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Context:

India has introduced an updated biodiversity action plan aimed at conserving at least 30 percent of its land, freshwater, and marine areas by 2030.

Details

The revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), presented at the 16th UN Biodiversity Conference in Cali, Colombia, includes 23 national targets. It corresponds to the 23 global targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), which was established during the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference in Canada in 2022.

About the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP):

It is a strategic policy document, which aims at providing direction at a national level on the management and protection of biodiversity. It also streamlines various sectoral aspects to ensure sustainable use of natural resources; this ensures a better quality of life and a reduction in biodiversity loss.

Key Features:

Principle instrument	For implementing the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the national level.
Convention Requirement	Article 6 of the CBD mandates that member countries develop National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), aimed at implementing the Convention at the national level.
Purpose of NBSAPs	To enable national biodiversity planning, setting a defined course of action with specific targets and plans to achieve the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Role in CBD	NBSAPs are one of the strongest implementation mechanisms for fulfilling CBD objectives.
Mainstreaming Requirement	Each Party must ensure its NBSAP is integrated into the planning and activities of all relevant sectors that can positively or negatively impact biodiversity.
Global Submission Status	As of 22 January 2024, 194 out of 196 Parties (99%) have developed NBSAPs under Article 6 of the Convention. India became a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in June 1992.

What is the NBSAP to 2030 aiming to achieve?

The NBSAP to 2030 adopts a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to addressing biodiversity conservation efforts. The NBSAP to 2030 builds upon the momentum gained in this respect during the implementation of the previous NBSAP.

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Biodiversity Goals-

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/biodiversity-goals#:~:text=The%20most%20notable%20Aichi%20objective,the%20end%20of%20the%20decade.

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF)-

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/kunming-montreal-global-biodiversity-framework-kmgbf

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Conclusion:

The initiative emphasizes that extensive ecosystem degradation, driven by agricultural expansion, industrialization, infrastructure development, mining, and urbanization since independence, has undermined the ecosystem services these areas previously provided, making restoration a high priority.

India’s Mission LiFE initiative encourages the adoption of sustainable lifestyles. The Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted in 1992, mandates that countries develop NBSAPs as essential tools for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.

Source:

Swarajyamarg.com

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Consider the following Principles of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP):

It is a strategic policy document, which aims at providing direction at a national level on the management and protection of biodiversity.
It is the principal instrument for implementing the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the national level.

Which of the above-given statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: c

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: A National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) is a strategic policy document, which aims at providing direction at a national level on the management and protection of biodiversity. It also streamlines various sectoral aspects to ensure sustainable use of natural resources; this ensures a better quality of life and the reduction in biodiversity loss.

Statement 2 is correct: An NBSAP is the principal instrument for implementing the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at national level. As required by the Convention, each signatory country (known as a Party) has to develop an NBSAP or equivalent instrument, in accordance with its particular conditions and capabilities.