Nigeria - 2016 - Agriculture and Rural Development

National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan 2016-2020

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This document gives information on the status of biodiversity and its contribution to varied sectors of the Nigerian economy including tourism, agriculture, water resources, health, commerce and industrial development. It shows how biodiversity impacts the lives and livelihoods of the people as well, the value of biodiversity to Nigerians and the linkages it has on various sectors of the Nigerian economy was vividly shown. The threats to biodiversity, causes and consequences of biodiversity loss in Nigeria were also identified and analysed. It outlines the Policy, Legal, and Institutional Frameworks on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as an integral part of the national policy on the environment. The National Actions to Achieve the Priority Targets and Strategies will be implemented within a period of 5 years (2016 – 2020) and will involve working with a wide range of relevant MDAs as shown in the table below. Applications of the NBSAP to Sub-national entities are contained in the last column of the table.

Process Flow

Department of Planning Research and Statistics

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment

Office of the Minister of State for Environment

Office of the Minister of Environment

Federal Executive Council

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January 2022

This document gives information on the status of biodiversity and its contribution to varied sectors of the Nigerian economy including tourism, agriculture, water resources, health, commerce and industrial development. It shows how biodiversity impacts the lives and livelihoods of the people as well, the value of biodiversity to Nigerians and the linkages it has on various sectors of the Nigerian economy was vividly shown. The threats to biodiversity, causes and consequences of biodiversity loss in Nigeria were also identified and analysed. It outlines the Policy, Legal, and Institutional Frameworks on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as an integral part of the national policy on the environment. The National Actions to Achieve the Priority Targets and Strategies will be implemented within a period of 5 years (2016 – 2020) and will involve working with a wide range of relevant MDAs as shown in the table below. Applications of the NBSAP to Sub-national entities are contained in the last column of the table.

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