national training, 11 january 2008, lusaka technical and scientific cooperation through the clearing...
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National training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka
Technical and scientific cooperation through the Clearing House Mechanism of the Convention on biological diversity
by: Han de Koeijer and Arnaud Réveillon; Belgium national focal point to the CBD and the CHM,
Royal Belgian Institut for Natural Sciences, 29 Rue Vautier, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Content of the presentation
• Introduction to the Clearing House Mechanism
• Cooperation and the CHM
• Exhange of information and the national CHM
• Promote information networks
• Cooperation between countries
• The CHM web site
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National training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka
Introduction to the Clearing House Mechanism (CHM)
Tool to promote technical and scientific cooperation under the CBD
Objectifs:
• promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation (Article 18.3 of the CBD)• Global mechanism for the exchange of information and « best practices » (Article 17)• Develop and promote a human and technological network
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Technical and scientific cooperation under the CBD
• Who is your public?
• How can y stimulate cooperation between them ?
• What type of information do they need to choose their collaborators ?
• What type of information do you want to make public ?
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Echange of information to promote cooperation and public awareness on national level
• Information is available, but the access is not always possible or easy :
laws, research, “best practices”, trans-boundary, funding opportunities, who does what
• Identify information gaps
• Validate the information
• Decentralised versus centralised
• Intelectual property rights
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Exchange of information to promote cooperation and public awareness on national level
• Improve public awareness on the Convention Country studies, redlists, relation between the conventions target audiences: policy decision makers, youth, teachers, general public. Motivate the public by observation campaigns on biodiversity
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Develop and assist Networks
Development
• Thematic programs under the Convention• NGOs
Assistance
• Exchange and provision of information• “Best practices”• Contacts
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Cooperation between countries
Useful subjects
• “Best practices”
• Laws
• Experts
• Contact informations
• Transboundary Information
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Cooperation between countries
Exchange of Information by:
• Conferences and workshops
• Discussion groups by email/lists servers
• Web sites
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National CHM web sites
• One of the tools available for the CHM• Information portals:
On the ConventionImplementation on national level of the CBDInformation on biodiversityCooperationOther sources of information on the Internet
• Use available information• Create only new information if not available elsewhere on the Internet
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National CHM web sites
• Make information available that is difficilt to obtain in and outside the countries
• Most visited pages on the CHMs: National reports Country studies National strategies and action plans on biodiversity Actors Frequently asked questions about Biodiversity
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Inter-operability between CHMs
Why inter-operability?
• Promote cooperation and exchange of information between countries • Facilitate on different CHMs for information and “best practices”
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Inter-operability between CHMs
How to promote interoperability?
• Structure information in the same way
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Practical advice
• Make a survey of excisting/available information• Include actors who work in the field of biodiversity from the start
• Workshop on the use of the CHM for them• Stimulate a culture of information exchange
• Collaborate from the start with national networks linked to the CDB such as: Biosafety CH, Global Invasive Species Programme, Global Biodiversity Information Forum and others
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Practical advise
• Share resources and human capacity
• Use web statistics on most visited pages to improve the information that is most visited
• Raise awareness among decision makers on the role and the functioning of the CHM
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