Alan Octavio Vera Velasco is a national facilitator with the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership, supporting Bolivia in advancing implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and strengthening coordination across biodiversity-related policies and actors. With 20 years of experience in 9 countries working in biodiversity policy, environmental governance, climate change and sustainable development, Alan has worked with international organizations, government institutions (National, regional and local), civil society, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, academia, and UN agencies to support inclusive, country-driven planning processes. In this role, Alan supports national coordination processes, stakeholder engagement, technical inputs, and capacity-building activities, helping translate global biodiversity commitments into practical, context-specific action at national and subnational levels.