Criteria for the selection of strategic sectors

Six key sectors for the economy and biodiversity are agreed upon in BIODEV2030 countries

In late October 2021, 13 of the 16 BIODEV2030 pilot countries selected the economic sectors they considered should develop voluntary sectoral commitments in favour of biodiversity. This was a joint choice made based on a scientific evaluation of national threats to biodiversity.

A ROBUST SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY

An analysis of the drivers of biodiversity loss in relation to the economic sectors has allowed each of the pilot countries to rank the threats to species and ecosystems.This study is based on a robust scientific methodology that combines a review of the existing literature, interviews with national experts, mapping of land use and associated human pressures, IBAT (Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool) data and the IUCN STAR (Species Threat Abatement & Restoration) metric.

MULTI-STAKEHOLDER EXCHANGES TO SELECT THE SECTORS

Multi-stakeholder exchange workshops bringing together governments, civil society, and private and research actors enabled sharing the scientific results of the diagnoses and ownership of the issues by all stakeholders. These exchanges allowed identifying the main economic sectors with an impact on species and ecosystems and selecting at least two priority sectors for each country based on environmental, socio-economic and political criteria.

While agriculture is a priority shared by all countries, five other sectors have been identified as contributing to biodiversity loss and development in the countries: fisheries, mining, forestry, energy and infrastructure.

APPROACH BY INDUSTRY/LANDSCAPE APPROACH

In each country, the national stakeholders of the BIODEV2030 project have chosen to concentrate on a national approach based on specific industries or a sub-national landscape approach associating several industries. This reduction of the geographical or sectoral perimeter will allow better targeting the stakeholders to be included during the dialogue phase and thus co-construct ambitious voluntary commitments the implementation of which will contribute towards preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity by 2050.

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