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While governments write NBSAPs, non-state actors, including Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women’s organizations, youth networks, and the private sector, are among the ones who can successfully deliver them. Side events at SBSTTA-28 & SBI-7 showed what sustained engagement and implementation can look like.
On 14-15 May 2026, the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership participated in the BIODEV2030 Legacy Workshop in Nairobi, convened by IUCN and Kenya’s Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry. The event highlighted the direct link between BIODEV2030’s work on biodiversity mainstreaming and the Partnership’s support to Kenya in operationalizing its National Biodiversity Coordination Mechanism.
Ecuador has launched its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2025-2030, a landmark instrument providing concrete actions and measurable targets to conserve, restore, and sustainably use the country’s extraordinary natural wealth.
Kenya convened a national multi-stakeholder workshop to advance biodiversity mainstreaming across agriculture, livestock, and forestry, disseminating validated policy briefs with recommendations for small-scale farmers, pastoralists, and charcoal producers.
Vanuatu has completed a national validation workshop bringing together representatives from all six provinces, marking a key milestone in finalising its revised NBSAP 2026-2030.
Ecuador’s Technical University of Manabí has established RIASCA, a research network on agrobiodiversity and agroecological systems, with the National Institute of Agricultural Research recently joining to strengthen work on soil conservation and sustainable farming.
The Philippines is taking a whole-of-government approach to mainstreaming biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices, with a National Oversight Committee bringing together the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture.
UNFSS+4 in Addis Ababa will mark four years of food systems transformation, bringing together global leaders to evaluate progress, share innovations, and unlock financing for sustainable food futures. The summit offers a critical opportunity to align food systems action with biodiversity and climate agendas ahead of COP30.