Our Mission
CABES – Capacity Development for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Experts aims to facilitate a capacity-building framework across Africa in support of the Work Programme of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), particularly in the preparation of IPBES assessments (global, regional, and thematic). CABES serves as a platform to connect scientists from universities, research institutions, and policymakers across Africa in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services, strengthening the science–policy interface, fostering collaboration, enhancing policy coherence, and reinforcing the expert pool to support and disseminate IPBES assessments.
The goals of the CABES programme:
CABES focuses on equipping professionals across Africa with the skills and knowledge needed to actively contribute to the processes of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The programme is supported by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).
Goal one
to inform national decision-making processes amongst multiple stakeholder groups including researchers, practitioners from the public and private sectors, as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs), indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) holders, women, and IPBES National Focal Points (NFPs) in target countries.
Goal two
to establish a network of science-policy platforms to contribute to the implementation of the IPBES rolling work programmes at national, sub-regional and regional level. Sub-regional refers to countries either in West, Central or East Africa, and the regional level represents the 38 countries.
Goal three
to train early career scientists, researchers and facilitators to manage science-policy interfaces (SPIs). Finally, CABES will develop capacities to support the implementation of political decisions for the management and sustainable use of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services/Nature’s Contributions to People (BES/NCPs).
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Our first cohort of CABES Online Trainers has officially completed their training
The first cohort of CABES Online Trainers has successfully completed their training, marking an important milestone in strengthening capacity for biodiversity and ecosystem services. The
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Second free, self-paced course: “UNESCO course: Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Science-Policy-Practice Interfaces in Africa”
🚨 We’re excited to announce the launch of our second free, self-paced version of our course “UNESCO course: Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Science-Policy-Practice
