UsingNBSAPstotranslateglobalambitiontonationalaction

TristanTyrrelltristan.tyrrell@su.se

Deliveringonglobalbiodiversity-relatedagreements

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OutcomesofCBDCOP10Nagoya,JapanOctober2010

• StrategicPlanforBiodiversity 2011-2020

• Mission:totakeeffectiveandurgentactiontohaltthelossofbiodiversityinordertoensurethatby2020ecosystemsareresilientandcontinuetoprovideessentialservices,therebysecuringtheplanet’svarietyoflife,andcontributingtohumanwell-beingandpovertyeradication

• 20globaltargetswithin5Strategicgoals

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StrategicGoals

A. Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss (mainstreaming)

B. Reduce the direct pressures and promote sustainable use

C. Directly safeguard ecosystems, species and genetic diversity

D. Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services

E. Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building

Awarenessincreased Biodiversityvalues

integrated Incentivesreformed Sustainableconsumptionandproduction

Habitatlosshalvedorreduced

Sustainablemanagementofmarinelivingresources

Sustainableagriculture,aquacultureandforestry Pollutionreduced Invasivealienspecies

preventedandcontrolledPressuresonvulnerableecosystemsreduced

Protectedareasincreased

andimproved Extinctionprevented Geneticdiversitymaintained

Ecosystemsandessentialservicessafeguarded

Ecosystemsrestoredandresilienceenhanced

NagoyaProtocolinforce

andoperationalNBSAPsadoptedaspolicy

instrumentTraditionalknowledge

respectedKnowledgeimproved,sharedandapplied

Financialresourcesfromallsourcesincreased

THEAICHIBIODIVERSITYTARGETS

DecisionontheStrategicPlan(COP10)

3.Urges PartiesandotherGovernments,withthesupportofintergovernmentalandotherorganisations,asappropriate,toimplementtheStrategicPlanandinparticularto:

a) Enableparticipationatalllevelstofosterthefullandeffectivecontributionsofwomen,indigenousandlocalcommunities,civilsocietyorganizations,theprivatesectorandstakeholdersfromallothersectorsinthefullimplementationoftheobjectivesoftheConventionandtheStrategicPlanfortheperiod2011-2020;

b) Developnationalandregionaltargets,usingtheStrategicPlanasaflexibleframework,inaccordancewithnationalprioritiesandcapacitiesandtakingintoaccountboththeglobaltargetsandthestatusandtrendsofbiologicaldiversityinthecountry,andtheresourcesprovidedthroughtheresourcemobilisationstrategy,withaviewtocontributingtocollectiveglobaleffortstoreachtheglobaltargets,andreportthereontotheConferenceofthePartiesatitseleventhmeeting;

c) Review,andasappropriateupdateandrevise,theirnationalbiodiversitystrategiesandactionplans,inlinewiththeStrategicPlanandtheguidanceadoptedindecisionIX/9,includingbyintegratingtheirnationaltargetsintotheirnationalbiodiversitystrategiesandactionplans,adoptedasapolicyinstrument,andreportthereontotheConferenceofthePartiesatitseleventhortwelfthmeeting;

d) Usetherevisedandupdatednationalbiodiversitystrategiesandactionplansaseffectiveinstrumentsfortheintegrationofbiodiversitytargetsintonationaldevelopmentandpovertyreductionpoliciesandstrategies,nationalaccounting,asappropriate,economicsectorsandspatialplanningprocesses,bygovernmentandtheprivatesectoratalllevels;

e) MonitorandreviewtheimplementationoftheirnationalbiodiversitystrategiesandactionplansinaccordancewiththeStrategicPlanandtheirnationaltargetsmakinguseofthesetofindicatorsdevelopedfortheStrategicPlanasaflexibleframeworkandtoreporttotheConferenceofthePartiesthroughtheirfifthandsixthnationalreportsandanyothermeanstobedecidedbytheConferenceoftheParties;

f) SupporttheupdatingofnationalbiodiversitystrategiesandactionplansaseffectiveinstrumentstopromotetheimplementationoftheStrategicPlanandmainstreamingofbiodiversityatthenationallevel,takingintoaccountsynergiesamongthebiodiversity-relatedconventionsinamannerconsistentwiththeirrespectivemandates;

DecisionontheStrategicPlan(COP10)

RATIONALE

TherationalefortheStrategicPlanisthatbiodiversityunderpins ecosystemfunctioningandtheprovisionofecosystemservicesessentialforhumanwell-being

Itprovidesforfoodsecurity,humanhealth,theprovisionofcleanairandwater;itcontributestolocallivelihoods,andeconomicdevelopment,andisessentialforsustainabledevelopment,includingpovertyreduction

NBSAPs:Inclusive,Integration,ImplementationandCoherence

NBSAPs

MEAs

Development:MDGs/SDGs,

climatechange,poverty

eradication,genderequality,Rio+20,etc.

Agriculture,fisheries,PA,water,tourism,industry,finance,academia,NGOs,

privatesector,subnational,ILCs,etc.

Regional,international

organisations andmechanisms:LAS,FAO,ROPME,AOAD,ICARDA,PERSGA,ACSAD,

etc.

