Dear Partners and Observers,

As the end of the calendar year approaches, we would like to wish the whole GBEP family a relaxing and happy holiday period. Before your break, we would kindly ask you to check the up-coming end of year deadlines and take a few minutes to take action; you can find all information below and related documents attached. Most crucially, we would like to remind you of the call for papers for the GBEP Youth Award<http://www.globalbioenergy.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gbep/docs/Youth/2021_GBEP_Youth_Award_-_call_for_papers_updated_Nov_2020.docx> for students studying in African research institutions, which closes on 31 December 2020; please share this with interested networks.

We would like to take the occasion to share with you a virtual Christmas card<http://colinslab.co.uk/downloads/2020/> produced by Colin Foo (a graphic designer and FAO collaborator), which we think beautifully sums up 2020.

We look forward to a happy and fruitful 2021.

Warm wishes,

GBEP Secretariat


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GBEP Secretariat
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, OCB
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]>
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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]>



From: GBEP-Secretariat <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Sent: 09 November 2020 09:04
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Subject: Conclusions of the GBEP Meetings 2020 - Approval and next steps

Dear Partners and Observers,

We hope this email finds you well.

First of all, we would like to thank everyone who participated in the GBEP Annual Meetings at the end of October, especially the co-chairs of the technical groups and of the Steering Committee, as well as all presenters. We are very pleased with how the meetings went, given the normal difficulties with online meetings, and there was good agreement on a lot of promising work to take place in the coming year.

We are pleased to circulate the Conclusions of the 12th Meeting of the Working Group on Capacity Building and of the 18th Meeting of the Task Force on Sustainability, as well as the Summary of the 23rd Meeting of the Steering Committee. Regarding this latter and considering the exceptional online edition, it was decided that a written/email approval process would be followed. Therefore, Partners and Observers are invited to approve the attached Summary of the 23rd Steering Committee meeting: if no concerns are raised by 13 November 2020, the 23rd SC Summary will be considered approved.

For you convenience, we also summarize here below the main outcomes of the meetings where action is required by Partners and Observers and the respective deadlines:

Subject
Action Required
Deadline
GBEP co-chairmanship
The GBEP Secretariat is exploring with interested Partners for the co-chairmanship of GBEP, along with Brazil, for the coming biennium 2021-22. The new nominee will be circulated for approval by Partners and Observers, in due time.
Partners are invited to contact the GBEP Secretariat to express their interest to take the role as GBEP Co-Chair.
Ongoing
Working Group on Capacity Building

Activity Group 8 - experiences in advanced liquid biofuels
AG8 is working to finalise the collection of experiences in advanced liquid biofuels. The call for examples has been renewed and Partners and Observers are invited to distribute the call widely in their networks and to send related inputs to the GBEP-Secretariat.
31 December 2020
GBEP Youth Award
The GBEP Youth Award 2021 will be presented during the 8th Bioenergy Week to outstanding research conducted by young researchers from Africa. The deadline for the call for papers<http://www.globalbioenergy.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gbep/docs/2020_events/GBEP_Youth_Award_-_call_for_papers_-_updated_Apr_2020.pdf> for the Youth Award is 31 December 2020, and Partners and Observers are invited to distribute the call widely in their networks.
31 December 2020
Capacity development materials
Partners and Observers are invited to disseminate the materials produced in 2020:

  *   Infographic on Biogas<http://www.globalbioenergy.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gbep/docs/AG7/BIOGAS-FINAL.pdf>
  *   Infographic on Gasification<http://www.globalbioenergy.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gbep/docs/AG4/GASIFICATION_-_final_draft.pdf>
  *   Infographic on Water-Energy-Food-Climate nexus in the context of COVID-19<http://www.globalbioenergy.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gbep/docs/Communication_materials/Infographic_WEFC_nexus_circulated_10.05.2020-1.jpg>
  *   Video on Sustainable wood energy and Forest Landscape Restoration <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FniFP-5dYtc&feature=youtu.be>
  *   Video on Sustainable wood energy and FLR, and their combined contributions to the SDGs<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNmN1EskJ3Y>
  *   Video on GBEP's history, vision and mission available in English<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0okG1puvkg&feature=youtu.be> and Spanish<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMeGtDZnjQ&feature=youtu.be>.
Partners and Observers are encouraged to take an active role to facilitate the translation of the Bioenergy Supplement and of the capacity development materials into their national languages. Please do not hesitate to contact the GBEP Secretariat to this end.
Ongoing
Events in 2021
Partners and Observers are invited to suggest further 2021 events where the participation of the GBEP Secretariat is advantageous.
31 December 2020
Task Force on Sustainability

Data entry sheet
Partners and Observers are invited to send their comments and feedback on the zero draft of the attached Data entry sheet via email to the Secretariat, using the attached template for comments.


30 November 2020
Tool to facilitate implementation of the GSI
The current sub-group of the TFS formed to work on the data entry sheets will be expanded to include the rapid implementation tool. Partners and Observers are asked to express their inclination to join this group. The GBEP Secretariat also welcomes nominees to lead the group together with Takashi Hayashi (Japan).
Funding arrangements

Partners and Observers are invited to contribute, both financially and in-kind, to the GBEP Secretariat and to GBEP's future activities.
GBEP Partners and Observers also committed to join forces with the GBEP Secretariat to develop joint project proposals to facilitate fund raising opportunities.
Ongoing

We look forward to working with you all in the coming year!

We remain available for any clarifications.

Kind regards,
GBEP Secretariat

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GBEP Secretariat
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, OCB
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<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalbioenergy.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3ee26cf9a4a94c53fa5308d7b15b3c21%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C1%7C637172877878622470&sdata=WWEKcUjROUenYdCleU02yz3LCJJYUlt%2FabFa4E3LBvs%3D&reserved=0>
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]>


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