Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the African Sub-Regional Workshop to Strengthen Capacity for the CBD Programmes of Work relevant to Invasive Alien Species aims to build capacity to address the cross-cutting issue of invasive alien species and contribute to the fulfillment of Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 in Africa.
dates: 6-9 December 2011 location: Nairobi, Kenya contact: CBD Secretariat phone: +1 514 288 2220 fax: +1 514 288 6588 e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-197-ias-gti-en.pdf