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[Newsletter No.29] Progress of Fifth National Biodiversity Strategy Shared with the Public
CBD-CHM Newsletter Vol. 29
Progress of Fifth National Biodiversity Strategy Shared with the Public
On June 25, the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) of the Ministry of Environment held a public event in Seoul to share the 2024 progress of the Fifth National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (2024-2028). The event garnered strong public attention, with about 100 participants including relevant stakeholders and citizens.
In 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasizing that the public access to biodiversity-related information can contribute to biodiversity conservation1).
In line with this global initiative, NIBR is enhancing transparency by publicly sharing progress data from government agencies involved in implementing the strategy and raising the public awareness to encourage voluntary participation.
The event was held to foster cross-ministerial cooperation and increase the engagement of civic groups by sharing outcomes and updates from the first year of implementation. In addition to the outcomes for 2024, the event also presented evaluations and recommendations from the implementation evaluation group.
The evaluation group conducted a preliminary assessment of 294 projects undertaken by relevant ministries, including 'enhancement of biodiversity management through spatial planning' and found that 252 projects (85% of 2024 target) had been successfully completed. However, they found that, although a lack of biodiversity-related funding was identified as a challenge, long-term approach to address the issue is required.
In the target of 'strengthening implementation management', the group noted that most efforts were concentrated on mitigating biodiversity threats and relatively less focus was placed on expanding sustainable use and mainstreaming tools. Based on the evaluation, the group recommended the need for improvements with the targeted strategies and strengthened cross-ministerial cooperation to achieve tangible results.
The event also included a discussion session to gather diverse public opinions on the reviews of the group. Participants emphasized the importance of aligning local biodiversity strategies and implementation with the national targets and raising public awareness.
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Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 21): GBF is to ensure that the best available data, information, and knowledge are accessible to policymakers, experts, and the public to support effective biodiversity management and raise public awareness.
