This National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan describes how the European and Caribbean Netherlands contribute to the 23 global targets on global biodiversity challenges agreed at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP-15) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal. These targets focus on the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and focus on the following topics: planning and management of all areas to reduce biodiversity loss; restoration of all degraded land and ecosystem; conservation of land, waters and seas; halting species extinction, protecting genetic diversity, and managing human-wildlife conflicts; ensuring sustainable, safe and legal harvesting and trade of wild species; reducing the introduction of alien species and minimising their impact; reducing pollution; minimising the impact of climate change on biodiversity; sustainable management of wild flora and fauna; enhancing biodiversity and sustainability in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry; maintaining and and enhancing nature's contributions to people; enhancing green spaces and urban planning for human well-being and biodiversity; increasing the sharing of benefits from genetic resources, digital sequence information and traditional knowledge; integrating biodiversity in decision-making processes; reducing biodiversity-related risks and negative impacts; enabling sustainable consumption choices; strengthening biosafety measures and distributing the benefits of biotechnology; reducing harmful incentives and scaling up positive incentives for biodiversity; mobilising financial resources for biodiversity; strengthening biodiversity capacity-building and scientific and technical cooperation; ensuring participation in decision-making and access to justice and information related to biodiversity for all; ensuring gender equality and a gender-responsive approach for biodiversity action. The Biodiversity Plan of the Caribbean Netherlands focuses on the following aspects: context of the nature and environment Policy Plan of the Caribbean Netherlands; contribution of non-state actors to the development and implementation of the Plan; monitoring indicators; implementation of the following four strategic goals: 1) reversing the trend of coral reef degradation to create healthy and resilient coral reefs to help ensure well-being in the Caribbean Netherlands; 2) conservation of the unique habitats and species in the Caribbean Netherlands for current and future generations; 3) sustainable use of land and water for the development of the local economy; 4) creating the local conditions required to ensure sustainable results of nature policy in the Caribbean Netherlands.
荷兰王国 · 2025-03-25