Windhoek, Namibia
7–9 May 2025

From 7 to 9 May 2025, IUCN will host a regional knowledge exchange workshop in Windhoek, Namibia, with support from GIZ and Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT). The event will bring together, under the umbrella of the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership,  biodiversity practitioners from GIZ Global Project partner countries across Southern Africa, including Namibia, Madagascar, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

🔗 More information about the GIZ Global Project “Strengthening national implementation of global biodiversity targets”, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Norwegian Development Agency (NORAD).

The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is a country-led initiative to accelerate the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), raise their political profile, and drive collective action for nature. It is supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection (BMUV) through its International Climate Initiative (IKI), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), through the global project “GBF Implementation,” implemented by GIZ. Its work is facilitated by a Global Coordination Unit (GCU) hosted by UNEP, UNDP and the Secretariat of the CBD.