Strategizing Biodiversity Action Plan to National Biodiversity Targets, Sustainable Development Goals and Aichi Targets Framework
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Nagaland State Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan
Nagaland State Biodiversity Board
1. Review of the earlier strategy and action plan.
2. Identification of gaps and issues vis a vis the National Biodiversity Targets, Sustainable Development Goals and Aichi Targets.
3. Mobilisation /training /consultation programmes with all the important Stake holders.
4. Framing of achievable targets taking into consideration all the possible National and International Targets.
5. Resource assessment on implementation of the Targets identified/ set.
Last update: 20 Jul 2020
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Context
Challenges addressed
- Creating mass awareness on the values of biodiversity, impact of climate changes, agro-biodiversity loss and its impact on the livelihood, environment degradation, erosion of traditional knowledge, etc.
- Addressing the various biodiversity related issues against the development plans.
- Building capacity of implementing agencies and also the local communities as a whole.
- Resource mobilisation and creating opportunities for alternative livelihood of the communities.
Location
Nagaland, India
South Asia
Process
Summary of the process
Mass awareness creation and capacity building development on national biodiversity targets, Aichi targets and the Sustainable Development Goals after identifying the appropriate agencies.
Building Blocks
Involvement of interdisciplinary working groups/ different stakeholders
Biodiversity and its resources are the backbone of any rural economics, whose population is directly dependent on it. Urban economics too has a plethora of activities with direct linkages to biological resources. In other words, each and every activity is in a way or another, related to the usage and management of it. Identification of each and every stakeholder doesn't seem a feasible option as all are a party to it. It was therefore implied that those related to policy decisions and governance would be the apt group for consultative processes and thus was followed.
The key feature in preparing this document and for effective implementation is the involvement of interdisciplinary working groups/different stakeholders - Government Agencies, Experts, NGOs, traditional institutions, educational and research institutes and local communities concerned with biodiversity
Enabling factors
Identification of all the stakeholders concerned with biodiversity conservation
Lesson learned
Capacity building of stakeholders and associated government departments help in formulation of an authenticate policy development and subsequent implementations.
Alignment with Sustainable Development Goals, Aichi Targets and National Biodiversity targets
The National Biodiversity Action Plan that have been set in the updated strategizing, incorporates policies drafted at the International and National levels.
In order to upkeep with these changes, the State level policy has also been revised and updated wherein Biodiversity Targets, Sustainable Development Goals and Aichi Targets have been aligned. Thus, the State level policy contributes to at least 15 SDGs and 18 Aichi Targets
Enabling factors
Series of consultative meetings and workshops with all the stakeholders to come up with appropriate strategies and action plans to meet the national biodiversity targets and Aichi targets, thereby addressing various issues and challenges in biodiversity conservation
Lesson learned
Needs periodical reviews of the state alignments and achievements vis-a-vis the national biodiversity tagets, Sustainable Development Goals and Aichi Targets.
Identification of various agencies for implementation
Institutional arrangements and identification for implementation of policies plays a vital role in acheiving abjectives. With a huge playing field of stakeholders and actors to be chosen from, proper assessment and identification of agencies whose deliverables capabilities cannt be questioned in a much desired task. Keeping this in mind, various agencies from different level of governance and organisations have been identified agaisnt each of the 12 deliverable Targets Set.
Enabling factors
Concerted efforts and willingness for effective implementation at all levels of governance.
Lesson learned
- Proper identification of agencies and stake holders who are directly concerned with the policy.
- A thorough reviews by experts and professionals by only those who are involved in the implementation.
Impacts
- Collaboration among interdisciplinary departments, NGOs, communities and all other stakeholders.
- Values of biodiversity incorporated in state policies, action plans or developmental plans.
- The 12 Nagaland biodiversity targets contribute to at least 15 SDGs and 18 Aichi Targets
- Replicability at the state, national and global level.
- Awareness generation amongst many different government departments, publics and various entities.
- Reviews and evaluation of existing policy implementation concerning biodiversity matters in the state.
- Capacity building of implementing agencies and partners.
Beneficiaries
All Stakeholders
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 1 – No poverty
SDG 2 – Zero hunger
SDG 3 – Good health and well-being
SDG 4 – Quality education
SDG 5 – Gender equality
SDG 6 – Clean water and sanitation
SDG 7 – Affordable and clean energy
SDG 8 – Decent work and economic growth
SDG 9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 10 – Reduced inequalities
SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 13 – Climate action
SDG 14 – Life below water
SDG 15 – Life on land
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the goals
