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South-South cooperation
Colombia is demonstrating that countries implementing ambitious NBSAPs are valuable providers of technical expertise, sharing practical experience with peers facing similar implementation challenges.
Through the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership’s Matchmaking Mechanism, officials from Colombia and Armenia met in Yerevan for a peer-to-peer exchange on COP Presidency experiences, supporting Armenia’s preparations for COP17.
The Member Spotlight Series profiles NBSAP Accelerator Partnership members 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 bring, and how these align with needs and implementation gaps identified by countries.
A feature story on how South–South cooperation is moving Vanuatu’s NBSAP from policy to action.
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.
The final days of the Vanuatu–Galápagos Knowledge Exchange brought the delegation from institutional sessions to community practice — visiting agro-tourism farms, a forest nursery, and local authorities to explore how the Galápagos conservation finance model reaches the people who depend on it.
During days 2 and 3 of the Vanuatu–Galápagos Knowledge Exchange Mission, the delegation engaged in technical sessions and field visits with key conservation authorities and scientific institutions in the Galápagos Islands. The exchange provided practical insights for Vanuatu’s work toward developing a national Green Levy under its NBSAP 2026–2030 framework.
A delegation from the Republic of Vanuatu is visiting Quito and the Galápagos Islands for a knowledge exchange on biodiversity conservation finance, facilitated by the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership. Over eight days, the delegation is exploring Ecuador’s flagship financing mechanisms as it looks to advance its own biodiversity financing roadmap.
As biodiversity commitments continue to outpace implementation, 22 national and regional facilitators gathered in Nairobi to strengthen capacity, deepen collaboration, and sign a joint declaration reaffirming their commitment to accelerating NBSAP implementation worldwide.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership and the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People collaborated on a country-to-country Knowledge Exchange addressing a shared request for support on operationalising Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) and meeting Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework.