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Using NBSAPs to translate global ambition to national action Tristan Tyrrell [email protected] Delivering on global biodiversity- related agreements SwedBio is funded by Sida
UsingNBSAPstotranslateglobalambitiontonationalaction
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
Usefulresources
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