The Kick-off Meeting of the Regional Expert Advisory Working Group (Agro-Biodiversity in the SEE countries was held in the period 13th -14th, July 2017 in Skopje, Macedonia.

The kick-off meeting served as a preparatory meeting for setting up the structure and technical framework of the Regional Expert Advisory Group on Agro-Biodiversity in the SEE countries.

The objectives of the kick-off meeting were:

Establishment of a dialogue platform for agro-biodiversity among Ministry representatives, experts, and other stakeholders dealing with agro-biodiversity;

Presentation of the bio-diversity state of the art in the SEE countries;

Discussion and agreement on the scope of the assessment and content of the study;

Discussion and agreement on the operational practicalities.