The Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources spearheads the conduct of series of Consultation Workshop on the Assessment and Updating of the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP) in line with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The Visayas-Mindanao cluster leg of the regional consultations was held last August 14 – 18, 2023 in Cebu City. The north and south Luzon cluster consultation was held last February and April 2024. Aside from the regional consultation, series of experts group meeting were also held last 2023. Below are the list of concluded consultations:
Consultation | Date Conducted |
Sub-committee Meeting on Biological Diversity | 02 June 2023 |
First Experts Group Meeting | 27 July 2023 |
Visayas-Mindanao Cluster | 15-17 August 2023 |
Northwestern Mindanao Cluster | 3-5 October 2023 |
Southwestern Mindanao Cluster | 5-7 December 2023 |
North Luzon Cluster | 6-8 February 2024 |
South Luzon Cluster | 15-19 April 2024 |
National Consultation | 5-8 August 2024 |
Outputs of the regional consultations were consolidated, presented and discussed with the country’s biodiversity experts during the National Consultation for the assessment and updating of the PBSAP successfully held last August 5-8, 2024 in Tagaytay City. The 3 major outputs presented were the progress and alignment of the current PBSAP to the KM-GBF, proposed action plan including biodiversity finance plan and areas identified for collaboration.