Within the framework of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) programme, seminars and trainings were held in various regions of the Republic of Tajikistan to discuss issues related to the updating of the “Strategy and National Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation and the preparation of the Seventh National Report.”
The seminars and trainings were conducted in the cities of Dushanbe, Bokhtar, and Khujand, with the participation of representatives from ministries and agencies, executive authorities, scientific and educational institutions, public organizations, and international organizations.
During the seminars, participants were introduced to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and Tajikistan’s obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity. They also discussed the following issues:
- national and regional priorities in the field of biodiversity;
- improvement of data collection and information exchange;
- interagency cooperation;
- development of monitoring indicators;
- progress in preparing the Seventh National Report.
The outcomes of the seminars will be used in the process of updating the Strategy and National Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation, as well as in the preparation of the Seventh National Report of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The programme is funded by the Global Environment Facility and implemented with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tajikistan.
