Planning the way ahead

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Planning the way ahead

• financial management cumbersome• insufficient synergy with UNESCO• insufficient activity on policy / science workshops• insufficient activity on biodiversity governance

Lessons learned

• plant focus• wide geographic range• wide scientific range• several complementary sectors of activity• strong links with international organisations• bottom up• calls for tenders

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Planning the way aheadThe way ahead

Use, publish, consolidate, build upon SEP achievements

Collections

COP 10 - Nagoya 2010

Planning the way aheadThe way ahead

Use, publish, consolidate, build upon SEP achievements

• Research projects– Feeds results in new publications– Focus next calls for tenders

• Training, conferences, workshops– Expand BVT Master curriculum and partnership– Further sessions

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Implement GSPC

Focus research on timely and topical themes, e.g. :• Ecosystem dynamics• Non timber forest products• Priority areas for conservation• Impact of global change• Carbon market• Biofuel

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Regional & international emphasis

• Emphasis on regional projects• Anchored to regional initiatives (CEMAC, ASEAN) and international

(IUCN, CITES, GTI) supported by UE, WB, GEF, CIFOR, WWF, etc.

Seek & federate new domains, partners and donors

• Wild crop relatives (Bioversity)• Barcoding (CBOL)• Integrated research-training-development projects• etc.

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SEP : Federate / integrate

• More autonomy for :– Regions (regional committees)– Consortia and organisations– Thematic leaders (GBIF, CBOL, Bioversity, …)