The objectives of this initiative will be to promote the integration of biodiversity considerations into sectoral policies or cross-sectoral strategies (e.g. PRSPs or Sustainable Development Strategies) as well as ensuring the development dimension in
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). The initiative will officially be launched at COP9 during a high level panel discussion on Biodiversity for Development and Poverty Alleviation on the 27th of May from 6:00 to 7:00 pm (Plenary room, Maritim)
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The Biodiversity for Development initiative was recently established by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) with the support of the French and the German governments as a follow-up of the Conference on Biodiversity in European Development Cooperation (Paris – September 2006) and the last Trondheim/UN Conference on Ecosystems and People – Biodiversity for Development – The road to 2010 and beyond (Norway – November 2007)
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Numerous development-related events will be organized at COP 9 by Parties, Secretariat of the Convention, bi and multi-lateral development agencies, NGOs and others.
Information on related side events is available
here.
For a complete list of NBSAP side events, click
here.
