SUPPORT FOR THE NIGERIAN NBSAP REVISION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIFTH NATIONAL REPORT

1. SUPPORT FOR THE NIGERIAN NBSAP REVISION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIFTH NATIONAL REPORT

2. INTRODUCTION • The Executing Agency is the Federal Ministry of Environment while UNEP is the Implementing Agency • It is a national project and is located in Nigeria • The GEF approved US$220, 000 • A first tranche of US$22, 000 was advanced in cash on 11th April, 2012 and so the project started to end on 1 May, 2015

3. OBJECTIVES • To provide a revised National Plan to address the threats to biodiversity in Nigeria; • To provide an effective principal instrument for the implementation of the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); • To implement the plan; and • To develop the fifth National Report to the CBD on the implementation of the plan.

4. COMPONENTS • Project is made up of five components: • Stocktaking and Assessment • Setting national targets, principles, and main priorities of the strategy • Strategy and action plan development • Development of Implementation plans and related activities • Institutional, monitoring, reporting and exchange

5. Stocktaking and Assessment • Issues considered under this component include: • Values of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Nigeria and their contribution to human well-being; • Causes and consequences of biodiversity loss; • Constitutional, legal and Institutional Framework; • Lessons learned from the earlier NBSAP and process of developing the revised NBSAP • Stakeholder inventory and baseline data

6. Setting national targets, principles, and main priorities of the strategy • This component will outline the: • Long term vision for the state of biodiversity in the country • Principles governing the strategy – core values and beliefs underlying the NBSAP • Main goals or priority areas- the most pressing issues that are addressed by the NBSAP • National targets (SMART)- National biodiversity targets in line with the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

7. Strategy and action plan development • This component will outline the details of the Strategy and the Action Plan. It will show the: • National actions to achieve the strategy, with milestones; • Application of the NBSAP to States and local governments • Sectoral Action- mainstreaming into development, poverty reduction and climate change plans

8. Development of Implementation plans and related activities • This component will consider: • Plan for capacity development for NBSAP implementation, including a technology needs assessment • Communication and outreach strategy for the NBSAP • Plan for resource mobilization for NBSAP implementation

9. Institutional, monitoring, reporting and exchange • This component will outline the: • Operational National Biodiversity Coordination Structures • Clearing House Mechanism • Monitoring and Evaluation • 5th National Report

10. PROGRESS REPORT • The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) was engaged as national Consultant to undertake the Stocktaking and Assessment Component of the NBSAP revision process. • NCF has submitted the draft report of the work they carried out. • The draft report was circulated to Stakeholders for their comments. • Several comments have been received and forwarded to NCF. • A National Stakeholders’ workshop is being arranged to consider and validate the draft report.

11. THANK YOU