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G20 priority: biodiversity
Solidarity Equality Sustainability
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
"CONSIDERATION OF SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTIVE AND NON-CONSUMPTIVE SECTORS WITHIN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY PLANS, IS AN ATTEMPT TO DEMONSTRATE AND SUPPORT THE LINKAGES BETWEEN PEOPLE AND BIODIVERSITY/NATURE.
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National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are the main instruments for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the national level. National reports are the main instruments for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the CBD and the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). South Africa communicated its national targets in the lead-up to COP 16 as part of its contribution to attaining the goals and targets of the GBF.
The revision of South Africa’s NBSAP will be undertaken in 2025, and a number of other countries will also be submitting their revised NBSAPs during the course of 2025. Embedded within the NBSAP is the implementation of the draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy (NBES), which encompasses sectors like the bioeconomy, wildlife economy, bioprospecting/biotrade economy, and ecotourism.
Recognising the above, the CBD Conference of the Parties (COP) 15 in adopting the GBF also adopted an enhanced multidimensional approach to planning, monitoring, reporting and review with a view to enhancing implementation of the CBD and the GBF, comprising, among others:
- NBSAPs revised or updated in alignment with the GBF, including national targets communicated in a standardised format by the CBD COP 16.
- Submission of the seventh national report by 28 February 2026 and the eighth national report by 30 June 2029.
- Global analysis of information in NBSAPs, including national targets to assess the contribution towards the GBF.
- Global review of collective progress in the implementation of the GBF.
- Information on non-State actor commitments towards the GBF.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
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Sharing of experiences in updating NBSAPs and national reports to incorporate key elements, goals and targets of the GBF.
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Piloting Biodiversity Economy Voluntary Sustainability Standards. Mainstreaming of Biodiversity CSU in ongoing efforts under the AfCFTA Agreement.
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Developing national models for Biodiversity Accounts.
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Establishing and operationalising technical and scientific cooperation support centres in G20 countries for the implementation of the GBF.
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Establishing and operationalising technical and scientific cooperation support centres in G20 countries for the implementation of the GBF.