Scaling up wetland conservation and restoration to deliver the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
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Biodiversity
Guidance on including wetlands in National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) to boost biodiversity and halt wetland loss and degradation
Wetland conservation and restoration is an essential component of delivering the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) vision of a world living in harmony with nature where “by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people.”
This document supports the inclusion of ambitious wetland commitments and actions in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) as a pivotal way of boosting biodiversity, to achieve the goals of both the Convention on Wetlands and the KM-GBF.
This report focuses on the critical role of wetlands in achieving the 23 targets of the KMGBF by 2030. It provides guidance to Parties to the CBD on how to incorporate the role and importance of wetlands and key actions into their NBSAPs in relation to each target. For each KM-GBF target, technical guidance, along with case studies, is provided about what could be included in NBSAPs for wetlands.
This report is designed to assist all those involved in updating and delivery of NBSAPs, including those responsible for assessing progress at different scales. It will be useful for government officials (including CBD Focal Points and Convention on Wetlands Focal Points), national level NBSAP Steering Committees, those providing advice and those involved in implementation across sectors at national and global levels. We encourage all parties to share this guidance widely with relevant stakeholders.
