Mainstreaming biodiversity: workshops on national biodiversity strategies and action plans

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, in 2005, concluded that unprecedented efforts would be needed to achieve the 2010 Biodiversity Target. At its eighth meeting, in 2006, the Conference of the Parties emphasized the need for enhanced implementation of the Convention, initiated an in-depth review of progress of implementation and recommended that regional and sub-regional workshops be convened on national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) and the mainstreaming of biodiversity into broader national strategies and action plans.