BIODEV2030

For several years, the number of species has been constantly declining and ecosystems are being continuously degraded. A million animal and plant species are today threatened with extinction. Yet ecosystems provide us with a number of vital goods and services: food, fibres, wood, carbon sequestration, water regulation, disaster risk reduction, etc. In addition to undermining livelihoods, food security, health and the quality of life around the world, this situation also leads to economic and financial risks.

There are an increasing number of actions to conserve natural resources and manage them more sustainably, but they remain insufficient to eliminate the direct and indirect causes of the degradation of nature. There is now an urgent need to reverse the loss of biodiversity and preserve ecosystems.

The BIODEV2030 project came about in this context, based on the fact that biodiversity is central to the challenges of sustainable development and that it must therefore be mainstreamed into each economic sector. This involves systematically taking it into account in political decisions and practices that are based on and have an impact on it, and taking their implications into account throughout the production and value chains.

A first phase of the BIODEV2030 project was implemented between 2020 and 2023. The objective was to contribute to voluntary sectoral commitments to reduce pressure on biodiversity and/or restore ecosystems, based on an inclusive multi-stakeholder approach. These “voluntary commitments” targeted at least two economic sectors for each country (including agriculture, mining, livestock farming, logging, and fisheries) identified as priorities for biodiversity (BIO-) and economic development (-DEV). The aim was to promote the adoption of good practices to halt the loss of biodiversity.

This process was based on a robust and extensive scientific diagnosis of the threats to biodiversity, and multi-stakeholder platforms for dialogue at the national and sectoral levels. Concrete possibilities for voluntary commitments were identified, discussed and validated in certain countries, and were integrated into the action plans and strategies of economic sectors and companies. 

The dialogue on the dialogue platforms supported by BIODEV2030 has helped build a common national vision to transform productive practices for the benefit of biodiversity.

In view of the results achieved and to build on the momentum generated in the 15 countries, a second phase was launched in July 2023.

Read the capitalisation reports on the first phase of the project on the BIODEV2030 website

Phase II of the BIODEV2030 project is continuing the action to contribute to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, building on the dynamics of the multi-stakeholder platforms for dialogue and the voluntary commitments discussed or made during phase 1.

Mainstreaming sectoral tools into public policies

At national level, the objective will be to assist the authorities with the identification of sectoral public policy instruments for the priority sectors, and avenues for reforms to promote this change in practices.

Regional pilot projects

In one pilot region for each country, BIODEV2030 will help actors (private, public, CSOs) collectively define action to reduce pressure on biodiversity.

Projects for transition towards nature-positive practices, or even Nature-based solutions, will be developed based on the action for change identified during the multi-stakeholder dialogue, then submitted to potential funders.

At international level, phase 2 of the project will aim to create a community of practice and develop the capacities of actors for mainstreaming and mobilising resources for biodiversity projects.

It will focus on capacity building for technical assistants in the regions and the public authorities, as well as ongoing capitalisation.

The objective is also to disseminate the BIODEV2030 method in international forums during high-level events (including COP16 in Cali, the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, and the World Conservation Congress) to inspire other countries and share the lessons learned from the capitalisation.

Find out more on the project website: https://www.biodev2030.org

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