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Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

Building capacities for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in partner countries of the Belgian Development Cooperation

About CEBioS

CEBioS – ‘Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ – is a programme financed by the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD) and housed at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), where it belongs to the Operational Directorate ‘Natural Environment’ and more specifically the BioPolS group (Belgian Biodiversity Policy Support Group).

CEBioS assists partner countries of the Belgian Development Cooperation to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well as other international agreements related to the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity.

CEBioS in Short

mutually strengthening own capacities and those of partners in developing countries
focus on the description, monitoring, conservation, sustainable use and management of biodiversity
dedicated workshops, calls for projects, short term scholarships, earmarked cooperation with institutional partners
promoting scientific research, knowledge dissemination, public awareness
understanding and influencing the science-policy interface to contribute to informed decision-making

Main activities

Working at the interface between science, practice and policy, CEBioS’ activities are centred around four axes

Capacity development

Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM)

Measuring, Reporting & Verification (MRV)

Awareness

Where CEBioS operates

CEBioS is active in more than 15 countries

The programme primarily focuses on Benin, Burundi and the DR Congo, countries with which CEBioS has established institutional collaborations with local partners

In other partner countries of the Belgian Development Cooperation, CEBioS carries out or supports punctual activities and projects.

Spotlight

September 2021

Introduction of Mushroom Culture in Technical agriculture Schools in Kongo Central, DR Congo

A mushroom bio-culture project in collaboration with VVOB and the Provincial School Inspection Services.

August 2020

Policy brief: “A critical look at fishing in Lake Tanganyika”

“A critical look at fishing in Lake Tanganyika: will future generations still have access to fish?” is our latest policy brief, available in three languages.

Apply for a CEBioS grant

CEBioS regularly launches calls for proposals for short term grants, dedicated projects, trainings, workshops, policy support, public awareness, etc. aimed at promoting the description, monitoring, conservation, sustainable use and management of biodiversity in the partner countries.

Testimonials grantees

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