Implementation of the NBSAP
Nicaragua elaborated the National Biodiversity Strategy in 2001, which is based on 6 objectives and strategic lines, namely:
• Improve biodiversity conservation, with consideration given to its integral role in the country’s development.
• Promote the economic viability of biodiversity, taking into account its richness and economic value, as well as the costs of its degradation for the country...
More » Actions taken to achieve the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets
As stated in the previous section, Nicaragua is in the process of revising the National Biodiversity Strategy, a part of which is to mainstream the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The guidelines of the National Human Development Plan (NHDP), which is the framework driving the country’s development, are contributing to implementing the global targets... More »
Support mechanisms for national implementation (legislation, funding, capacity-building, coordination, mainstreaming, etc.)
The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity has established participatory public management and direct democracy as a practice promoting the participation of citizens, allowing for a wider involvement of organized citizenry and resulting in greater decision-making power, assumption of shared and harmonized responsibilities in local human development management among the different levels of government... More »
Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing implementation
The National Environmental Information System (SINIA) is an established system for integrating the national environmental information network, constituted by public and private institutions, environmental organizations, universities, research centres, municipal and regional governments. These entities generate, exchange and make use of technical and scientific information on the state of the environment and natural resources, while also providing information for improving environmental management and increasing public awareness and education... More »
