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.
Benin adopted its first NBSAP in 2002 with the specific objectives to: (i) restore natural biological resources and their components to a level that exceeds the needs of the population and that can contribute significantly to economic development (ii) modernize agriculture in an ecologically sustainable manner by 2015 (iii) consider biodiversity in all actions related to socioeconomic development and education (iv) value biodiversity and its genetic resources with consideration given to opportunities for fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from the use of genetic resources, and (v) create a viable framework for consultation, monitoring, coordination and guidance in relation to national actions for managing biodiversity...
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.
Examples of actions taken are highlighted throughout this text.
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.
In 2014, Benin became a Party to the Nagoya Protocol on ABS.
In 2012, Benin adopted its new Forest Policy to 2025 which has been aligned with other national development strategies...
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.
The specific objective contained in the first NBSAP (2002) to “create a viable framework for consultation, monitoring, coordination and guidance in relation to national actions for managing biodiversity” has not been achieved...
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