Legal Preparedness

The JBF supported the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law in implementing an initiative to help countries prepare their legal frameworks to achieve the 8 selected Aichi Biodiversity Targets (2 to 7, 14 and 17). The initiative was led by biodiversity law experts in collaboration with the general biodiversity community who shared their expertise allowing for the initiation of the scoping exercise to determine the legal nature and initial legal solutions to achieve the targets. An expert advisory panel consisting of 30 biodiversity experts from across the globe was formed to strengthen the program’s research and guidance materials. There were four formal expert consultations held at various stages of the program, including at the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI), IUCN World Conservation Congress, COP11, and February 2013. The project developed the Compendium of Innovative Legal Practices: Version 1.0, which provides legal guidance for several of the Aichi Targets.