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Capacity Building for the Clearing House Mechanism
of the Convention on Biological Diversity in South
Asia, Through Informing the Public and Training Post
Graduate Students: A Case Study for Sri Lanka
Introduction
One of the SACEP’s mandates is to help its member countries
to build their capacity on various areas related to the
environmental management. In related with this mandate,
SACEP has initiated a new programme to enhance a better
knowledge of biodiversity and its related international
conventions in South Asian countries. As a first step SACEP
with the financial assistance of the Royal Belgian Institute
of Natural Sciences (RBINS), the Belgian National Focal
Point for the Convention on Biological Diversity will
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The objective of the project is “to create awareness
among post graduate students on Clearing-House Mechanism of
the Convention on Biological Diversity and build their
capacity on how to make use of it for conservation
activities”.
The project intends to train 60 Post Graduate Students in
two batches (30 each). The first batch will be held from 19
to 22 March 2007 and the second batch will be held from 26
to 29 March 2007. The venue for both training programmes is
Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute,
114, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07.
Who can apply?
The local (Srilankans) students who have registered to a
Post Graduate Degree programme (Master or Ph.D) in the
fields of Environmental Science, Forestry, Marine Science,
Natural Resource Management or related field at local
university/institution can apply for the training course.
Information Brochure
Pre-registration Form
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