Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.

The Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is a national strategic document of Turkmenistan covering the period 2002-2010. Its main objective is to conserve, restore and sustainably use the biological diversity of Turkmenistan for present and future generations.
To reach this overall objective, the document notes that it will be necessary to attain the following twelve objectives: to integrate biodiversity conservation activities into all levels of governmental programmes by 2005; to revise and develop nature protection laws in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity, eliminating gaps in the legislation by the end of 2006; to reduce the relative level of environmental pollution by 20% by the end of 2007, through the revision and improvement of nature protection laws; to halt the process of degradation of natural landscapes in 30% of Turkmenistan’s territory by the end of 2010; to preserve the existing state of the forests and restore 5% of their area by the end of 2010; to increase the level of public awareness on the importance of biodiversity to 50% and increase level of ecological education by 10%; to increase protected areas by 6% by the end of 2008 and ensure their effective management; to improve the conservation of agricultural biodiversity and ex situ conservation of genetic resources by 30% by the end of 2008; to develop and introduce economic incentives to increase local people’s interest in biodiversity conservation by 2010; to support internal and external funding of BSAP projects for the whole period of their implementation; to increase investments for supporting the scientific potential of existing institutions relating to biodiversity conservation by 30% by the end of 2010; and to develop a plan for biological resource management that aims to reduce overexploitation and ensure its implementation by 2006.
An implementing organisation for an activity will bear responsibility for the monitoring and evaluation of that activity’s progress. This process will be carried out within the framework of the existing structure of the implementing organisation, but the evaluation will be undertaken based on the outputs and objectives outlined in the BSAP. The BSAP Co-ordination Unit will be responsible for collecting information from various implementing organisations on the implementation of activities within the framework of the BSAP. This information will be collected from these institutions through regular communications (including reports and interviews). The BSAP Co-ordination Unit will be responsible for collecting this information and presenting a general review of the BSAP’s implementation.