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Bhutan's biodiversity - For happiness and development

In Guatemala, The National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP) is responsible for directing SIGAP (Guatemalan Protected Areas System).  By 2015, it was formed by 328 protected areas. Its management approach is grounded by the design and implementation of a Master (including a financial plan) and Operative Plans that must be developed by the co-management partners or direct management partners.  A shortage of financial and human resources has been a barrier to ensure the existence of the Financial and Masters Plans.  For this reason, only 50 Master Plans and 44 Financial Plans were used. This data was standardized in order to implement the BIOFIN methodology and adapt budgets and programs. According to the BIOFIN Strategy, the Total Amount Needed for funding 50 Protected Areas, during 2006-2010 is $313.509,531.10

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), the Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI) and the Governance of Climate Finance Programme’s Climate Public Expenditure Review (CPEIR), implemented with UNDP support, provide a valuable entry point to link the new SDG prioritization and Bhutan’s national Five Year Plans with financing instruments. This is particularly important in an era where national resource mobilization and private sector contributions need to be blended with Official Development Assistance (ODA) and climate finance, and where development partners and the public demand higher levels of resource and institutional efficiency.

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), the Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI) and the Governance of Climate Finance Programme’s Climate Public Expenditure Review (CPEIR), implemented with UNDP support, provide a valuable entry point to link the new SDG prioritization and Bhutan’s national Five Year Plans with financing instruments. This is particularly important in an era where national resource mobilization and private sector contributions need to be blended with Official Development Assistance (ODA) and climate finance, and where development partners and the public demand higher levels of resource and institutional efficiency.

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), the Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI) and the Governance of Climate Finance Programme’s Climate Public Expenditure Review (CPEIR), implemented with UNDP support, provide a valuable entry point to link the new SDG prioritization and Bhutan’s national Five Year Plans with financing instruments. This is particularly important in an era where national resource mobilization and private sector contributions need to be blended with Official Development Assistance (ODA) and climate finance, and where development partners and the public demand higher levels of resource and institutional efficiency.

Government expenditure in biodiversity included: Forestry incentives (PINFOR, PINPEP), expenditures used for Natural Parks maintenance by The Ministry of Culture and Sports -MICUDE-. This estimating also includes Central and local government expenditure.

Private expenditure was estimated according to three leading implementing sectors: a) Productive Sector (agriculture, extractive, industrial and service companies); b) International Cooperation and c) NGOs and Universities.  

National expenditure in Biodiversity-related actions during 2010-2014, was $42,456,410 from which 67% was spent by Government sector ($ 28,445,794) and 33% by Private entities ($14,010,615). It is important to mention that the Total Expenditure on Biodiversity, in relation to GDP, remains on average in 0.14% over the years 2010-2014. 

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), the Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI) and the Governance of Climate Finance Programme’s Climate Public Expenditure Review (CPEIR), implemented with UNDP support, provide a valuable entry point to link the new SDG prioritization and Bhutan’s national Five Year Plans with financing instruments. This is particularly important in an era where national resource mobilization and private sector contributions need to be blended with Official Development Assistance (ODA) and climate finance, and where development partners and the public demand higher levels of resource and institutional efficiency.

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), the Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI) and the Governance of Climate Finance Programme’s Climate Public Expenditure Review (CPEIR), implemented with UNDP support, provide a valuable entry point to link the new SDG prioritization and Bhutan’s national Five Year Plans with financing instruments. This is particularly important in an era where national resource mobilization and private sector contributions need to be blended with Official Development Assistance (ODA) and climate finance, and where development partners and the public demand higher levels of resource and institutional efficiency.