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Solomon Islands National Capacity Self-Assessment Stocktake Report Convention on Biological Diversity Michelle Lam Jan McDonald Contents CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................................. 2 ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................ 4 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 5 1. 1 THE ROLE OF THE BIODIVERSITY STOCKTAKE IN THE NCSA................................................................. 5 1.2 STOCKTAKE METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................. 6 2. THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ...................................................................... 7 2.1 BACKGROUND TO THE CONVENTION...................................................................................................... 7 2.2 CONVENTION OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 CONVENTION SCOPE .............................................................................................................................. 7 2.4 CLASSIFYING CONVENTION OBLIGATIONS ............................................................................................. 8 2.5 THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY IN SOLOMON ISLANDS ............................................ 9 3. PLANS, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES FOR CONSERVING BD ................................................. 11 3.1 NATIONAL STRATEGIES ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 MAINSTREAMING BIODIVERSITY INTO SECTORAL AND FINANCIAL PLANNING ..................................... 12 4. RESEARCH, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, EDUCATION, & AWARENESS........................... 15 4.1 IDENTIFY AND MONITOR IMPORTANT BD AND THREATENING PROCESSES ........................................... 15 4.2 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ................................................................................................................ 16 4.3 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ................................................................................................. 17 4.4 INFORMATION EXCHANGE.................................................................................................................... 19 4.5 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ..................................................................................................................... 19 5. IN-SITU CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY............................................................................. 21 5.1 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?......................................................................................................................... 21 5.3 ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN.................................................................................................................... 32 5.4 POLICIES AND LAWS ............................................................................................................................ 23 5.5 FINANCING IN SITU CONSERVATION ..................................................................................................... 34 5.6 CAPACITY ISSUES ................................................................................................................................34 6. EX-SITU CONSERVATION................................................................................................................. 36 6.1 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?......................................................................................................................... 36 6.2 ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN ................................................................................................................... 36 6.3 POLICIES AND LAWS ............................................................................................................................ 36 6.4 CAPACITY ISSUES ................................................................................................................................36 7. SUSTAINABLE USE OF COMPONENTS OF BD ............................................................................ 37 7.1 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?......................................................................................................................... 37 7.2 ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN ................................................................................................................... 37 7.3 POLICIES AND LAWS ............................................................................................................................ 38 7.4 CAPACITY ISSUES ................................................................................................................................39 8. ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES............................................................................................... 40 8.1 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?......................................................................................................................... 40 8.2 POLICIES AND LAWS ............................................................................................................................ 40 8.3 ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................... 40 8.4 CAPACITY ISSUES ................................................................................................................................40 Lam & McDonald CBD Stocktake Report for the NCSA (2006) 2 9. BIOSAFETY........................................................................................................................................... 42 9.1 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?......................................................................................................................... 42 9.2 ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................... 42 9.3 POLICIES AND LAWS ............................................................................................................................ 42 9.4 CAPACITY ISSUES ................................................................................................................................43 10. REPORTING AND PARTICIPATION ............................................................................................ 44 10.1 WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?....................................................................................................................... 44 10.2 ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN.................................................................................................................. 44 10.3 POLICIES AND LAWS .......................................................................................................................... 44 10.4 CAPACITY ISSUES............................................................................................................................... 44 11. CONCLUSIONS (TBC)....................................................................................................................... 45 11.1 SYSTEMIC ISSUES............................................................................................................................... 45 11.2 INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES ...................................................................................................................... 45 11. INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY ISSUES ............................................................................................................. 46 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................................... 47 APPENDIX 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 56 Lam & McDonald CBD Stocktake Report for the NCSA (2006) 3 Acronyms BD Biological diversity CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBO Community-based organisations DFEC Department of Forests, Environment & Conservation DSE Development Services Exchange ECD Environment & Conservation Division FSPI Foundation for Peoples of the South Pacific GEF Global Environment Facility INGO International non-government organisation IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan NCSA National Capacity Self Assessment NEMS National Environmental Management Strategy NERRDP National Economic Reform, Recovery and Development Plan 2003-2007 NGO Non-government organization SIBC Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation SIG Solomon Islands’ Government SILMMA Solomon Islands Locally-Managed Marine Area network TDA Tetepare Descendants Association TK Traditional knowledge TNC The Nature Conservancy UNDP United Nations Development Program UNESCO United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation WWF World Wide Fund for Nature – Solomon Islands Lam & McDonald CBD Stocktake Report for the NCSA (2006) 4 1. Introduction 1. 1 The role of the biodiversity
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