Argentina - Overview

Status and trends of biodiversity, including benefits from biodiversity and ecosystem services

The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.

Argentina is located in southern South America (also known as the Southern Cone), bordering the Andes to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east... More »

Main pressures on and drivers of change to biodiversity (direct and indirect)

The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.

Pressures on Argentina’s biodiversity are primarily associated with the fragmentation and loss of native forests due to agricultural expansion... More »

Implementation of the NBSAP

The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.

Argentina is in the final stages of developing a revised NBSAP for the 2014-2020 period focused on 10 overarching themes: 1) conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity 2) knowledge and information management of biodiversity 3) awareness-raising, communication and education for biodiversity 4) sustainable production and consumption practices 5) genetic resources 6) biodiversity valuation 7) monitoring, control and auditing of biodiversity 8) inter-institutional and inter-sectoral coordination 9) international cooperation 10) financial mechanisms... More »

Actions taken to achieve the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets

The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.

To date, the highest level of progress (80-90%) has been made towards the achievement of Target 17 (NBSAPs), Target 11 (Protected Areas) and Target 16 (Nagoya Protocol)... More »

Support mechanisms for national implementation (legislation, funding, capacity-building, coordination, mainstreaming, etc.)

The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.

Established in 2011, the main functions of the National Advisory Commission for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity (CONADIBIO) relate to NBSAP development, including establishing goals, targets and priority actions based on consensus among stakeholders comprised of governmental and non-governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples, professional associations, unions, the private sector, among others... More »

Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing implementation

The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.

A system for monitoring and reviewing biodiversity is addressed in the revised NBSAP 2014-2020 which is currently being finalized.