Regional Trialogues enhance national capacity to integrate findings and recommendations from IPBES thematic assessments into policy, planning and on-the-ground programmes and projects. The Trialogue methodology seeks to foster mutual learning, intercultural understanding and inter-institutional coordination. With improved awareness and enhanced networking around the IPBES assessment themes, the participants of the Regional Trialogues have been promoting policy reforms, undertaking new research studies and organizing awareness-raising events across the world.
| Trialogue | Main target IPBES assessmentsBesides the global and regional assessments | Countries engagedHost country in bold | Action Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe and Central Asia Regional Trialogue2026 | IPBES Assessments (including Nexus Assessment)IPCC Reports (including AR6) | Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan12 countries | EnglishRussian — coming soon |
| Second Caribbean Regional Trialogue2025 | Nexus AssessmentTransformative Change Assessment | Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago7 countries | EnglishSpanish |
| Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Trialogue2025 | Invasive Alien Species (IAS) AssessmentSustainable Use Assessment | Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe6 countries | English |
| Central and West Africa Regional Trialogue2024 | Invasive Alien Species (IAS) AssessmentSustainable Use Assessment | Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Togo6 countries | French |
| Anglophone Africa Regional Trialogue2019 | Pollination AssessmentLand Degradation and Restoration (LDR) Assessment | Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia6 countries | English |
| Central Asia Regional Trialogue2019 | Pollination AssessmentLand Degradation and Restoration (LDR) Assessment | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan6 countries | EnglishRussian |
| Caribbean Regional Trialogue2018 | Pollination Assessment | Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago7 countries | EnglishSpanish |
| Eastern Europe Regional Trialogue2017 | Pollination Assessment | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro5 countries | English |
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Participating Countries: Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Participating Countries: Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Participating Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago
Location: Windhoek, Namibia
Participating Countries: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Location: Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Participating Countries: Bénin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, République Démocratique du Congo, Sénégal, Togo
Location: Online
Participating Countries: Benin, Chad, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo, Senegal
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Participating Countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Participating Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia
Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Participating Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Participating Countries: Albania, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro
