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ELEMENTS FOR THEIR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE
CANCUN DECLARATION ON MAINSTREAMING THE CONSERVATION AND
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR WELLBEING
(Version 1, March 28, 2016)
The ministers of Environment, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Tourism in
the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Cancun, Mexico,
on December 3, 2016
DECLARATIVE PART
The ethical argument
Strong political and conceptual message where it is established the
commitment for mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity.
Biodiversity and sustainable development, systemic issues
The links between biodiversity and human well-being
That biodiversity can provide solutions to societal problems
The role of ecosystems as a result of climate change (mitigation
and adaptation)
Need for governance and solid institutions
National planning, holistic and comprehensive approach among
objectives
Public policy (cross cutting approach and synergies)
Economic sectors
Sustainable production, consume and trade
Partenariats
Objectives for mainstreaming biodiversity: Maximising the contribution
of biodiversity and ecosystem services to productive sectors, while
avoiding, reducing and mitigating the negative impacts of these sectors on
biodiversity
Political will
RECOGNIZE
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which highlights the
importance of biodiversity
That biodiversity comprises the diversity of living things, value of
ecosystems for productive activities and human health, among others
Need to respond to the unprecedented environmental crisis facing
biodiversity and ecosystems, which compromises human development
The role of the CBD, the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, its
vision to 2050 and Aichi Targets.
The Gangweon declaration and the Pyeongchang roadmap
COMMITMENT
To work together, across sectors within governments, and organizations
to mainstreaming conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into
national strategies, plans, and policies
Strengthen legal and policy frameworks, as well as the institutional one
for mainstreaming biodiversity into the environmental, political,
economic and social governance; role of national, sub-national and local
governments
National biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs)
Scientific and technological knowledge on biodiversity for policy making,
decision taking and monitoring
Means of implementation, including capacity building, reporting and
evaluation
International cooperation
Mobilization of national and international financial resources, public and
private
Collaboration among United Nations system, multilateral environmental
agreements and international initiatives
CBD relevance for other conventions and international agreements
Promote the active participation of all stakeholders,
Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge
Enabling framework, with regulations and incentives, to promote the
integration of biodiversity into private sector activities across value
chains
To work particularly for mainstreaming biodiversity in the following
productive sectors:
Agriculture: agricultural systems as reservoirs of agricultural
biodiversity, indispensable for present and future; role in food
security, nutrition, and human health; ecological intensification; crop
and livestock diversity; efficiency of resource use
Forestry: forests as reservoirs of biodiversity and as providers of
goods and ecosystem services; landscape approach; sustainable
forestry practices; incentives including payment for environmental
services;
Fisheries: fisheries for livelihoods and food security; ecosystem
approach to fisheries; restore overfished areas; generation and use of
knowledge and technological innovation for monitoring and
management; reduce by catch, discards and waste; marine protected
areas;
Tourism: sustainable tourism as a strategy for local and regional
development; tourism services as catalysts for the adoption of
practices of sustainable production and consumption; efficiency,
innovation and adaptability; the promotion of the importance of
biodiversity, ecosystem services, traditional knowledge and bio-
cultural wealth among providers and users of tourist services on
Request
CoP13 presidency to make the declaration available for consideration by COP-13