Dear Partners and Observers, We are very pleased to be able to share with you the draft of the Implementation Guide. This live document will be announced during the GBEP Side Event at the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) in Lisbon, 28 May 2019. This draft represents the finalized texts of the social and economic sub-groups, along with the agreed text of the sections on the cross-cutting issues, discussed during the GBEP regular meetings in November 2018. It does not include the text for the environmental sub-group; this will be added as soon as it has been finalized and agreed by the sub-group. Considering that the text included in the Guide is the result of agreed discussions, we are not foreseeing further inputs/comments but in case of major concerns we would be happy to receive these until 24 May. After this time, we will consider the draft as approved, except for the missing section, still to be discussed and finalized by the respective sub-group. We would like to take the opportunity to thank all those who have worked so hard to finalise the draft, and for the continuous support and inputs from all Partners and Observers. Kind regards, GBEP Secretariat ************************************* GBEP Secretariat Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Climate and Environment Division Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 - Rome, ITALY Tel.: +39.06.57052834 Fax: +39.06.57053250 GBEP email address: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> GBEP website: www.globalbioenergy.org<http://www.globalbioenergy.org/> Executive Secretary: Dr. Maria Michela Morese; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Programme Advisor: Ms Constance Miller; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Administrative Assistant: Ms Giulia Micheli; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GBEP-Partners-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GBEP-Partners-L,SIGNOFF);