In preparation for the second session of a plenary meeting on the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Department of Environment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in collaboration with the ECO Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ECO-IEST), with support from UNEP and financial support from the Government of Norway, is hosting a regional capacity building workshop and consultative meeting for ECO country members, as well as Asia and the Pacific. The objective of this regional gathering is to provide information on the IPBES process so far, present the agenda and documents for the second session of a plenary meeting and facilitate an exchange of views on these among governmental stakeholders.
dates: 10-12 March 2012 location: Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of contact: Mehrasa Mehrdadi e-mail: mehrasa.mehrdadi@gmail.com www: http://www.ipbes.net/news-centre11/216-regional-workshop-to-be-held-in-tehran.html