This document aims to provide background material for the BES-Net Regional Trialogue for Anglophone Africa: Bright Spots for Land Degradation Neutrality, Pollinators and Food Security to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28-30 May 2019. The BES-Net Trialogues are multi-stakeholder dialogues among the three communities of policy, science and practice that focus on specific policy questions at the national and regional levels. This Trialogue, representing six countries in Anglophone Africa, namely Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia, will engage a diverse set of stakeholders in dialogue around the two IPBES global thematic assessment reports – namely 1) Thematic Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production; and 2) Thematic Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration. The Trialogue will explore ways to integrate the key messages from the two assessments, given the clear connections between the themes, especially within the context of Anglophone Africa towards the achievement of LDN. The Trialogue will also take into account the relevant findings and recommendations from the Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa.
