The Bio-Bridge Initiative was established by the Government of the Republic of Korea at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2014, to enhance technical and scientific cooperation and technology transfer for the effective implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

The objective of this roundtable is to raise awareness of the Bio-Bridge Initiative and facilitate interaction between Parties requiring technical assistance and Parties and/or organizations that could provide such assistance with a view to identifying matchmaking opportunities and fostering partnerships. The roundtable also seeks to identify opportunities for upscaling projects by leveraging additional support from relevant initiatives and mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the Standards and Trade Development Facility and the Sustainable Development Goals Technology Facilitation Mechanism. The meeting is organized by the Secretariat of the CBD in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea and the National Institute of Biological Resources.

dates: 16-19 October 2017
location: Incheon, Republic of Korea
www: https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2017/ntf-2017-079-bbi-en.pdf