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INTRODUCTION TO NBSAPs

Level: Introductory | Estimated completion time: 2 hours | Certificate upon completion

Skills: Understanding NBSAPs, linking national targets to global goals, designing inclusive planning processes, mainstreaming biodiversity across sectors, monitoring implementation progress

How do countries turn global biodiversity goals into on-the-ground action? This foundational journey provides a guide to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). You'll explore the step-by-step process of how these critical plans are developed, financed, and monitored, and learn why a "whole-of-society" approach is essential for turning national strategy into real-world success


Task 1: Why NBSAPs matter
Task 2: What is an NBSAP
Task 3: Linking NBSAPs to the KMGBF
Task 4: Answering common questions
Task 5: How NBSAPs are developed
Task 6: Inclusion in action: who’s at the table
Task 7: Inclusive NBSAP revision in Mexico
Stop and check
Task 8: What gets
in the way
Task 9: Indicators and monitoring
Final test
Certificate of completion

Additional Resources

Website
Introduction to NBSAPs
This website provides a comprehensive overview of NBSAPs.
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Toolkit
BIOFIN 2024 Workbook (UNDP)
This workbook offers step-by-step guidance to design biodiversity finance strategies that are part of NBSAPs.
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Publication
Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (CBD)
This resource is an assessment of progress towards global biodiversity targets, informing national biodiversity strategies and action plan revisions.
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Publication
Technical Series (CBD)
This publication offers guidance on integrating gender considerations into national biodiversity strategies and action plans.
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