Subnational and Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Subnational and Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (BSAPs) are increasingly being developed at state/provincial/territorial, local and cities levels. Greater attention is also being given to the development of Regional (supranational) Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans.

Decentralized planning serves as an effective support mechanism for implementing COP-10 decision X/2 and decision X/22 on, respectively, the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020) and the Plan of Action on Subnational Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity (2011-2020). SBSAPs prepared by countries at subnational, local and cities levels, as well as information on activities being undertaken in this regard, are provided below where available.

Visit the CBD webpage on Local Authorities and Biodiversity by clicking here.


Australia

• National Local Government Biodiversity Strategy
• State of New South Wales (NEW! NSW Biodiversity Banking and Offsets Scheme (BioBanking))
• State of Queensland
• State of South Australia (Arid Lands) (Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6)
• State of Victoria
• State of Western Australia
• City of Joondalup
• City of Liverpool
  

Brazil

• City of Curitiba
• City of Sao Paolo (English, Portuguese)
  

Burundi

• Plan Regional de mise en oeuvre de la SNPAB dans la Dépression de Kumoso
• Plan régional de mise en oeuvre de la SNPAB aux plateaux centraux
• Plan régional de mise en oeuvre de la SNPAB dans la Dépression de Bugesera
• Plan régional de mise en oeuvre de la SNPAB dans la Plaine de l'Imbo
• Plan régional de mise en oeuvre de la SNPAB en zone écologique Mumirwa-Crête Congo-Nil

• Canada
• Province of British Columbia (Fraser Valley Region)
• Province of New Brunswick
• Province of Ontario
• Province of Quebec (Part 1, Part 2)
• Province of Saskatchewan
• Northwest Territories
• City of Edmonton
• City of Montreal

China

• Province of Sichuan

Colombia

• Orinoquía Region

France

• Overseas Territories
• Region of Auvergne
• Region of Brittany
• Region of Ile-de-France (English, French)
• Region of Lower Normandy
• City of Paris
• City of Montpellier (Améliorer l'Urbanisme par un Référentiel d'Aménagement (AURA))
  

Guatemala

• Departamento de Huehuetenango (2014-2018)

India

• Click here to access State BSAPs. The original documents are in various formats depending on the agency that created them and have been provided in a ZIP™ format.
  

Ireland

• City of Dublin

Japan

• List of local governments that have developed their BSAP (as of March 2015)
• Guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Environment to assist local governments develop their BSAP (Japanese version only)
  

Mexico

• Estado de Aguascalientes (Estudio / Estrategia)
• Estado de Campeche (Estudio / Estrategia)
• Estado de Chiapas (Estudio - Volumen I, Volumen II / Estrategia)
• Estado de Chihuahua (Estudio / Estrategia)
• Ciudad de México (Estudio - Volumen I, Volumen II, Volumen III)
• Estado de Coahuila (Estudio - Volumen I, Volumen II)
• Estado de Colima (Estudio)
• Estado de Durango (Estudio)
• Estado de México (Estudio)
• Estado de Guanajuato (Estudio - Volumen I, Volumen II / Estrategia)
• Estado de Jalisco (Estudio - Volumen I, Volumen II / Estrategia)
• Estado de Michoacán (Estudio / Estrategia)
• Estado de Morelos (Estudio / Estrategia)
• Estado de Oaxaca (Estrategia)
• Estado de Puebla (Estudio / Estrategia)
• Estado de Quintana Roo (Estudio - Volumen I, Volumen II)
• Estado de Veracruz (Estudio - Volumen I, Volumen II / Estrategia)
• Estado de Yucatán (Estudio - Parte 1, Parte 2, Parte 3, Parte 4)
  
  Micronesia (Federated States of)

• State of Chuuk
• State of Kosrae
• State of Pohnpei
• State of Yap

Namibia

• City of Walvis Bay

New Zealand

• Regional Council of Taranaki
• City of Waitakere

Peru

• Amazon Region (2006)
• Region of Apurimac (2014)
• Region of Ayacucho
• Region of Cajamarca (2009)
• Region of Junín (Revised 2014) (2010)
• Region of Lambayeque (2010)
• Region of Loreto (2005)
• Region of Madre de Dios (Revised 2015) (2006)
• Region of Moquegua (2015)
• Region of Piura (2012)
• Region of Puno (2012)
• Region of San Martín (2006)
• Region of Ucayali (2005)
  

Singapore

• Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity

South Africa

• Municipality of Bergrivier
• Municipality of eThekwini
• Metropolitan Municipality of Ekurhuleni
• City of Cape Town (2009-2019)
• City of Johannesburg

United Kingdom

• England (South East England)
• Northern Ireland
• Scotland (Counties of Skye & Lochalsh)
• Wales
• Information on Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans developed by the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies is available at the UK country profile page.