This workshop, organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), is part of a series being organized with financial assistance from Japan, Germany, Canada and the Republic of Korea. Through the workshop, the Secretariat plans to offer capacity-building to Parties within an integrated and participatory approach to promote holistic planning and implementation at the landscape level. The workshop aims to offer support in: development of national targets and plans for ecosystem conservation and restoration; integration of these targets and plans into updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and mainstreaming into broader national policies, plans and programmes; and use of appropriate assessment, policy and planning tools to promote ecosystem conservation and restoration at appropriate levels. The Mesoamerican workshop will take place back-to-back with an Inter-Regional Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets.  

dates: 25-28 August 2014  
location: San Jose, Costa Rica  
contact: CBD Secretariat  
phone: +1-514-288-2220  
fax: +1-514-288-6588  
e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int  
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=CBWECR-2014-09
 http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2014/ntf-2014-091-ecr-redd-en.pdf