GSAP is an action plan for everyone – Governments, intergovernmental organisations, the biodiversity-related conventions, international and national NGOs, Indigenous peoples and local communities, academic and research institutes, ex-situ institutions (zoos, aquaria, botanic gardens), commercial and business sectors, funding agencies, the philanthropic community, and civil society as a whole: everyone has a part to play in addressing the species emergency and ensuring we pass on a rich natural heritage to future generations.
IUCN – ar
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organisations and around 15,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.
Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.
Organizations
Regional organisations – ar
Regional organizations play crucial roles in nature conservation and natural resource management by fostering cooperation, coordination, and collective action among member states within a specific geographical area to address shared conservation challenges. Some key roles of regional organizations in this regard include: policy development, coordination and collaboration; capacity building; monitoring and assessment, policy advocacy; transboundary cooperation; financial support and legislative harmonization.
Donor governments, multilateral donors, and the philanthropic community – ar
Mobilise and invest resources at the scale needed for effective conservation and sustainable use of species and their habitats, including necessary scientific research and monitoring activities, and seek innovative financing mechanisms.
Organizations
Zoos, botanic gardens, aquariums – ar
Scale up commitments to support the conservation of species ex-situ and their return to the wild, as well as contributions to in situ species conservation and strengthen educational outreach on species and biodiversity loss.
Academic and research institutions – ar
Focus research on conservation and sustainable use of species to inform policy making and implementation at all levels.
Private sector and financial institutions – ar
Set, implement and monitor ambitious commitments to address their impacts on species and their habitats throughout production and supply chains. Ensure that financial flows minimise impacts on native species and direct investments towards positive impacts on native species and habitats.
Indigenous peoples and Local communities – ar
As custodians of biodiversity and through their governance systems, cultural and spiritual values including of cultural keystone species, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, customary use contribute to species conservation, with free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) where necessary, and participate in threatened species recovery and restoration, contributing to connectivity conservation.
Organizations
Civil society organisations (including NGOs) – ar
Recognize the importance of species, and actively support implementation of GSAP actions to conserve all wild species.
Organizations
Governments – ar
National governments and their partners will have a leading role in delivering species conservation outcomes through their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), national species conservation programmes, legislative frameworks, budgetary allocations, and other mechanisms. Actions at global and regional levels are also needed to formulate policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines, maintain open-access biodiversity databases, and address supranational threats.
Technical agencies and institutions – ar
Contribute their implementation tools, guidance, knowledge products and capacity development opportunities to assist governments and stakeholders in science-based decision-making and implementation to support conservation and sustainable use of species.
UN/Inter-Governmental organisations and biodiversity-related conventions and agreements – ar
Ensure effective implementation of all their processes, resolutions, and decisions relevant to species conservation and sustainable use, and effective, streamlined cooperation across all entities.