Publication of the ‘UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework’

17 July 2012

A new ‘UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework’ was published on 17 July 2012, to coincide with the first anniversary of the Natural Environment White Paper. It has been produced by JNCC and Defra, on behalf of the Four Countries’ Biodiversity Group. 

The biodiversity framework has been developed in response to two major drivers: the publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD’s) Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its 5 strategic goals and 20 ‘Aichi targets’, following the CBD meeting held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010; and the publication of the new EU Biodiversity Strategy (EUBS) in May 2011. 

The framework is designed to show how the work of the four UK countries joins up with work at a UK level to achieve the ‘Aichi targets’ and the aims of the EU biodiversity strategy. It identifies the activities required to complement the country biodiversity strategies, and where work in the country strategies contributes to international obligations. The development of the framework reflects a revised direction for nature conservation, towards an approach which aims to consider the management of the environment as a whole, and to acknowledge and take into account the value of nature in decision-making. It sets out the common purpose and shared priorities of the UK and the four countries, and, as such, is a hugely important document, which is to be owned, governed, and implemented by the four countries.

More information about the framework can be found here.