RCMRD Officially Designated as a TSCC

The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) has been officially designated as a Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre (TSCC) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

This milestone was marked by the signing of a host agreement between RCMRD and the CBD Secretariat during the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), held on July 18, 2025.

This designation places RCMRD at the heart of regional efforts to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), specifically supporting Eastern and Southern African countries in their biodiversity conservation goals.

The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) has been officially designated as a Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre (TSCC) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

This milestone was marked by the signing of a host agreement between RCMRD and the CBD Secretariat during the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), held on July 18, 2025.

This designation places RCMRD at the heart of regional efforts to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), specifically supporting Eastern and Southern African countries in their biodiversity conservation goals.

Strengthening Regional Capacity for Biodiversity Action

The designation of RCMRD as a TSCC signifies international recognition of the Centre’s role in:

• Biodiversity data production for evidence-based decision-making
• Capacity building for institutions, researchers, and practitioners
• Policy integration of GBF targets into national and local frameworks
• Science-based solutions to inform conservation, climate adaptation, and sustainable development