The “Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) of Sikkim and the Resource Mobilisation Strategy for implementing the BSAP with the focus on Khangchendzonga – Upper Teesta Valley” covers important issues around conservation of biodiversity in Sikkim, India, undertaken through exhaustive research including desk based, empirical and policy research, field visits and stakeholder consultations. The empirical analysis and investigations have enabled a number of policy recommendations which will be extremely useful to the central government and the government of Sikkim in their efforts to improve the status of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services in the state and the identified landscapes.
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Integrating Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) into Biodiversity Finance
This publication explores how Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) can serve as a biodiversity finance solution, helping countries mobilize resources while ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. It provides a step-by-step approach for integrating ABS into national biodiversity finance plans and identifies financial instruments and investments needed […]