The purpose of this regional consultation is to bring together African member States and other stakeholders in the region to discuss the current status of the intersessional process, including the development of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) work programme, draft conceptual framework, stakeholder engagement strategy, strategic partnership document and other elements of the Platform, and to strengthen the capacity and raise awareness in the region in the context of the IPBES framework.
dates: 22-24 July 2013 venue: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) location: Nairobi, Kenya contact: UNEP Secretariat e-mail: dewameetings@unep.org www: http://ipbes.net/news-centre11/383-afr-regional-consultation.html