IAIA is a leading global authority for advancing innovations and communications of best practices in all forms of impact assessments and for promoting capacity building and leaderships in the field of EIA globally. In the recent past, the Wildlife Institute of India has been actively supporting the training initiatives of IAIA by organizing short term pre-meeting training courses under the Capacity Building in Biodiversity and Impact Assessment (CBBIA) programme.

	"Mainstreaming biodiversity in EIA for improved environmental decision making" at Boston, USA, 29th -30th May 2005.
	"Mainstreaming biodiversity in EIA and SEA for improved environmental decision making" at Stavanger, Norway, 21st - 22nd May 2006.
	"Mitigation of impacts on biodiversity: best practices in key sectors" at Seoul, Korea, 3rd - 4th June 2007.
	"Ecological and economic evaluation approaches for mainstreaming biodiversity in EIA" at Perth, Australia, 4th-5th May 2008.
	"Ecological and Economic Evaluation Approaches for Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessment" at Al-Khobar Saudi Arabia, 24th – 26th November, 2008.
	"Re-tooling impact assessment for incorporating ecological and economic valuation approaches for mainstreaming biodiversity" at Accra, Ghana, 17th - 18th May, 2009.
	"Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment for Transitioning to Green Economy" at Geneva, Switzerland, 6th - 7th April, 2010.
	"Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment for Responsible Development" at Puebla, Mexico, 29th - 30th May 2011.
	"Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation in Energy Projects: What Can Impact Assessment Offer?" at Porto, Portugal, 27th- 28th May 2012.
	"Next Generation Approaches for Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Impact Assessment for Promoting Responsible Growth: IAIA - A Pre-meeting Training Course" at Calgary, Canada, 11th- 12th May 2013.
	Biodiversity Inclusive Impact Assessment - Pre-Conference Course at Islamabad, Pakistan, 2nd - 3rd December 2013.
	"Raising the bar of biodiversity in impact assessment for promoting inclusive development: IAIA - A Pre-meeting Training Course" at Florence, Italy, 18th - 19th April 2015.
	Mitigation Hierarchy in Impact Assessment for Balancing Conservation Needs with Development Priorities: IAIA Post-Symposium Training Course at Washington D.C., USA, 16 - 17 November 2017.