost Regions (ORs), the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) as well as their neighbouring countries. 18 project have been funded so far in in the regions of the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Caribbean Region, French Guiana, Greenland, Antarctic and Macronesia, addressing issues such as activities for designation and management of terrestrial and marine protected areas; activities for combating invasive alien species, promoting ecosystem services for climate change adaptation and mitigation; valuation of ecosystem services; increasing knowledge; networking, education, capacity building and outreach activities and involving organisations in the Outermost Regions, in the Overseas Countries Territories, in Member States, NGOs, regional organisations and International Organisations. As the BEST initiative is based on a partnership approach the meeting is aiming at foreseeing synergies and leverage effect in key regions for biodiversity.