Inception Stakeholder Workshop for the Preparation of the Seychelles Sixth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change through support from a GEF-UNEP funded project called “Support to produce the Sixth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity Africa has kick start the process of its National Report. The workshop was held at the H-Resort and Spa on Tuesday 4^th of September, attending the workshop were representatives from different organization including Tourism, Blue Economy, University of Seychelles as well as environmental NGOs working alongside the Ministry of Environment.

The data which was collected yesterday from all the different partners sharing their ideas is to be presented within the national report which will provide the main rational for the follow up work on the Strategic plan beyond this decade and will help shape the post-2020 global biodiversity agenda. Thus the 6^th National Report will have to provide an accurate and up to date reflection of the Seychelles national progress in addressing the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and implementation of the CBD through the works of all the organization and partners working on biodiversity conservation issues.

Subsequent consultations will continue with key partners to gather information from key partners for the compilation of the report which will be submitted by December 31^st 2018.

 

The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came into force into 1993.

•       Article 26 , of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),  states that

“Each Party shall, at intervals to be determined by the Conference of the Parties (COP), present to the COP, reports on measures which it has taken for the implementation of the provisions of this Convention and their effectiveness in meeting the objectives of the CBD”.

•       Conference of Parties is the main governing body of the CBD that meets every two years to review the implementation of CBD and accordingly takes decisions.

•       National reports are submitted every 4 years.

•       Till date five cycles of national reporting have been completed. Seychelles has submitted her First, Second, Fourth and Fifth National Reports