Dear Partners and Observers,

We hope you had a relaxing holiday season and a happy start to the new year.

We would like to remind you of the deadlines for the inputs to the Working Group on Capacity Building that were circulated at the end of last year. Specifically, the inputs to the collection of examples for AG4 and AG8, suggestions for themes and speakers for the 2020 Bioenergy Week, and ideas for youth involvement. You can find all details of the requested inputs in the email below. Your contributions to the Programme of Work are invaluable to ensure that GBEP continues to prepare informative and timely events and reports; we are therefore extending the deadline for inputs until 20 January 2020, for those who did not have time to contribute before the holiday period.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We wish you a pleasant and productive 2020!
Kind regards,
GBEP Secretariat


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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Climate and Environment Division
Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department
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00153 - Rome, ITALY 
Tel.: +39.06.57052834 
Fax: +39.06.57053250                                                                        
GBEP email address: 
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From: GBEP-Secretariat
Sent: 12 November 2019 15:22
To: GBEP-Secretariat <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: GBEP Annual Meetings 2019 follow up - Programme of Work 2020
 

Dear Partners and Observers,

 

Many thanks to those of you who attended the GBEP Annual Meetings at the end of October. Every year, the Meetings remind us of the commitment and hard work of our Partners and Observers on the work of GBEP, and we thank you all for your continued support.

 

Please find attached the Co-chair conclusions of the 11th Working Group on Capacity Building and the 17th Task Force on Sustainability, along with the Co-chair summary of the 22nd Steering Committee. For you convenience, please see below a summary of the programme of work for the coming year, along with the relevant deadlines (highlighted in blue).

 

Working Group on Capacity Building

AG3

·         The 2020 Bioenergy Week will be hosted by AFREC/AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in April/May 2020 (exact dates to be confirmed) focused on themes of direct interest to Africa. The GBEP Secretariat requests inputs from Partners and Observers by 31 December 2019 on potential themes and speakers for the Bioenergy Week.

AG4

·         Please find attached the revised template for the Collection of examples of positive relationships between wood energy and Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR). Partners and Observers are requested to submit their good examples by 31 December 2019. Webinars will be organized in 2020 to share good examples collected.

AG7

·         The Stocktaking Paper will be finalised by early 2020, with the inclusion of the regional analysis in Asia.

·         The GBEP Secretariat will explore options for more webinars to be held during 2020, including a webinar on biochar.

AG8

·         For the collection of good practices and policies in advanced liquid biofuels, Partners and Observers are requested to provide more examples through the circulated template by 31 December 2019. (Template also attached for your convenience.) Webinars will be organized in 2020 to share good examples collected.

Involvement of Youth in GBEP Activities

·         Efforts will be made to involve young people in future bioenergy weeks, starting from the Bioenergy Week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2020. A page on the GBEP website will be dedicated to Youth with a view to collect contributions of the partnership to youth involvement. Partners and Observers are requested to provide more ideas for youth involvement by 31 December 2019.

 

Task Force on Sustainability

Implementation Guide

·         In order to finalise the Implementation Guide, it was agreed that, the Environmental sub-group leader would have sent the text for the environmental indicators to the GBEP Secretariat for final adjustments by 4 November 2019. As of yet this text has not been received by the Secretariat. Subject to the prompt receipt of the text for the environmental indicators, the final agreement on the text of the environmental indicators will be made electronically by 31 December 2019.

Tool to facilitate implementation of the GSI

·         An addendum to the Scope of the Work of the TFS will be developed by the GBEP Secretariat and circulated by 31 December 2019 with the objective to develop a data entry tool.

Countries who have already implemented the GSI will contribute to this work, whilst Takashi Hayashi from Japan has volunteered to coordinate these efforts.

Bioenergy within the broader bioeconomy

·         GBEP Secretariat will continue to monitor activities on bioeconomy carried out by Partners and Observers and will work to maintain alignment by Partners and Observers on key messages.

·         In relevant bioeconomy events, the Partners and Observers, along with the GBEP Secretariat, will continue to publicise the message on the role of sustainable bioenergy and to share the vast experience of GBEP.

·         Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Sweden and IEA Bioenergy have volunteered to prepare a document on a timeline of work on this topic by 31 December 2019 to be approved electronically.

 

2020 GBEP Governing Bodies meetings

·         23rd GBEP Steering Committee meeting to take place in Rome (FAO Headquarters), tentatively during the week 26-30 October 2020. The exact dates will be circulated as soon as possible. It will be preceded by the 12th Working Group on Capacity Building for Sustainable Bioenergy and 18th Task Force on Sustainability.

 

We look forward to continue working with you all on the agreed programme of work for the coming year.

 

Kind regards,

GBEP Secretariat

 

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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]
GBEP website:
www.globalbioenergy.org

 

Executive Secretary: Dr. Maria Michela Morese; [log in to unmask]

Programme Advisor: Ms Constance Miller; [log in to unmask]

Administrative Assistant: Ms Giulia Micheli; [log in to unmask]

 

 



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