Review / Update of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)

Abstract

In view of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) revised and updated Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets for the years 2011-2020, Botswana is aligning its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in line with decisions taken at the 10th Conference of Parties. This report represents the stocktaking / assessment and gap analysis phase, and covers an assessment of synergies with other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs); the current status and trends in biodiversity across Botswana’s different ecoregions; the economic value of biodiversity; and the extent to which biodiversity is accommodated in the national accounts; and an evaluation of the degree to which the existing NBSAP has been implemented.