Assessment of Capacity-building Needs and Country Specific Priorities in Biodiversity and Participation in the Clearing House Mechanism

The objectives of the project are: (1) to establish a CHM for the RMI to facilitate the effective exchange of technical and scientific biodiversity information in country, regionally, and internationally, and (2) to utilize the CHM to disseminate and share biodiversity information, ensuring its sustainability by creating partnerships and networks within country as well as regionally and internationally, This will involve local stakeholders, resulting in reliable and informed decisions regarding conservation and sustainable use of biological resources in the Marshall Islands.