Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development
The need to mainstream biodiversity into economic growth and development is being increasingly recognised and is now also firmly embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals. Drawing on experiences and insights from 16 predominantly megadiverse countries, this report examines how biodiversity is being mainstreamed in four key areas: 1) at the national level, including national development plans and other strategies, institutional co-ordination and national budgets; 2) the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors; 3) in development co-operation; and 4) the monitoring and evaluation of biodiversity mainstreaming and how this could be improved.
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Mainstreaming biodiversity at the national level
This chapter highlights some of the key features that need to be considered in mainstreaming biodiversity at the national level. This includes reciprocal mainstreaming of biodiversity and development across key strategies and plans including National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, National Development Plans and green growth strategies, among others. Moreover, it examines institutional co-ordination and the establishment of clear roles and responsibilities for biodiversity mainstreaming, the role of data in fostering biodiversity mainstreaming, and how biodiversity is being mainstreaming in national budgets.
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