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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.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is exploring how carefully designed artificial intelligence tools can expand access to trusted knowledge, strengthen collaboration, and help countries accelerate implementation of their NBSAPs.
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 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.
A feature story on how South–South cooperation is moving Vanuatu’s NBSAP from policy to action.
A biodiversity fair held in Quito brought together biotrade producers, entrepreneurs, and consumers to show how everyday purchasing decisions can support nature conservation. From sustainable agricultural goods to biopharmaceutical innovations and handicrafts, the event offered a practical demonstration of how conservation and sustainable development can reinforce one another.
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.
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.
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.