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A four-day coordination workshop in Mombasa, convened by WIO-C member organisations, focused on Kenya’s marine and coastal inputs to CBD COP17, the launch of the WCS-led Kenya Marine 30×30 Project and the country’s national OECM process.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership and the Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity Coalition convened the 3rd National Roundtable on Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity in the Philippines, bringing together Indigenous Peoples’ groups, civil society, international organizations, and government agencies to discuss the challenges, risks, and opportunities affecting Indigenous Peoples’ participation in biodiversity conservation.
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.
A virtual knowledge exchange on tropical peatlands, requested by Peru through the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership’s MatchMaking Mechanism, connected national institutions with specialist partners to strengthen technical capacity for identifying, mapping, monitoring and managing tropical peatlands.
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.
Colombia is demonstrating that countries implementing ambitious NBSAPs are valuable providers of technical expertise, sharing practical experience with peers facing similar implementation challenges.
Around 30 young representatives gathered in Quito to contribute perspectives and recommendations toward the development of Ecuador’s Youth Action Plan for Biodiversity.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership Facilitator for Kazakhstan joined a Ministry-led mission to the Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve to observe long-term preparations for tiger reintroduction – one of the most complex biodiversity recovery efforts underway in Central Asia, embedded in Kazakhstan’s national biodiversity strategy and directly advancing several KMGBF targets.
Youth leadership took centre stage at the Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and the Environment (PIFCE), where the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership supported Vanuatu in engaging the next generation of biodiversity leaders.