Problem

Lack of policy coherence in biodiversity conservation

Nature:
Even for people working in the biodiversity field it is difficult to fully understand the interrelationships and synergy between many relevant policy-programmes, and as a result, the objectives of the programmes are not always in compliance. The problem is not that we do not have sufficient mechanisms for regional cooperation, but we lack coherence.

Governments are sometimes reluctant, for political reasons related to other land uses, to elaborate biodiversity policies in a swift and adequate way. Consequently, the private and financial sectors do not receive a coherent and strong message, and frequently state that they are willing to undertake actions, but only when it is clear where the governmental priority lies and which specific actions are required.

Broader Problems:
Lack of integrated management of biodiversity
Lack of synergy between biodiversity and other development strategies
Aggravates:
Loss of cross-border biodiversity
Lack of common and local ownership over biodiversity
Strategies:
Integrating biodiversity conservation strategies
Assessing likely impact on biological diversity of proposed policies
Implementing global biodiversity conventions
Developing policy action plans for biodiversity conservation
Developing adaptive management strategies for biodiversity conservation
Promoting cross-sectoral co-operation on biodiversity conservation
Integrating biodiversity concerns into economic development planning
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST