The Technical and Scientific Cooperation (TSC) Portfolio under the Convention on Biological Diversity aims to encourage and facilitate action to enhance the implementation of Articles 16, 17 and 18, as well as related provisions of the Convention and its Protocols, through a coordinated and integrated approach.

The objective is to enable Parties to pursue their individual or collective biodiversity-related goals through matchmaking, cooperative exchange of knowledge and expertise, as well as by improving access to available data, resources and technologies.

Through a number of bespoke programmes, the CBD Secretariat:

• Catalyzes cooperation through matchmaking

• Nurtures partnerships by leveraging a series of round tables and expert dialogues

• Facilitates access to innovative solutions to address biodiversity-related challenges through the organization of knowledge fairs

• Tests out new ideas for transformative change through technology transfer

The CBD Secretariat also helps to support and accelerate the work of the Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity and its broader member organizations to contribute to the successful implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the package of related decisions, in particular decision 15/8 on capacity-building and development and technical and scientific cooperation.