Contributions of the United Nations Environment Programme towards achieving the strategic plan of biodiversity (2011 - 2020 and the Aichi biodiversity targets

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is committed to supporting Parties to the Convention. on Biological Diversity (CBD) in their efforts to achieving the Strategic Plan of Biodiversity (2011-2020) and the Aichi biodiversity targets. With more than one hundred projects spread across more than one hundred and twenty countries, UNEP’s contribution to the CBD, specifically in achieving the twenty Aichi targets, is the key focus of this report for information and consideration by the Parties to the CBD as well as the Member States of UNEP. It is noteworthy to mention that the UNEP’s Medium Term Strategy and Programme of Work are in close alignment with the priorities of not just the CBD but also other biodiversity related conventions with regard to programmatic issues related to biodiversity.