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National Biodiversity Planning
Guidelines
based on early experiences around the world
The following seven-step biodiversity planning
process -- based on the real-world experiences of Australia, Canada, Chile,
China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Norway, The Philippines, Poland, the South Pacific, United Kingdom, and Vietnam
-- serves as a guide to those willing to make biodiversity planning choices and get them implemented:
- 1. Getting organized
- Establish a focal point in government, get an adequate high-level
mandate, form a partnership with governmental agencies, nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs), indigenous people, community leaders, and business
and industry, and obtain adequate funds.
- 2. Assessment (country study)
- Gather and evaluate information on the status and trends of the nation's
biodiversity and biological resources, laws, policies, organizations,
programs, budgets, and human capacity; select preliminary goals and
objectives; identify gaps between desired and current situations; review
options to close gaps; and estimate costs, benefits, and unmet needs.
- 3. Developing a strategy
- Determine goals and operational objectives; analyze and select specific
measures to close the gaps identified in the assessment; hold further
consultations and dialogue until consensus is reached on acceptable
targets and mechanisms for action; and identify the potential roles of
stakeholder groups.
- 4. Developing a plan of action
- Determine which public and private organizations and groups will
implement which activities denoted in the strategy, in which location or
region, by what means, and with which people, institutions, facilities,
and funds, and set a time table for action.
- 5. Implementation
- Launch activities and policies in practical ways so that partners take
charge of particular elements of the plan and biodiversity planners become
"biodiversity implementors;" in other words, individuals from
the key ministries, NGOs, communities, indigenous groups, business, and
industries with self, group, or business interests and commitment move
forward to seek results from their plans and action.
- 6. Monitoring and evaluation
- Observe and measure the impact of the plan on the economy, ecosystems,
and social indicators; note changes in laws and policies, behavioral
responses, conservation improvement, sustainability, and enhanced equity;
and note changes in capacity and investment.
- 7. Reporting
- Prepare reports for important constituencies; such documents can include
country studies, national strategies, action plans, reports to the
Convention, and reports to the country chief executive and general public;
these can be prepared following any of the steps as needed.
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