How can biodiversity strategy and action plans incorporate genetic diversity and align with global commitments?

National, subnational, and supranational entities are creating biodiversity strategy and action plans (BSAPs) to develop concrete commitments and actions to curb biodiversity loss, meet international obligations, and achieve a society in harmony with nature. In light of policymakers' increasing recognition of genetic diversity in species and ecosystem adaptation and resilience, this article provides an overview of how BSAPs can incorporate species' genetic diversity. We focus on three areas: setting targets; committing to actions, policies, and programs; and monitoring and reporting. Drawing from 21 recent BSAPs, we provide examples of policies, knowledge, projects, capacity building, and more. We aim to enable and inspire specific and ambitious BSAPs and have put forward 10 key suggestions mapped to the policy cycle. Together, scientists and policymakers can translate high level commitments, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, into concrete nationally relevant targets, actions and policies, and monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

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BioScience
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2024-11-15
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https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae106
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Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
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National, subnational, and supranational entities are creating biodiversity strategy and action plans (BSAPs) to develop concrete commitments and actions to curb biodiversity loss, meet international obligations, and achieve a society in harmony with nature. In light of policymakers' increasing recognition of genetic diversity in species and ecosystem adaptation and resilience, this article provides an overview of how BSAPs can incorporate species' genetic diversity. We focus on three areas: setting targets; committing to actions, policies, and programs; and monitoring and reporting. Drawing from 21 recent BSAPs, we provide examples of policies, knowledge, projects, capacity building, and more. We aim to enable and inspire specific and ambitious BSAPs and have put forward 10 key suggestions mapped to the policy cycle. Together, scientists and policymakers can translate high level commitments, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, into concrete nationally relevant targets, actions and policies, and monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR), University of Sarajevo (BA), CEA CESTA (FR), UNESCO (FR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (IT), Université de Bordeaux (FR), University of Freiburg (DE), Stockholm University (SE), University of Batna 1 (DZ), Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (GB), National University of Misiones (AR), Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (VE), National Institute for Environmental Studies (JP), Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CO), University of Johannesburg (ZA), Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute (CO), European Commission (BE), Morton Arboretum (US), Copenhagen Zoo (DK), South African National Biodiversity Institute (ZA), Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR), National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" (RO), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (WS), Joint Research Centre (IT), National Biodiversity Institute (CR), Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SE), Instituto de Biología Subtropical (AR), Vale Technological Institute (BR), International Union for Conservation of Nature (CH), Institute of Ethnology (HU), École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (FR), National Research and Innovation Agency (ID), McGill University (CA), European Environment Agency (DK), Newcastle University (GB), University of Hong Kong (HK), Colorado State University (US)
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