The Secretariats of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held a retreat to discuss themes of mutual interest, including GEF support for reporting requirements of parties, the revision of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans, and opportunities for enhanced collaboration between the two Secretariats.
31 January 2011: The Secretariats of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held a retreat on 27 January 2011 to discuss themes of mutual interest, including GEF support to reporting requirements of parties, the revision of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans, and opportunities for enhanced collaboration between the two Secretariats.
Further to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the CBD, held in Nagoya, Japan, the staffs of both Secretariats committed to help accelerate the implementation of the new Strategic Plan of the CBD and planned to make the retreat an annual occurrence. [GEF Press Release]