Training objectives

	Enhance the conceptual understanding of the need to mainstream biodiversity in developments.
	Renew "professionalism” of impact assessment professionals, planners, developers, decision makers and academia for advancing IA practice to promote responsible growth.
	Share global experiences of successful biodiversity planning and mainstreaming in key sectors.
	Building capacity of EA community to adopt new generation mainstreaming tools for linking biodiversity resource security and development.
	Facilitate sharing and peer-based learning among IA professionals.

Target group

This two-day course is an intermediate level course for mid career EA professionals, business groups, decision-makers, government officials, donor agencies and economists. This course aims to renew “professionalism” of impact assessment professionals, planners, developers, decision makers and academia for optimizing the benefits for biodiversity. Such a course is relevant to the conference theme and is appropriate filler for a long-standing need of building capacity of EA community to adopt new generation mainstreaming tools for linking biodiversity resource security and development.