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NBSAPs stories of change
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Putting biodiversity centre stage in government policy
The focus of International Biodiversity Day on May 22 is 'mainstreaming biodiversity'. IIED is partnering with the United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) on a project that aims to include development issues in key biodiversity strategies and influence development policy to improve outcomes for biodiversity and poverty reduction.
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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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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development
All parties to the global Convention on Biological Diversity are revising their national biodiversity strategy and action plans
