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Andean Páramos in Colombia.
Photo credit: F. Pineda
Photo credit: F. Pineda
FACT SHEET – The USAID Biodiversity Policy provides a blueprint for how the Agency will work to conserve biodiversity in priority places and catalyze nature-positive, equitable development.
Vision
Biodiversity conserved so people and nature can thrive
Goals
1. Conserve biodiversity in priority places
2. Catalyze nature-positive, equitable development
Principles
The following principles are the guiding, mutually reinforcing approaches and best practices that articulate how USAID will achieve its goals and vision of biodiversity conserved so people and nature can thrive.
- Locally Led Development
- Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Stewardship
- Cross-sectoral Approaches
- Climate Resilience and Nature-based Solutions for Climate
- Private-Sector Engagement
- Policy Engagement
- Evidence and Learning
What has Changed Since the 2014 Policy?
- Elevating a nature-positive, equitable approach to development that emphasizes transformative shifts in societal systems to halt and reverse biodiversity loss
- Sharing ownership of biodiversity mainstreaming across sectors at USAID, including expanding nature-based solutions and managing nature-related risks to development
- Strengthening the focus on locally led development and the stewardship of biodiversity by Indigenous Peoples and local communities
- Updating the list of Tier One Missions and Biodiversity Code requirements for Biodiversity funds to emphasize evidence-informed approaches and opportunities for transformative change
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USAID Biodiversity Policy
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The USAID Biodiversity Policy provides a blueprint for how the Agency will work to conserve biodiversity in priority places and catalyze nature-positive, equitable development.
Conserving Biodiversity
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Conservation is development. USAID achieves cross-cutting results through programming that protects priority land and seascapes and promotes the security, health, and prosperity of local communities.
USAID Biodiversity Conservation Programs in Partner Countries
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USAID works in more than 60 countries to conserve biodiversity, fight nature crime, and support sustainable fisheries. Explore our work.