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National Biodiversity Strategy and Action plans (NBSAPs)
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Getting to know you: stronger relationships contribute to better biodiversity mainstreaming
Uganda's National Environment Management Authority has made a point of involving key ministries and agencies in the NBSAP revision process. This helped ministerial staff appreciate biodiversity issues and their importance to economic development
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Mining for common ground: putting biodiversity on South African mining companies' agendas
South African civil society groups, mining companies and the government have come together to draft guidelines to help mining companies work in a biodiverse environment. The process of developing a set of practical guidelines on managing biodiversity has laid the foundation for change
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Encouraging collaboration: drafting a new law to stop biopiracy in Namibia
Communities and indigenous groups have worked with Namibian government departments to analyse the value of their country's biodiversity and shape a national bill to protect genetic resources and the ecosystems in which they live
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Biodiversity stories: building understanding in the media leads to richer reporting
The number of journalists able to report on biodiversity issues in Zimbabwe has grown significantly thanks to a focused effort to build understanding across the media
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Seeds of change: Lilongwe City Council recognises the value of urban nature
Malawi's capital Lilongwe is one of Africa's fastest growing cities. Development has threatened its green spaces, but now city officials are working to integrate biodiversity into planning decisions
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Guidelines shared for mainstreaming biodiversity and development
To mark the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May, IIEDt and UNEP-WCMC are sharing new guidelines for mainstreaming biodiversity and development
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Reminder to self: information supply needs to be driven by demand
Being disciplined about focusing on what people need to know rather than what you want to tell them will lead to a more effective communications and engagement strategy that resonates with audiences.
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Making the business case for biodiversity
You need to make a business case for biodiversity: what's your idea and how much money do you need? What are the costs, benefits, challenges and why should potential investors care?
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development
All parties to the global Convention on Biological Diversity are revising their national biodiversity strategy and action plans
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Talking about mainstreaming biodiversity
The 'Mainstreaming biodiversity and development' project followed eight African countries as they worked to integrate biodiversity into their mainstream development plans. In this series of videos project members discuss their strategies, findings and outcomes
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Stories of change: mainstreaming biodiversity and development
Getting biodiversity concerns into the policies and plans of government ministries and private sector companies can take many years to achieve.These stories highlight where this has been done and a change is starting to be seen.
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development project updates
Read updates from the 'Mainstreaming biodiversity and development' project, following eight countries as they use their revised national biodiversity and strategy action plans (NBSAPs) to integrate biodiversity into mainstream development policies and plans. This project ran from 2012-2017.
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Making the business case for biodiversity — in an instant
Life's too short for long, dull text – and when life itself is the topic, it is critical to get the message across in a quick, clear way.
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
This page sets out the workshop reports and statements produced as part of the Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development initiative.
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Botswana: Biodiversity and dragons come together
With the Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May, a new biodiversity project highlights its importance and draws out tensions that arise when biodiversity is put at the centre of development policies.
