INCORPORATING BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICE VALUES INTO NBSAPS ROADMAP TO SUPPORT NBSAP PRACTITIONERS This roadmap has been produced as an output of a joint UNEP-WCMC and IEEP project, funded by Defra, and in collaboration with the CBD Secretariat to examine the ‘Lessons learnt from incorporating biodiversity and ecosystem service values into NBSAPs’. Authors Further information This document has been co-authored by staff This roadmap is one of two key outputs of and advisors of UNEP-WCMC and IEEP: the project ‘Lessons learnt from incorporating Anna Chenery, Hollie Booth,Cristina Secades, biodiversity and ecosystem service values into Leonardo Mazza, Claire Brown and Patrick NBSAPs’: ten Brink. Roadmap: an easily accessible tool to support Parties in incorporating biodiversity Acknowledgements and ecosystem services into NBSAPs. This UNEP-WCMC and IEEP would like to document provides succinct information on 2 gratefully acknowledge the financial support how values can be incorporated, the entry of Defra. points at different stages of NBSAP updating The authors also wish to express deep process, and the different approaches to gratitude to the project consultative group for support incorporation of values (www.unep- their help and guidance in production of this wcmc.org/roadmapfornbsaps_1027.html). document and other project outputs: Markus Guidance document: The guidance Lehmann, and Nadine Saad, the Secretariat document compliments the roadmap and of the Convention on Biological Diversity provides more detailed information of (SCBD); Edgar Selvin Pérez (San Carlos experiences and lessons learned, as well as University of Guatemala); Alissa Takesy further technical information on process (Federated States of Micronesia national and approaches (www.unep-wcmc.org/ government); Jamison Ervin, United Nations guidancefornbsaps_1026.html). Development Programme (UNDP); Kirsten Probst, German Society for International Legal notice Cooperation (GIZ); Solhaug Tone (Ministry The contents of this report do not necessarily of Environment, Norway); Nicolas Bertrand, reflect the views or policies of UNEP-WCMC, The Economics of Ecosystems and IEEP or funders (Defra). The designations Biodiversity (TEEB); and Soso Kartsivadze employed and the presentations do not imply (Ministry of Environment Protection and the expressions of any opinion whatsoever Natural Resources, Georgia). on the part of UNEP-WCMC and IEEP concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area and its authority, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Front cover: Pavel Svoboda/ Shutterstock.com WHY incorporate values into your NBSAP? The 10th meeting of the Conference Incorporating the values of biodiversity of the Parties to the Convention on and ecosystem services into NBSAPs Biological Diversity (CBD COP 10) saw can result in a multitude of related the adoption of the new Strategic Plan benefits - ranging frombiodiversity for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (Decision mainstreaming (ensuring that X/2) and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets. biodiversity is taken into account in Decision X/2 explicitly invites parties other sectoral policies), to achieving 3 to translate this overarching framework national outcomes (e.g. meeting into updated and revised NBSAPs. environmental objectives, supporting The incorporation of biodiversity and economic development, improved ecosystem service values into NBSAPs policy coherence and governance), to will assist countries in developing improving human well-being at local, revised Strategies, which are compliant national and global scales. with the following targets: ◆ Aichi Target 1: By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably ◆ Aichi Target 2: By 2020, at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and local development and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systems Eric Isselee/ Shutterstock.com Effective incorporation of the values of ◆ Having references to the various biodiversity and ecosystem services into values of biodiversity in the revised NBSAPs will in particular result in the NBSAPs, which helps make the following by-products: document relevant and accessible to a wider audience and make a stronger ◆ Initiating an NBSAP revision process that is structured to ensure case for the conservation and the due incorporation of the values of sustainable use of biodiversity. It 4 biodiversity and ecosystems, and may also mobilise actors who would development of targets and activities otherwise not have seen a role for to ensure mainstreaming of such themselves in CBD-related processes values into other sectoral planning and policies policies and reporting systems. This will require the involvement of various stakeholders who benefit from the services that nature provides. This will inevitably increase awareness of actual and potential benefits from the sustainable use of natural resources across sectors and different policy spheres – a prerequisite to reaching many of the objectives of the CBD Somchai rakin/ Shutterstock.com Figure 1: How demonstration of the values in the revised NBSAP may strengthen NBSAP implementation, in particular with regards to awareness raising, resource mobilisation and mainstreaming of the values in relevant sectors Box 1: INCORPORATING VALUES INTO NBSAP Key references Economic, social and within the CBD text Evidence base environmental rationales CBD – ‘...conservation... 5 & sustainable use of INTEGRATE NBSAP’s RATIONALE, biological diversity. Fair and equitable sharing of OBJECTIVES & INSIGHTS ON VALUES OF the benefits... of genetic NATURE resources.’ Strategic Plan 2011-2020 Leverage synergies via Policy coherence Strategic Goal A - better coordination ‘Address the underlying causes of biodiversity INTERNALISE & INTEGRATE loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across BIODIVERSITY VALUES & CONCERNS government and society.’ into decision making and accounting across sectors Target 1 – ‘...people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably.’ MAINSTREAM BIODIVERSITY Target 2 – ‘...biodiversity values have been integrated into national Awareness of values Wider integration of values and local development and poverty reduction strategies and planning BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE processes...’ Target 17: ‘...each party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument, and has commenced National outcomes Improved human implementing an effective, well-being participatory and updated Halt biodiversity loss NBSAP.’ HOW to incorporate values AS part OF THE NBSAP updating process Entry points and supporting approaches for incorporating the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services exist at every stage of the NBSAP updating process. The table below highlights which approaches can be relevant in the different NBSAP updating steps identified by the CBD: Supporting APPROACHES for incorporating biodiversity and ecosystem service values into NBSAPs Stakeholder Ecosystem Ecosystem service Ecosystem service Monetary valuation Accounting 6 engagement assessment mapping Indicators Getting organised ◆ Organise logistics Organising logistics and taking stock will require some initial stakeholder engagement: for consultation on the existing NBSAP and identifying gaps; for ◆ Take Stock gathering a suitably-skilled team; and for developing a shared structure and plan to take the revision forward. Considering biodiversity and ecosystem service values at this stage will allow the development of an engagement strategy and workplan, which will ensure the incorporation of these values. Engaging and ◆ Identify relevant stakeholders Comprehensive stakeholder engagement, across a range of actors, is fundamental to identifying national priorities, understanding and aligning diverse values, Communicating ◆ Develop tailored communication and outreach plan and incorporating these values into the overall goals of NBSAP updating. Stakeholder engagement is both an important step and an underlying approach which with stakeholders should be considered throughout, with on going communication and outreach to mainstream the NBSAP into sectors and society Gathering Assess: Robust biophysical data underpins biodiversity and ecosystem service values. An ecosystem assessment can help to gather data on the status and trends information ◆ Status & trends of biodiversity & biodiversity loss of biodiversity, and its links to human well-being and society. Ecosystem service mapping and ecosystem service indicators are also useful entry points for ◆ Linkages between biodiversity & society representing and communicating spatial and temporal data of this nature, providing a ‘stock take’ of natural capital and helping to identify targets, priorities ◆ The legal, institutional & policy environment and actions for NBSAPs. Monetary valuation can be undertaken within the same process to explicitly demonstrate the economic benefits of biodiversity and ◆ Biodiversity finance ecosystem services. Similarly, natural capital and environmental economic accounts can (over time) offer additional indicators on the state of natural capital, ◆ Status of public awareness related changes (including drivers of degradation) and implications for the economy. ◆ Identify knowledge gaps Developing ◆ Establish national vision Stakeholder engagement and deliberative processes can act to identify