Enhancing the effectiveness of sub-national biodiversity policy : Practices in France and Scotland, United Kingdom

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: biodiversity;    climate change;    Subnational government;    policy;    governance;    nature based solutions;    ecosystems services;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/1a8c77b7-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

Sub-national governments have a key role in delivering on national and international biodiversity commitments. Drawing on policy practices from Scotland (UK), France and other signatories to the Edinburgh Declaration, this paper provides an overview and analysis of sub-national strategies, plans and mechanisms to ensure policy coherence and co-ordination. It then examines the policy instruments that subnational governments can leverage to deliver positive biodiversity outcomes. The paper highlights, among other things, the need to: develop clear and measurable biodiversity targets at sub-national level; incorporate biodiversity considerations into sub-national climate action plans and urban, rural and regional development strategies, plans and instruments; and promote nature-based solutions at a sub-national level to harness synergies between climate mitigation, climate adaptation and biodiversity.