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Launch of the upcoming ‘Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support Project’ (GBF-EAS Project) and Help Desk

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90393 (2022-040)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Workshop on options to enhance the planning, monitoring, reporting and review mechanism (SBI-3 agenda item 9)

17 - 18 June 2022, Nairobi, Kenya

National Red Listing and its links to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework - Invitation to a webinar organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 1 June 2022

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90352 (2022-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Virtual consultation workshop on a draft manual on the application of landscape approaches in the updating and implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), 25 and 26 April 2022

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90009 (2022-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Upcoming webinars to support discussions at the resumed sessions of SBSTTA-24, SBI-3 and WG2020-3

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/90056 (2022-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

More nature-based Netherlands in 2120, but how?

In 2020, Wageningen University & Research presented a positive and hopeful long-term prospect for our country in about 100 years with the map and the file ‘A nature-based future for the Netherlands in 2120’. It was not long before it was asked: to what extent will we be able to realise these pro ...

GEO BON webinars on supporting implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/MC/89709 (2021-047)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Voluntary Peer Review (VPR) - Uganda

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NVW/MC/89650 (2021-039)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Voluntary Peer Review (VPR) - Sri Lanka

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NVW/MC/89618 (2021-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Cabinet approves updated measures to address threats to biodiversity

“The National Biodiversity Framework and the National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy are as important existing policy instruments for the protection of species and ecosystems,” the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries said on Wednesday.

29 goals for city to achieve on biodiversity conservation by 2025

The Kochi Corporation has prepared a local biodiversity strategy and action plan which sets 29 goals for the city to achieve on biodiversity conservation by 2025.

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2020

9 August 2020, New York, United States of America

Thematic Consultation on Transparent Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting and Review for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

20 - 22 February 2020, Rome, Italy

Follow-up invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review of national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/NVW/86292 (2019-117)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Barbara Creecy launches 3rd National Biodiversity Assessment

Environment, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has launched the third National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA), which is a scientific reflection of the state of the country's biodiversity.

Africa: Environment, Forestry and Fisheries On South Africa's

South Africa's 3rd National Biodiversity Assessment represents a significant attempt to domesticate the Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services launched earlier this year.

Using National Reporting to Improve NBSAP Implementation and Development of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

23 November 2018, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Follow-up invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review of national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/NVW/MAC/86292 (2018-044)
To: CBD National Focal Points

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review mechanism for national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/DC/NVW/MAC/86292 (2017-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review mechanism for national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/RS/AY/NVW/MAC/86292 (2017-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Reminder: Submission of national biodiversity strategies and action plans; adoption as policy instruments

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/RH/MC/86215 (2017-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/2

A Methodology for Voluntary Peer Review of the Revision and Implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/19

Voluntary Peer-Review Process for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Progress Report and Updated Methodology

Reminder: Submission of updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/RH/MC/85711 (2016-114)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Call for Posters on progress achieved towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets for the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 4-17 December 2016 – Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/RH/MC/85928 (2016-101)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

One hundred and one Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have submitted new national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), setting out their national contributions to the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, a set of 20 global targets to be achieved by 2020.

101 countries have adopted new national commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity

22 July 2016 – One hundred and one Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have now submitted new national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), setting out their national contributions to the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, a set of 20 global target ...

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of CBD Workshop for Asia on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the Fifth National Reports, Beijing, China, 1-3 June 2015

Workshop for Asia on updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the preparation of the Fifth National Report

1 - 3 June 2016, Beijing, China

Submission of the fifth national reports and updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/KNM/85711 (2016-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/9

Marine Debris: Understanding, Preventing and Mitigating Significant Adverse Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

Workshop for Asia on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 1 – 3 June 2016 - Beijing, China

Reference: SCBD/SAM/TSI/RH/VA/LC/85451 (2016-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lao PDR, Libya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

9 - 12 February 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Submission of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Fifth National Reports, and Financial Reports

Reference: SCBD/JBF/AY/NS/GT/85305 (2016-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points

International Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Mainstreaming

17 - 19 November 2015, Mexico City, Mexico

Integration of the Conservation of Migratory Species into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/LC/VA/84956 (2015-095)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Building Capacity for the Subnational Implementation of NBSAPs

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/AM/84790 (2015-075)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Workshop on an Inter-sectoral Dialogue for Enhancing the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in National and Sectoral Policies, Rabat, Morocco - 29 September to 1 October 2015

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/ACO/fd/84597 (2015-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Morocco and Niger

Caribbean Sub-regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Resource Mobilization

9 - 13 March 2015, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Asia Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and Resource Mobilization

9 - 13 February 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Joint workshop of the secretariats of the CBD and of UNCCD on synergies for the design, development and implementation of NBSAPs and NAPs

21 - 22 November 2014, Cairo, Egypt

NBSAP Development in South Eastern Europe: A Sub-regional Approach to Conserve Biodiversity: The SEE Revisions of NBSAPs and Development of National Reports to the CBD

NBSAP Development in South Eastern Europe: A Sub-regional Approach to Conserve Biodiversity: Four countries in the SEE region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia Republic of Montenegro and Republic of Serbia) are updating their National Biodiversity Strategies and National Reports t ...

PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES IN THE NBSAPS REVISION PROCESS

NBSAPs are the main vehicles of national implementation of the CBD. They are processes through which societies come together to make the difficult decisions of where, when, and how biodiversity and ecosystem services should be conserved, used sustainably, and the benefits of this use shared equi ...

NBSAPs, sharing Georgia's experience

During the side-event Georgia will share it's experience about updating of National Biodiversity Strategy and action Plan (NBSAP). Representatives of the Ministry and NGO's will make presentations about the process which took place in Georgia, also new NBSAP will be presented to the guests.

Incorporating and utilising spatial data and mapping for NBSAPs

Presentations will be delivered by UNEP-WCMC and experts in the field of spatial data use and mapping, alongside country representatives with experience of applying spatial data and mapping into revised NBSAPs. These presentations, coupled with Q&A sessions and facilitated discussion sessions wi ...

Advancements and reflections on fulfilling National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are the principal instruments for implementing the CBD at the national level. Aichi Biodiversity Target 17 states that by 2015, each Party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument and has commenced implementing an effective, partici ...

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/32

Analysis of Contents of the Revised National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/24

A Proposed Methodology for the Pilot Phase Voluntary Peer Review of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) Revision and Implementation

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/38

Societal Participatory Processes in the Revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPS): Advanced Draft Report