GEF Early Action Support Webinar Series – Webinar #5: National Target Alignment: Tools and Technical Support

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 Languages: English, French, Spanish
Dates: 18-19 September 2023 (English). Click on your preferred language above to view the schedule in other languages.
Sessions: 2 sessions (English)
Commitment: 90 min

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National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are the main vehicle for countries to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and include national biodiversity targets to contribute to the achievement of the global goals and targets. The Convention on Biological Diversity 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) Decision 15/6 requests Parties to revise and update their NBSAPs–including their national biodiversity targets–in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework by the next COP. Countries not in a position to submit their revised NBSAPs by this time period are called upon to submit their national targets reflecting, as applicable, the goals and targets of the Framework. A preliminary step towards responding to this decision is to assess and improve alignment between national biodiversity targets and the Framework.

The pathway to enhancing alignment between national and global goals and targets involves assessing gaps in similarity, determining which elements of the Framework’s goals and targets can be better represented in the national biodiversity targets, and revising or updating national biodiversity targets and mechanisms to implement them. By systematically assessing and improving national biodiversity targets, countries can ensure that their national strategies effectively contribute to the Global Biodiversity Framework. 

During this webinar, participants learned about pathways to align national biodiversity targets with the new Framework and related COP15 decisions. This includes guidance and technical support to: 1) conduct a preliminary screening of national biodiversity targets and identification of appropriate stakeholder groups based on results, 2) review national biodiversity targets and non-State actor commitments with stakeholder engagement groups and assess alignment, and 3) revise/update national targets and determine indicators, implementing groups, and non-State actor commitments.  The webinar also introduced tools and guidance including UNEP’s Data Reporting Tool for MEAs (DaRT),  SCBD’s Quick Guides on 2030 Targets, and UNDP’s Rapid Target Similarly Assessment Tool. Countries also had a chance to share the steps they are taking, or considering to take, to facilitate these outcomes.

Webinar objectives

This webinar:

• Oriented participants to the key elements of Decision 15/6 and guide them to consider how to integrate these considerations during the national biodiversity target alignment process.
• Explored a step-wise process to national biodiversity target revision:  1) conducting a preliminary screening of national biodiversity targets and identifying appropriate stakeholder groups based on results, 2) reviewing national biodiversity targets with stakeholder engagement groups and assess alignment, and 3) revising or updating national targets and determining indicators, implementing groups, and non-State actor commitments.
• Shared relevant tools, guidance, and resources that Parties can use to support their national biodiversity target alignment processes, including Data Reporting Tool for MEAs (DaRT), CBD’s Quick Guides on 2030 Targets, and UNDP’s Rapid Target Similarly Assessment Tool.
• Provided a space for Parties to share processes that they are exploring or have started to undertake for national biodiversity target alignment.

Sessions

The webinar was offered in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. Webinar recordings are available in the Course Content section on this page.

Webinar agenda

Questions?

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Casandra Llosa at alexis.legigand@undp.org.