IPBES capacity-building forum

The successful implementation of the IPBES capacity-building rolling plan relies on support from, and collaboration with, the wide range of institutions interested in or already conducting capacity-building activities supporting the IPBES work programme and addressing the identified priority capacity-building needs approved by the IPBES Plenary. The IPBES capacity-building forum is a key vehicle for increasing this collaboration.

The capacity-building forum aims to facilitate engagement, build cooperation and further enhance collaboration among strategic partners and contributing supporters for the implementation and development of IPBES' capacity-building rolling plan. Work under the forum seeks to advance the common agendas of strategic partners and contributing supporters, and at facilitating longer term strategic alignments of relevant ongoing programmes and activities. Strategic partners and contributing supporters taking part in the forum will be invited to: periodically provide feedback on the orientation of the rolling plan for capacity-building and the programmes and initiatives it contains; make offers of technical and financial support which could support implementation of the plan and be reflected in it; and consider the modalities for future work under the auspices of the forum, including the modalities of future meetings of the forum.

Eight meetings of the capacity-building forum have been conducted to date:

• The first meeting was organized in Dehradun, India, on 19-22 October, 2015, with the generous support of the Wildlife Institute of India.
• The second meeting was organized in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, USA, on 23 September, 2016, with the generous support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
• The third meeting was organized in Paris on 25-26 September, 2018, with the generous support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
• The fourth meeting was organized virtually on 7-8 December, 2020.
• The fifth meeting was organized virtually on 1 June, 2022.
• The sixth meeting was organized in Nairobi, Kenya, with an option of attending online, on 12 May, 2023, with the generous support of the National Museums of Kenya.
• The seventh meeting was organized in Trondheim, Norway, with an option of attending online, on 14-15 October, 2024, kindly hosted by the Norwegian Environment Agency.
• The eighth meeting was organized virtually on 24 September, 2025.
• The ninth meeting is scheduled to take place virtually in June, 2027.