10 March 2003 Equator Initiative Research and Learning Agendas, Convention on Biological Diversity SBSTTA Side Event, Montreal, Canada.

This event presented the current plans for the Equator Initiative’s Research and Learning agenda. The meeting was opened by John Herity, Government of Canada with an overview of the Equator Initiative’s plans for Phase II. This was followed by a presentation from Brian Davy of the International Development Center (IDRC) on the initial insights from analysis of the twenty seven finalists for the Equator Prize 2002 and a framework for on-going analysis. Lively discussion followed on how to maximize the sharing of these important lessons.