In 2010, the 193 Parties (192 national governments and the European Union) signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted Decision X/22 at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD in Aichi/Nagoya, Japan. The adoption of the Decision also meant the approval of a “Plan of Action on Subnational Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity (2010–2020).” Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (LBSAPs) are a mechanism for implementing the CBD. Initial guidelines were developed based on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets at the local level, through alignment with the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).

However, the guidelines need to be revised and adjusted to the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), launched in 2023, particularly Target 12.

These practical guidelines aim to guide the development of Local Biodiversity Action Plans (LBSAPs), emphasizing the importance of alignment with National Biodiversity Action Plans (BSAPs) (and subnational ones, where they exist), and to provide local governments with step-by-step information for organizational planning, the construction and content of strategies and action plans, as well as pragmatic solutions for the integration and implementation of LBSAPs. This urban biodiversity studio is an important mechanism to develop conceptual and practical approaches that enable better integration of biodiversity into the local planning process and provide input for revising previous guidelines to adapt them to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

Study Guidelines  
The studio is an exercise to develop the Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBSAP), simulating real situations in a city. Based on the LBSAP guidelines, studio participants work to: draft a specific LBSAP for their locality and make constructive suggestions to improve it. At the same time, studio participants may be connected to municipal authorities to develop a real LBSAP.

São Paulo School of Business Administration – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EAESP)

Researcher: José A. Puppim de Oliveira

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