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Biodiversity Planning: an Assessment of Nbsaps (UNU, 2010) Planning: Biodiversity an assessment of national biodiversity strategies and action plans strategies biodiversity of national an assessment The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is a global think tank whose mission Christian Prip and Tony Gross is “to advance knowledge and promote learning for with Sam Johnston policy-making to meet the challenges of sustainable development”. UNU-IAS undertakes research and and Marjo Vierros postgraduate education to identify and address strategic issues of concern for all humankind, for governments, decision-makers, and particularly, for developing countries. Established in 1996, the Institute convenes expertise from disciplines such as economics, law, social and natural sciences to better understand and contribute creative solutions to pressing global concerns, with research and programmatic activities related to current debates on sustainable development: • Biodiplomacy Initiative • Ecosystem Services Assessment • Satoyama Initiative • Sustainable Development Governance • Education for Sustainable Development • Marine Governance • Traditional Knowledge Initiative • Science and Technology for Sustainable Societies • Sustainable Urban Futures UNU-IAS, based in Yokohama, Japan, has two International Operating Units: the Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (OUIK) in Japan, and the Traditional Knowledge Initiative (TKI) in Australia. United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies 6F, International Organizations Center Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-8502 Japan Tel: +81-45-221-2300 Gross, Tony Prip, Christian Fax: +81-45-221-2302 Vierros Sam Marjo Johnston, Email: [email protected] URL http://www.ias.unu.edu/ Printed on recycled paper using soy-based ink Biodiversity Planning: an assessment of national biodiversity strategies and action plans Reference Details The United Nations University System Prip, C; Gross, T; Johnston, S; Vierros, M (2010). Biodiversity Planning: an assessment of national biodiversity strategies and The United Nations University (UNU) comprises research and training institutes and programmes located in 12 countries action plans. United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Yokohama, Japan. around the world. The UNU system is led and administered by headquarters based in Tokyo, with outposts in Bonn, Kuala ISBN: 978-92-808-4514-3 (print) Lumpur, New York, and Paris. The academic work of the UNU is carried out by a global system of research and training ISBN: 978-92-808-4515-0 (electronic) institutes and programmes. Copyright © 2010 United Nations University. All rights reserved UNU Research and Training Centres or Programmes (RTC/Ps) Further Information UNU-BIOLAC – The UNU Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean (Caracas, Venezuela) For an electronic version of this publication, or for further information about the United Nations University Institute of URL http://www.biolac.unu.edu/ Advanced Studies, contact: UNU-CRIS – The UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (Bruges, Belgium) United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies URL http://www.cris.unu.edu/ 6F, International Organizations Center Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai UNU-EHS – The UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (Bonn, Germany) Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-8502 Japan URL http://www.ehs.unu.edu/ Tel: +81-45-221-2300, Fax: +81-45-221-2302 UNU-FNP – The UNU Food and Nutrition Programme for Human and Social Development (Ithaca, New York, USA) Email: [email protected] URL http://www.fnp.unu.edu/ URL http://www.ias.unu.edu/ UNU-FTP – The UNU Fisheries Training Programme (Reykjavik, Iceland) URL http://www.unuftp.is/ Design UNU-GTP – The UNU Geothermal Training Programme (Reykjavik, Iceland) Cover photo: MsLightBox, iStockphoto, Rainforest tree logging URL http://www.unugtp.is/ Back cover photo: MsLightBox, iStockphoto, Remote village and coconut trees Design and layout: Uniprint NT, Charles Darwin University UNU-IAS – The UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (Yokohama, Japan) This publication is printed on recycled paper using soy-based ink URL http://www.ias.unu.edu/ UNU-IIGH – The UNU International Institute for Global Health (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Disclaimer URL http://www.iigh.unu.edu/ The material in this publication includes views and recommendations of individuals and organisations and do not UNU-IIST – The UNU International Institute for Software Technology (Macao, China) necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations University or indicate its commitment to a particular course of action. URL http://www.iist.unu.edu/ UNU-INRA – The UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (Accra, Ghana) URL http://www.inra.unu.edu/ UNU-INWEH – The UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) URL http://www.inweh.unu.edu/ UNU-ISP – The UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (Tokyo, Japan) URL http://www.isp.unu.edu/ UNU-MERIT – The UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (Maastricht, Netherlands) URL http://www.merit.unu.edu/ UNU-WIDER – The UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (Helsinki, Finland) URL http://www.wider.unu.edu/ UNU Administrative and Academic Service Units UNU Centre – Tokyo (Japan) URL http://www.unu.edu UNU Centre – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) The UNU Vice-Rectorate in Europe (UNU-ViE; Bonn Germany) URL http://www.vie.unu.edu/ The UNU Office at the United Nations (New York, USA) URL http://www.ony.unu.edu/ The UNU Office at UNESCO (Paris, France) URL http://op.unu.edu/ Biodiversity Planning: an assessment of national biodiversity strategies and action plans Christian Prip and Tony Gross with Sam Johnston and Marjo Vierros Table of Contents List of Boxes ............................................................................................................................................... v Foreword .................................................................................................................................................. vii Executive summary ................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Part 1 − Background to NBSAPs and this assessment .......................................................................... 10 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 1.2 Scope and method .............................................................................................................................................. 12 1.3 Earlier assessments and literature related to NBSAPs ............................................................................ 13 1.4 NBSAP guidance ................................................................................................................................................. 17 1.5 Regional and sub-regional capacity-building workshops on NBSAPs and mainstreaming of biodiversity ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 Part 2 − Analysis of NBSAPs .................................................................................................................... 24 2.1 Implementation of NBSAPs .............................................................................................................................. 24 2.2 Review of the preparation and content of NBSAPs ................................................................................. 30 2.3 NBSAPs in developed and developing countries ..................................................................................... 32 2.4 NBSAPs in the various regions ........................................................................................................................ 33 2.5 Engagement of stakeholders in NBSAP preparation .............................................................................. 34 2.6 National coordination structures ................................................................................................................... 37 2.7 Political level of NBSAP adoption ................................................................................................................. 37 2.8 Revision ................................................................................................................................................................... 38 2.9 Biodiversity planning through means other than stand-alone NBSAPs .......................................... 40 2.10 Knowledge about status and trends of biodiversity as the basis for NBSAPs ............................... 42 2.11 Coverage of the three objectives of the CBD ............................................................................................ 44 2.12 Mainstreaming the NBSAP within other sectoral plans and policies ................................................ 51 2.13 Impact assessment .............................................................................................................................................. 57 2.14 Use of economic instruments ........................................................................................................................
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