Announcement: EVAMAB workshop from May 13th to 17th 2019
Source | EVAMAB |
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Release date | 04/03/2019 |
Contributor | Lucie Ongena |
Geographical coverage | Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
Keywords | workshop, ecosystem services |
Objectives
- To present the potential of ecosystem services assessment in supporting the sustainable management of African MAB Reserves and beyond
- To present and compare the findings of the EVAMAB project team’s fieldwork in African MAB Reserves
- To foster a dialogue between MAB managers, academics and other stakeholders, on the strengths & weaknesses of a range of ecosystem services assessment tools
- To gather input to co-produce a UNESCO Manual on Ecosystem Services Assessment Tools for African MAB reserves
Tentative outline of the programme
Saturday-Sunday 11-12 May 2019:
Arrivals of the participants in Bahir Dar
Monday May 13, 2019:
2 PM: Introduction, objectives & inaugural address
3 PM: Findings of the EVAMAB project – Part 1
5 PM: Reception
Tuesday May 14, 2019:
10 AM: Findings of the EVAMAB project – Part 2
12 : Lunch
1.30 PM: Presentation of the Draft Manual on Ecosystem Services Assessment Tools
3 PM: Coffee break
3.30 – 5 PM: Working Session I: formulating recommendations for the Manual
Wednesday May 15, 2019:
10 AM: Working Session II: formulating recommendations for the Manual
12: Lunch
1.30 PM: Communication & uptake of the ecosystem services approach in African MAB Reserves
3 PM: Coffee break
3.30 – 5 PM: Synthesis of the recommendations for the Manual
Thursday May 16, 2019:
Field and working visit visit to Lake Tana Man & Biosphere Reserve
Friday May 17, 2019:
10 AM – 1 PM: Conclusions of the workshop & wrap-up
Saturday-Sunday 18-19 May, 2019:
Departures of the participants
Contact
The workshop is co-organized by the UNESCO MAB Office in Paris (contact: a.callens@unesco.org) and the EVAMAB project team in Brussels, Belgium, at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences- CEBioS programme (contact: Jean.Huge@ulb.ac.be).