Objectives
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).