National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans United Nations

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

Article 6 of the Convention - each Contracting Party shall: Develop national strategies, plans or programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity or adapt for this purpose existing strategies, plans or programmes (strategic objective 3. 1). Integrate the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity into relevant sectoral or cross-sectoral plans, programmes, and policies. Decision VI/26 and VI/27 stressed that: the development and implementation of NBSAPs constitute the cornerstone of national implementation of the Convention

A NBSAP is n n A Strategy for achieving concrete outcomes ¨ Not a scientific study ¨ Drives public policy ¨ Provides principles, priorities, policies, instruments and programmes National ¨ Needs to be understood, adopted and implemented by all national actors who have a stake in an activity ¨ Sectoral and cross-sectoral n Includes a set of Action Plans n Addresses all three objectives of the Convention

1. Getting Organized 2. Assessment/ Country study 8. Updating or Revising 3. Developing a Strategy 7. Reporting 6. Monitoring & Evaluation 4. Developing a Plan of Action 5. Implementation

Parties NBSAPs

Implementation • Parties have provided little information on NBSAP implementation • COP called for an in-depth review o o • NBSAPs and integration into sectoral and cross-sectoral planning Resources for implementation and innovative financing WGRI-2 to develop: o o o Guidance on NBSAPs Priority actions for capacity-building Strategy for resource mobilization

Lessons Learned Action Plans are not strategic enough • Few domestic funding sources • Un-prioritized lists • Few policy and institutional changes • Few address root causes Lack of clear, measurable targets

Lessons Learned Weak links to development planning processes • Limited mainstreaming Stakeholder participation limited • Lack of political commitment beyond core agency • Limited public awareness

Strategic Priorities for Action National level Process • Engage / coordinate with national planning processes • Keep NBSAP under review

Strategic Priorities for Action National level Stakeholder Engagement • Promote local action • Develop a strategic communication strategy • Development of sub-national BSAPs

Strategic Priorities for Action National level Implementation • Establish national targets • Prioritize implementation activities • Monitoring, reporting, and information exchange

Strategic Priorities for Action Convention level Updated and consolidated guidance • Support engagement of major groups • Knowledge management and enhanced role of CHM • Tools, guidelines, training modules, and capacity-building workshops •

Regional Workshops Decision VIII/8 calls for regional / sub-regional meetings to discuss national experiences in NBSAPs, and the integration of biodiversity concerns into relevant sectors • • Capacity-building workshops planned for 2007 – 2008 Disseminate best practices Support enhanced capacity to implement and evaluate NBSAPs Identify steps forward for mainstreaming Provide an opportunity for regional cooperation and knowledge exchange

Cooperation • Most lessons are relevant across conventions • Scope for cooperation Building public awareness Monitoring and evaluation Sharing lessons learned