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National Target

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Government

Cambodia

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Integrate Biodiversity in Decision-Making at Every Level

Description

By 2030, biodiversity values are integrated into national, sub-national, local, and private sector policies, regulations, planning and decision-making processes, ensuring that key public and private activities, fiscal policies and financial flows are progressively aligned with Cambodia’s sustainable development goals and the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Please outline the main policy measures or actions that will be taken to achieve this national target.

Policy: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2026)

Actions: Cambodia will integrate biodiversity into decision-making primarily through implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2030), which aligns national, sectoral and subnational policies with KM-GBF commitments. The NBSAP embeds biodiversity into land-use planning, public investment processes and sector strategies, supported by strengthened application of Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment under the ENR Code. Natural capital accounting, ecosystem service mapping and CEMIS will support evidence-based planning, ensuring public and private investments progressively align with biodiversity objectives.

Alignment

Contribution to global Goals

GBF-G-B. Biodiversity is sustainably used and its contributions to people are maintained, enhanced or restored

Alignment with global targets

Global Targets

Degree of Alignment

GBF-T14. The multiple values of biodiversity are integrated into decision-making at all levels

High

Which of the “considerations for implementation” in Section C of the GBF have been taken into account in developing this national target, and the actions to implement it

Whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach

Science and innovation

Ecosystem approach

Principles of the Rio Declaration

National circumstances, priorities and capabilities

Please explain how these considerations have been taken into account

This target is fundamentally a governance reform target, embedding biodiversity values into policies, planning, regulation, and private sector decision-making. Actions such as incorporating natural capital values, strengthening impact assessment requirements, and training decision-makers reflect a science-informed mainstreaming strategy aligned with Rio integration principles. The design assumes coordinated institutional uptake across levels to reduce fragmentation and ensure consistent application.

Explanation, including which aspects of the goal or target are covered

Very close to GBF: integration into policies and decision-making, aligning fiscal/financial flows.

Indicators to be used to monitor this national target

Headline indicators

B.1 Services provided by ecosystems

Binary indicators

14.b Number of countries integrating biodiversity and its multiple values into policies, regulations, planning, development processes, poverty eradication strategies and, as appropriate, national accounts, within and across all levels and across all sectors, and progressively aligning all relevant public and private activities and fiscal and financial flows with the goals and targets of the Framework

B.b Number of countries with policies or actions for implementing and monitoring the sustainable use of biodiversity and the maintenance and enhancement of nature’s contributions to people, including ecosystem functions and services

Other national indicators

14.1. Number of sectoral policies, regulations, planning and decision-making processes incorporating biodiversity values

14.2. Level of alignment between biodiversity policies and financial planning, budgeting and investment

14.3. Percentage of large-scale projects with proper FPIC (Environmental and Social Safeguards)

14.4. National Environmental Services valuation reports available and updated for government agencies to integrate into their planning process

Means to implementation and barriers to implementation

Please indicate if additional means of implementation are needed for the attainment of this national target.

Other

Please explain (Additional means of implementation are needed for the attainment of this national target)

to be analyzed if we need to have additional means of implementation