The 1992 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requires that signatories integrate consideration of the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources into national decision-making, and mainstream issues across all sectors of the national economy and policy-making framework. The NBSAP is the practical application of this requirement. As such, as one aspect of their treaty obligations, member states are expected to map their harmful subsidies in their national plans. Globally, BIOFIN-UN has played a leading role in helping developing countries implement this aspect of their respective NBSAPs.
Source: UN Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans.
