Session 3 Mechanisms of engagement and cooperation TEEB

Session 3: Mechanisms of engagement and cooperation TEEB Training

Raising public awareness q First general step of ensuring effective engagement – inform and educate your stakeholders q Provides stakeholders with balanced objectives about the plans and intentions of executing a TEEB national study q Most common methods of raising awareness amongst stakeholders: – Bulletins – Brochures and reports – Public presentations – Media (videos and websites) TEEB Training

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Participatory approaches q Helps to maximise stakeholder participation in any project/plan that may affect upon their lives q They are essential to the whole process of any national TEEB study for all key stakeholder groups to be included in the decision making process q Most common participatory approaches for engagement are: – Multi stakeholder forums – Public meetings – Workshops/capacity building programmes TEEB Training

Collaboration q Collaboration encourages the partnering with a network of different stakeholders q With the successful execution of a TEEB study, collaboration is essential between different stakeholder groups q Important points of entry for initiating cooperation and partnerships could be: – Food security/sovereignty (Ministries of Environment and Agriculture) – Water scarcity (Ministries of Environment, Energy and Health) – Job creation, etc. (Ministries of Environment and Tourism) TEEB Training

Sharing lessons learned q As TEEB national studies start to be executed around the world, important lessons could be learnt, encouraging and strengthening south-south cooperation q Key mechanisms for sharing lessons learnt could be foreseen via: – Developing a knowledge sharing platform and database – Distribution of a regular e-newsletter/brief with relevant information ©CBD/TEEB Workshop Beirut TEEB Training

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Module 2 Summary q Stakeholder engagement is essential when planning and implementing a TEEB study and will allow for higher success rates q Before engaging it is important to map out and analyse who the potential stakeholders could be and what are their interests q Having this information at hand will be able to: – Help you frame the TEEB study more effectively – Prioritise well your stakeholders – Select the most appropriate engagement method q Sharing lessons learned across nations about best practices concerning TEEB implementation will be imperative as TEEB national studies move forward. TEEB Training

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