A capacity-building workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the preparation of the fourth national report was held in Tsukuba, Japan, from 2 to 4 December 2008, with the support of the Japanese Ministry of Environment and the Japan Wildlife Research Centre. A total of 40 people, including representatives from 16 countries from the region, participated in this workshop. The workshop provided very good opportunities for participating countries (including some from outside the region, such as Brazil and the United Kingdom) to exchange experiences related to the preparation of the fourth national report. Discussions on the challenges encountered and possible solutions to them were productive. Participants considered the workshop very helpful for the preparation of the fourth national report and countries indicated that they would move fast to prepare and finalize their reports for submission by the deadline of 30 March 2009.
The report of the workshop is available below. The main conclusions and recommendations from this workshop are also summarized through a
discussion forum located on this portal.
Presentations made by government representatives
Presentations made by organizations
