SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE PARTIES TO PRODUCE THE SIXTH NATIONAL REPORT (6NR) TO THE CBD (ASIA) – TIMOR-LESTE
Project background
The goal of this project is to provide technical support to Timor Leste to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) in their work to develop a high quality, gender-responsive and data-driven sixth national
report (6NR) that improves national decision-making processes for the implementation of NBSAPs; that
reports on progress towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and informs both the fifth Global
Biodiversity Outlook (GBO5) and the Global Biodiversity Strategy of 2021 – 2030. The challenge is that
the rate of change of natural capital, upon which economies and human wellbeing depend, is occurring
at a rate too rapid for policy makers to adapt to and many nations require greater support to accurately
identify the status of their biodiversity and the impact and effectiveness of their biodiversity and
conservation measures. An updated national report is required of all CBD Parties to understand changes
in the status and trends of biodiversity, and their implications. The information captured in the 6NR will
provide the main rational for the follow up work on the Strategic Plan beyond this decade and will help
shape the post-2020 global biodiversity agenda. It is therefore essential that these reports provide an
accurate and up-to-date reflection of national and global progress to address the Aichi Biodiversity
Targets (ABTs).
Project activities
Strengthening institutional capacity on the mobilization of information,
Managing and processing data for effective flow of information and knowledge,
Developing methods of data analysis, and
Drafting of national report for CBD.
Project results
A comprehensive 6 th National Report for CBD prepared
The national report contributes towards global assessment of progress in achieving the ABTs,
and to an understanding of the national contributions made to the Strategic Plan by this
progress.
The NR provides an important basis for consideration of the post-2020 global and national
biodiversity strategy.