CHM - ORTBy 2030, Dominica aims to integrate biodiversity into all national development planning, fiscal policy and sectoral strategies by establishing clear mandates, coordination mechanisms and biodiversity budget lines across ministries. The target aims to make biodiversity and its multiple values a routine consideration in public decisions, resource allocation and implementation. It promotes coordinated planning that recognises ecological, economic, social and cultural values, supporting conservation, sustainable use, resilient development and community well-being.
Dominica aims to establish a coordinated biodiversity mainstreaming framework with clear institutional responsibilities, implementation milestones and accountability arrangements. Ministries and relevant public bodies will integrate biodiversity into sector strategies, annual workplans, investment proposals, procurement and reporting. Priority actions include establishing biodiversity budget lines and expenditure-tracking procedures, reviewing public spending and fiscal incentives, and incorporating biodiversity considerations into investment appraisal. These measures will help identify how public resources support or adversely affect biodiversity and guide adjustments. Planning and assessment tools will incorporate biodiversity impacts, dependencies and values through environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment and appropriate ecosystem-service valuation and natural capital accounting. Relevant policies and regulations will be reviewed for consistency and effective implementation. Shared information systems, practical guidance and regular reporting will support coordination and track changes in policies, budgets and decisions. Public participation will help ensure that implementation reflects community priorities and recognises Kalinago rights, knowledge and values.
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GBF-T14. GBF-T14.Garantizar la integración plena de la biodiversidad y sus múltiples valores en las políticas, los reglamentos, los procesos de planificación y de desarrollo, las estrategias de erradicación de la pobreza, las evaluaciones ambientales estratégicas y las evaluaciones de impacto ambiental y, cuando proceda, las cuentas nacionales, en todos los niveles de gobierno y todos los sectores, en particular aquellos que provocan impactos significativos en la biodiversidad, armonizando progresivamente todas las actividades públicas y privadas pertinentes y las corrientes financieras y fiscales con los objetivos y las metas del presente Marco. | Alto |
Access to financial resources: The target explicitly integrates biodiversity into fiscal policy and ministry budgets, supported by expenditure tracking and resource planning.
Collective effort towards the targets: Implementation promotes shared responsibility across government and contributions from businesses, civil society and communities.
Consistency with international agreements or instruments: The target supports the integration of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use into sectoral and cross-sectoral planning under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Cooperation and synergies: Coordinated planning will connect biodiversity objectives with climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, sustainable production and development priorities.
Different value systems: Decisions will recognise biodiversity’s ecological, economic, social, cultural, spiritual and intrinsic values, including values that cannot readily be expressed in monetary terms.
Ecosystem approach: Planning and investment will consider ecosystem functions, connections and cumulative impacts across terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine environments.
Formal and informal education: Practical guidance and training will support the application of biodiversity considerations in planning, budgeting, procurement and assessment.
Fulfilment of the three objectives of the Convention and its Protocols, and their balanced implementation:The framework will support conservation, sustainable use and fair and equitable benefit sharing through relevant policies, programmes and resource allocations.
Human rights-based approach: Implementation will promote transparent decisions, access to information, meaningful participation and safeguards for affected communities, recognising Kalinago and local community rights.
Intergenerational equity: Planning and fiscal decisions will consider long-term ecological and social consequences, helping maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services for future generations.
National circumstances, priorities and capabilities: Implementation reflects Dominica’s small-island context, disaster exposure, fiscal constraints and dependence on biodiversity for livelihoods and resilience.
Principles of the Rio Declaration: Integration of environment and development, prevention, precaution, environmental assessment, public participation and polluter responsibility will guide implementation.
Right to development: Biodiversity-informed decisions will support resilient and equitable development by recognising the natural systems on which economic activity and well-being depend.
Science and innovation: Biodiversity information, spatial analysis, valuation, natural capital accounting and budget tracking tools will inform decisions and assess progress.
Whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach: Clear mandates and coordination across ministries will be complemented by inclusive engagement with local authorities, the Kalinago people, communities and other non-governmental actors.
National Target 14 addresses key elements of GBF Target 14 through the integration of biodiversity into national development planning, fiscal policy and sectoral strategies. Its emphasis on mandates, coordination and ministry budget lines provides practical arrangements for implementation and accountability. The current wording focuses on national planning and public institutions. Further development can clarify how implementation will address biodiversity’s multiple values across all levels of government, relevant regulatory and assessment processes, poverty reduction strategies and national accounting where appropriate. It can also clarify the progressive alignment of relevant private activities and financial flows alongside public expenditure. These elements are not all explicit in the target title; this does not imply their exclusion. Measurable milestones will help track changes in institutional mandates, sector policies, budget allocations, investment screening and reporting, alongside evidence that these changes influence decisions and biodiversity outcomes.
No formal non-State actor commitments have been identified towards this national target. Opportunities for voluntary contributions and partnerships can be further developed during implementation.
Additional financing, technical assistance and institutional capacity are needed to establish effective coordination, clarify mandates and integrate biodiversity into planning and budgeting procedures. Priorities include policy review, expenditure analysis, budget tagging, investment screening guidance and stronger environmental assessment processes. Support is also needed for ecosystem service valuation, appropriate natural capital accounting, shared data systems and regular ministry reporting. Training will help institutions apply these tools consistently. Implementation planning will account for staffing and financing constraints, data limitations and competing development and disaster recovery priorities.