This workshop will feature discussions of thematic areas for enhanced synergies among the biodiversity-related conventions on: the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, the Aichi targets and national biodiversity strategies and action plans; institutional arrangements and coordination mechanisms; information and knowledge management; national reporting, monitoring and indicators; communication and awareness-raising; science-policy interface; capacity building; and resource mobilization and utilization.  

dates: 8-11 February 2016  
location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland  
contact: CBD Secretariat  
phone: +1 514 288 2220  
fax: +1 514 288 6588  
e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int  
www: https://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=BRCWS-2016-01