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Sierra Leone has completed a series of regional validation and stakeholder consultation workshops to support the review and update of its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035). The process was led by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL), with support from UNEP, the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership, and technical inputs from the consulting firm Kanko Limited.
Panama presented its Nature Pledge at a dedicated SBSTTA-27 side event, showcasing its integrated national framework aligning biodiversity, climate, and land commitments under the three Rio Conventions.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership held its first in-person Steering Committee meeting in Panama City, bringing together country leaders to set strategic priorities for 2026 and endorse a Nature-Climate Synergies Strategy aligning NBSAPs with NDCs and adaptation plans.
Advancing integrated action for the Global Biodiversity Framework: Insights from SBSTTA-27 in Panama
SBSTTA-27 in Panama advanced the scientific and technical foundations for implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, highlighting the need for integrated action across biodiversity, climate, and land agendas, and showcasing Panama’s Nature Pledge model for aligning commitments under the three Rio Conventions.
The Asia-Pacific workshop on implementing the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework convened regional leaders and partners to advance integrated, cross-sectoral action for biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development.
Liberia’s match with academic consortium CASCADE will help catalyze action on its NBSAP.
Kenya’s engagement with the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership marks a new step forward in accelerating biodiversity action.
The third regional knowledge exchange of 2025, held in Peru, brought together Latin American and Caribbean countries and partners to advance NBSAP implementation through peer learning, collaboration, and tailored solutions.
Francophone African countries gathered in Yaoundé to accelerate NBSAP revision, implementation, and reporting under the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Mozambique’s water sector is taking concrete steps to align with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, with a two-day workshop developing a project proposal focused on river connectivity, environmental flows, and nature-based solutions.