National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Trinidad and Tobago 2017-2022.

This document lays down the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Trinidad and Tobago (NBSAP), whose long term vision and goal is that biodiversity and ecosystem services are mainstreamed into all areas of national development. The guiding principles for the NBSAP are those articulated under article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which states that each Contracting Party shall, in accordance with its particular conditions and capabilities: a) develop national strategies, plans or programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity or adapt for this purpose existing strategies, plans or programmes; b) integrate the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity into relevant sectoral or cross-sectoral plans, programmes and policies including but not limited to national development plans.
The document sets out National Biodiversity Targets which are related to Sustainable Development Goals. For each National Biodiversity Target, outcomes and outputs are specified.
It seeks to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable. National Biodiversity Targets regard biodiversity conservation, biodiversity innovation and sustainable use; protection of all natural habitats, including marine habitats; sustainable management and harvest of the major commercially important fish, invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants; sustainable management of agricultural practices as well as of activities in the forestry sector. Further the strategy seeks to ensure that threats to threatened species are reduced and conservation status of such species improved. Risks related to climate change and invasive alien species are taken into account.
The Action Plan (Part 3.4) identifies the actions to be implemented to achieve the targets above-mentioned and designates responsible agencies and authorities. Part 4 specifies the indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation of the NBSAP.