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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 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.
The Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Biodiversity Management Bureau convened a validation workshop in Quezon City to strengthen the aquatic component of the National Action Plan for Ecosystem Restoration and Species Extinction Prevention, with support from the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership’s Facilitator Programme.
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 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.
Peru held a national technical workshop to review and update its National List of Invasive Alien Species, a key step in implementing the National Action Plan on Invasive Alien Species 2022-2026. The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership Facilitator Programme supported the process, bringing together public institutions, technical specialists, and academia to strengthen prevention, control, and management measures.
At the Regional Environmental Summit (RES2026) in Astana, Kazakhstan, Central Asian countries signed the Regional Declaration on Cooperation among Central Asian Countries on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management, marking a major milestone for biodiversity cooperation in the region.
The 28th meeting of the CBD’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice will convene in Nairobi to address key scientific and technical issues for implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The session will cover monitoring and reporting, protected areas, sustainable wildlife management, marine and coastal biodiversity, and IPBES-related matters in preparation for COP 17 in Armenia.
At CITES CoP20, Parties reaffirmed the Convention’s evolving role in advancing science-based, sustainable wildlife management, with Kazakhstan’s saiga decision emerging as an example of national, science-based conservation and responsible use.