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Seventy participants from across Thailand’s government, research and private sectors gathered in Bangkok this week to turn shared biodiversity and climate commitments into coordinated, investable action on the ground.
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.
A youth fund in Ecuador is backing projects that link local action in Biosphere Reserves to national and global biodiversity commitments, with one grantee selected per reserve.
Sierra Leone’s Environment Protection Agency, in partnership with the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership, held four regional engagements bringing together 242 participants from across the country to build technical capacity, develop district implementation roadmaps, and sign commitment pledges to advance NBSAP 3.0 implementation.
The Spotlight Series profiles NBSAP Accelerator Partnership members and suppliers who are actively accelerating the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) under the Global Biodiversity Framework. Each feature examines the specific capabilities, experience, and implementation approaches that members and suppliers bring, and how these align with needs and implementation gaps identified by countries.
Peru’s Ministry of Environment convened a macroregional workshop in Chiclayo bringing together more than 60 representatives from 13 subnational governments to strengthen the alignment of Subnational Biodiversity Strategies with the national NBSAP and accelerate implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at the territorial level.
The Government of Colombia and the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership convened the second whole-of-government workshop to strengthen implementation of Colombia’s 2030 Biodiversity Action Plan, bringing together more than 30 representatives from key national institutions to develop project proposals aligned with Colombia’s six National Biodiversity Targets.
The CBD’s first Global Report on Collective Progress is now in draft form, with the feedback window closed. Its central message is clear: Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework by 2030 will depend on faster, more coordinated implementation. As the conversation continues, the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership remains committed to supporting solutions.
Pacific nations advance the 30×30 target: Regional workshop strengthens collaboration ahead of COP17
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership participated in the Pacific Regional Workshop on KMGBF Target 3 in Nadi, Fiji, joining biodiversity focal points and protected area practitioners from across the region to strengthen cooperation and accelerate implementation of the 30×30 target.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership was present at the 2026 Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, where over 100 governments, businesses, and civil society organizations announced 320 commitments to advance ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries, and climate resilience.