The urgency to mitigate humanity's impact on global biodiversity necessitates innovative strategies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential for navigating the complex policy landscapes of biodiversity conservation and accelerating action. When applied through a human-centered approach that minimizes risk, AI can democratize access to cutting-edge analytics, empowering a broader range of stakeholders. UNDP has now supported more than 50 countries to use AI to uncover patterns in the alignment of national policies with global biodiversity aims. Developed on an on-demand basis through the Early Action Support (EAS) Project implemented by UNDP, NBSAP Target Similarity Assessments offer customized insights on synergies between global and national biodiversity targets and provide recommendations for enhanced alignment to bring about a transformation in our societies’ relationship with biodiversity by 2030. Developed with governments to address their unique needs, these assessments can foster dynamic, inclusive, and effective national stakeholder engagement to fill gaps, raise political will, and improve sectoral collaboration, resulting in accelerated progress towards global biodiversity commitments. This publication releases the methodology behind the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) Target Similarity Assessments and identifies key lessons learned and opportunities for future applications.
- Document Type
- Report
- Pages
- 36
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- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence 1
- Contents 3
- Executive Summary 4
- Nature is interconnected intertwined and indivisible with human life our 4
- Incremental change is not enough. 4
- UNDP Nature Pledge 4
- 1. Introduction 8
- UNDPs commitment to supporting the achievement of the GBF 9
- Human-centered AI to support biodiversity decision-making 10
- 2. Methodology 14
- In Paraguay the evaluation of similarity between our national targets and 15
- Dario Mandelburger Director General of Protection and Conservation 15
- Development of Paraguay and the CBD focal point 15
- The AI-driven Similarity Assessment for Guyana has helped us establish 18
- Lauren Benita M. Sampson Senior Environmental Officer MEAs 18
- Policy and Planning Department Environmental Protection Agency 18
- EPAGuyana 18
- 3. National NBSAP Target 19
- Similarity Assessments 19
- Framing of results 20
- Emphasis on national expert review 23
- 4. Proof of concept 25
- During the exercise of national biodiversity target alignment with the GBF 28
- Cambodia deployed a mixture of approaches. Among these we found that 28
- With this initial input from AI our team started to verify and produce the 28
- Mrs. Ken Bopreang Director of the Department of Biodiversity General 28
- Directorate of Policy and Strategy Ministry of Environment Cambodia 28
- 5. Limitations risk mitigation 29
- 6. Conclusion 32
- For Morocco alignment of national targets with the GBF 34
- NBSAP targets and the GBF allowed us to identify the 34
- Mr. Benhima Reda Project Manager Biodiversity 34
- Portfolio UNDP Country Office Formerly Responsible at 34
