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 ⬤
National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan 2016-2020 Current Version
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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