New guide for integrating coral reef ecosystems into national biodiversity plans

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) has recently released “Guide for integrating coral reefs and associated ecosystems into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)”. As the world is, unfortunately, on the cusp of its 4th possible global mass coral bleaching event, it is important to ensure the integration of coral reefs into NBSAPs to better conserve, protect and restore coral reefs, promote resilience, and support the local communities who depend on them. This document serves to provide guidance to coral reef countries on how to integrate coral reefs and associated ecosystems into their revised NBSAPs to support the alignment of plans and actions, at the national level, with respect to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The guidance presents a range of resources and example actions that could be undertaken by countries in relation to the goals and targets of the GBF. The guidance contains an analysis of the relevance of targets and suggested indicators, developed by ICRI, for coral reefs that could be integrated into NBSAPs, alongside three developed case studies demonstrating how coral reefs have been integrated into NBSAPS: French Overseas Territories, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Philippines. A summary of the guidance has also been produced. The guidance, case studies and summary are available to download here.

via  ICRI
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