Biodiversity & Forest Cross-Regional Workshop

The first cross-regional thematic-focused Workshop of the ArcX programme took place at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-DG JRC) premises in Ispra (Italy), on 20-24th of April 2026. The focus was on the Biodiversity and Forest component.

In addition to the EC-DG JRC representatives for all ArcX thematic components, the workshop was attended by delegates from the European Commission's DG-INTPA and its Technical Assistant (AESA) and Biodiversity and Forest ArcX partners from CIFOR-ICRAF and the Regional Centres of Excellence (RCMRD, CSE/OBAPAO, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, OFAC-CE). Partners from B4LIFE and AGRECO also participated to the workshop.

The workshop tackled these main aspects:
— on the state of art of the ARCX programme,
— the interaction and collaboration with NaturAfrica programme,
— the role of the Regional Centres of Excellence as Technical and Scientific Cooperation Centres for the implementation and monitoring of the Global Biodiversiry Framework,
— the state of art of and future plans for the Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool (IMET),
— the actions on visibility, communication and sustainability.

Download the outcomes of the workshop.