NBSAP

CBD’smainmechanismfornationalimplementation(Article6)CBDDecisionX/2:Countriestosetnationaltargets,andtranslateintorevised

National BiodiversityStrategyandActionPlans (NBSAPs)

Whatarethe“gaps”intheoldgenerationofNBSAPs(2005)

• S.M.A.R.T.targets• BiodiversityandEcosystemServices• StakeholderAnalysis&Institutionalframework:coordinationofimplementationplan

• Underlyingcauses(economicvalue,negativeincentives-policies)

• Mainstreamingbiodiversityintonationalsectoralplanning

• Monitoring“successful”biodiversityindicators• Biodiversityfinancing• Communication strategy• TechnologyneedsassessmentandCapacitybuilding

Benefitsofintegratingbiodiversity-relatedConventionsinNBSAPs

Biodiversityindicators

Specificinterests

Awareness,politicalsupport,capacity-building

NBSAP

MEAscancooperateinthesynergisticimplementationofNBSAPs

Biodiversity-relatedConventions“TheBig6”

• WorldHeritageConvention(WHC– UNESCO)

• InternationalTreatyonPlantGeneticResourcesforFoodandAgriculture(ITPGRFA– FAO)

BiodiversityLiaisonGroup

(BLG)

Biodiversity-relatedMultilateralEnvironmentalAgreements

(MEAs):CBD,CITES,CMS,Ramsar

+

Whytheneedtosynergise?

MoreMEAs,moreobligations

Overlappingissues

Effectivenessandefficiency

Cost

Replicationand

scale-up

Impact

Cost

Impact

Nosinglebodyalonecanaddressthechallenges

UNFCCC&theParisAgreementDemandsastrongconsiderationofcarbonsinkstoreachthe1.5°Cscenario

Incentivisesthe“…implementationofpolicyapproachesandpositiveincentivesforreducingemissionsfromdeforestationandforestdegradation,andtheroleofconservation,sustainablemanagementofforestsandenhancementofforestcarbonstocks;aswellasalternativepolicyapproaches,suchasjointmitigationandadaptationapproachesfortheintegralandsustainablemanagementofforests”

Urges“achievingabalancebetweenanthropogenicemissionsbysourcesandremovalsbysinksofgreenhousegasesinthesecondhalfofthiscentury,onthebasisofequity,andinthecontextofsustainabledevelopmentandeffortstoeradicatepoverty”

Well-functioning

ecosystemsarerelevantforachievementofalltheSDGs

Illustration:J.Lokrantz/Azote forSwedBio/SRC,2016

2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment

Fourbiosphere-basedgoalsfundamentalnon-negotiablesafeoperating

spaceforhumanity

Illustration:RockströmandSukhdev,2016andFolkeetal,2016;J.Lokrantz/Azote

Goal15:Lifeonland;Goal14:Lifebelowwater;Goal6:Cleanwaterandsanitation;Goal13:Climateaction

2030Agenda&EcosystemsDiscussionpaper

ApreliminaryanalysisofthelinksbetweentheAichiBiodiversityTargetsandtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals

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AichiBiodiversity SDGscore

AichiBiodiversity SDGscoreGoal Target Goal Target

A.Add

ressingthe

unde

rlyingcausesof

loss

Awarenessincreased

C.Im

provethe

status

Protectedareas

Valuesintegrated

Preventextinctions

Incentivesreformed

Conservegenepool

Sustainableproduction

D.Enh

anceth

ebe

nefits

EcosystemServices

B.Red

ucethedirectpressures

Habitatlosshalved

Enhanceresilience

Sustainableusemarine

NagoyaProtocol

Sustainableuse

E.Enh

ance

implem

entatio

n

ReviseNBSAPs

Reducepollution

Traditionalknowledge

Invasivespecies

Improveknowledge

Minimisereefloss

Mobiliseresources

Analysisofwords/elements

4. Safeecologicallimits

8. Pollution notlinkedtoecosystemhealth

9. Identification&mgmt ofinvasivealienspecies pathways

11. Protection focusesonprovisionofecosystemservices

13. Culturally-importantspecies

14. IPLC focusoneconomiclivelihood&receivingeducation

Ecosystemfunctiononlytangentiallycovered

15. Roleofecosystemsascarbonsinks

17. Appropriatenationalbiodiversityplanning

Somegaps

Otherreviewsoflinkages

NBSAPs&post-2020

Examplesofnationalcoordination

Inter-ministerialBiodiversityCommittee(Cameroon)

Createdin1999,theMinisterofEnvironment,ProtectionofNatureandSustainableDevelopmentinvitesandconsultsotherministerialdepartmentsinanad-hocmannerasandwhentheneedarises,aswellasrelevantgovernmentandnon-governmentstakeholders.

NationalCommitteeonBiodiversityandCombatDesertification(UAE)

Establishedin2012throughaministerialdecreeandmanagedbytheMinistryofEnvironmentandWater,toproposeandreviewpoliciesandactionplans,coordinateNBSAPrevision,nationalreportinganddatamanagement.

Examplesofnationalcoordination

Ireland

Belize

• www.cbd.int/nbsap• https://www.cbd.int/brc/• https://www.cbd.int/rio/• https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs

• http://swed.bio/reports/report/the-2030-agenda-and-ecosystems/• https://www.povertyandconservation.info/sites/default/files/Mainstreaming_SoK_Review.pdf• https://www.iied.org/national-biodiversity-strategies-action-plans-20-mainstreaming-biodiversity-

development• https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/9967/elaborations-options-enhancing-

synergies.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y• https://wedocs.unep.org/rest/bitstreams/35152/retrieve• https://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources-and-data/sourcebook-of-opportunities-for-enhancing-

cooperation-among-the-biodiversity-related-conventions-at-national-and-regional-levels

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