Bangkok, Thailand
17-20 June 2025

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will host a Subregional Capacity-Building Workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) from 17 to 20 June 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop aims to support East and Southeast Asian countries in implementing Target 3, which focuses on conserving 30% of terrestrial, inland water, and marine and coastal areas through effective, equitable, and ecologically representative systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs).

Participants will include national focal points for the CBD and its protocols from countries in the region, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations. The workshop will provide technical support, facilitate knowledge exchange, and promote regional collaboration to advance the establishment and management of protected areas and OECMs.

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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.