| answer text |
<p>Biodiversity is a devolved matter in the UK, and each country has its own national
biodiversity plan or strategy. The UK framework was established by the UK Government
and Devolved Administrations to identify joint actions to complement country implementation,
for example on reporting to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), evidence
collation and sharing of best practice.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Post-2010 Biodiversity
Framework and its implementation plan are reviewed regularly by the four UK countries,
alongside the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. It is our intention to continue
working together to develop a new UK Biodiversity Framework and associated implementation
plan, on which discussions are underway.</p><p> </p><p>Our intention is also that
the new Biodiversity Framework will set out shared priorities and areas for collaboration
across the UK, primarily as a collective response to the post-2020 global framework
of goals and targets, expected to be agreed at the CBD’s Fifteenth Conference of the
Parties, COP15.</p><p> </p><p>We had envisaged that publication of a new UK Framework
would follow COP15, originally scheduled for October 2020, and therefore lead on directly
from the existing implementation plan. As COP15 has been delayed to 2021 in light
of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we will ensure that our collaborative momentum
continues, including to consider a further revised plan until the new global framework
is announced.</p>
|
|
