RCMRD team participated in #BIOPAMA All hands meeting at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. The meeting brought together IUCN, JRC, EU Delegation and Regional Implementation Teams to share their updates on the current status of the programme, reflecting on progress as well as underpin the expectations that EU expects to be delivered in by each region/ partner involved.

Key Highlights of the meeting

• Sharing updates on the current status of the project and reflecting on progress made so far.
• Have a consolidated understanding of the status globally and in each of the regions, identify the tasks to be completed in the coming 12 months and thoughts for long term observatory operations.
• Focus on the technical developments in BIOPAMA and demonstration of the tools from global to site level.
  Clear understanding of common tasks and milestones to be achieved, adequate resources for task completion and understanding of link to global project objectives and work plan.
• Regional priority needs, key challenges, clear plans for each of the activities, detailed understanding of the tools, information and analysis needs and how to use them.
  Concise summary of the meeting conclusions, sustainability next steps and roles and responsibilities for each partner.