Grants and Contributions:

Back to search

Title:

The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership

Agreement Number:

7462117 P014093001

Agreement Value:

$3,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 23, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is a country-led initiative to support the development and implementation of ambitious National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) and collectively achieve the goals and targets of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and, ultimately, the global vision of living in harmony with nature by 2050. The initiative proposes a systemic inquiry approach to enhance institutional capabilities for implementing gender-responsive NBSAPs in five primary focus countries, strengthening partnerships between ministries, women's rights organizations, research institutions and other key stakeholders, and contributing to knowledge generation on the linkages between gender equality and biodiversity conservation.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

Expected Results for this initiative include:

(i) Support NBSAP preparation, implementation, and review, complementing efforts with ongoing initiatives, GEF-7 Early Action Support project, implemented by UNDP and UNEP, GEF-8 , the GBF Fund, the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP); the Global Knowledge Support Service for Biodiversity (GKSSB) and the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC), among others.

(ii) Develop the technical and institutional capacity of government agencies and national organizations to implement NBSAPs and monitor and report on progress effectively.

(iii) Facilitate access to biodiversity finance and development of new financial solutions to accelerate the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.?

(iv) Align financial flows and catalyze biodiversity mainstreaming across productive sectors.

(v) Provide knowledge management support and facilitate north-south, south-south and triangular cooperation and peer-to-peer learning among countries to enhance implementation and collective upscaling of nature-positive actions.

(vi) Work with partners to raise the profile of NBSAPs and mainstream nature into national development planning to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

Location:

Nairobi, KE

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00426

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Operating Name:

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Recipient's Legal Name:

UNEP - United Nations Environment

Federal Riding Number:

Program:

International Development Assistance Program

Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.