Government and communities share learnings on nature-based solutions for sustainable development, climate and biodiversity.
The development and adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) as part of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) requires countries to revise their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
Against this backdrop, Conservation South Africa (CSA) in partnership with Conservation International (CI) Liberia and Madagascar, convened diverse stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, policymakers, and local communities to share learnings on community-led nature-based solutions in rural communities in Liberia, Madagascar and South Africa. Community members were empowered to communicate their messages directly to policymakers in each country. The learnings were shared with Sub-Saharan African countries to inform global policy negotiations under the CBD and the subsequent revision of NBSAPs.
The work, which was undertaken from 2021 to 2023, was financed by SwedBio, a programme for biodiversity and equitable development at the Stockholm Resilience Centre funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
SwedBio works to advance sustainable and equitable governance of biodiversity knowledge and policy.
