The first capacity-building forum of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) aims to facilitate both capacity-building projects and strategic alignment of activities between interested institutions. The meeting will promote dialogue among receivers, implementers and funders of capacity-building activities, with the aim of: exploring opportunities for cooperation on aligned investments in capacity-building needs; furthering partnerships for piloting and delivering the IPBES capacity-building program; and planning further action.  

dates: 19-22 October 2015  
location: Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal, India  
contact: IPBES Secretariat  
e-mail: secretariat@ipbes.net  
www: http://ipbes.net/images/documents/WP/1ab/IPBES_capacity-building_forum_Concept-Note.pdf
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