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.