NT21. Stakeholder engagement

21 Stakeholder engagement

Ensure participation of all stakeholders in the processes for the development and implmentation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and the reporting on the implementation and develop and implement local biodiversity strategies by local governments in line with the National Biodiversity Strategy.

Action plan tasks

  • 21-1Increase the participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities and promote citizen science
    • Engaging marginalized groups in the formulation and implementation of the NBSAP

    • ㅇ Develop guidelines to ensure the participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities in the formulation and implementation process of the NBSAP in 2024, and recommend more than a certain percentage of their participation in relevant meeting bodies.

      ㅇ Collect stakeholders' opinions through various communication channels such as meetings and discussions, and evaluate and supplement the implementation of the NBSAP to especially ensure the effective participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities from 2027.

      ㅇ Expand and regularize awareness-raising activities such as trainings and meetings related to climate change and biodiversity targeting women and youth groups from 2024.
    • Expanding biodiversity monitoring involving citizens

    • ㅇ Establish a natural environment survey system involving citizens and semi-professionals by developing 500 natural environment survey points in 2025 and increasing the number of sites where the surveys are conducted with the participation of citizens to 200 sites.

      ㅇ Continue to monitor bioindicator species for climate change and predict future species distribution changes through the Korea Biodiversity Observation Network (K-BON), a program that brings together professional research institutions, citizen scientists and biodiversity-related clubs to observe the changes in biodiversity in the Korean Peninsula and make conservation efforts to protect biodiversity.

      ㅇ Continue the operation of training programs to nurture marine citizen scientists such as coral schools and tidal flat ecology guide programs, and expand the participation of fishermen and civil society organizations in monitoring protected migratory marine and coastal species. In addition, enable diving centers and members of dive clubs to participate in citizen monitoring of indicator species for climate change.

      ㅇ Carry out projects to manage national forest trails and build a street tree map information platform based on citizen science surveys from 2023.
    • Strengthening the consideration of vulnerable populations in international cooperation projects

    • ㅇ Enhance the participation and decision-making rights of women, girls and IPLCs in recipient countries when planning and implementing biodiversity-related green ODA projects from 2024.
  • 21-2Formulate and expand implementation of the LBSAP of local governments
    • Laying the groundwork for the development of the LBSAP

    • ㅇ Amend the Biodiversity Act in 2024 to establish a legal basis for obligating metropolitan local governments to develop the LBSAP and monitor the progress of implementation.

      ㅇ Establish the Guidelines for Developing the LBSAP to provide standardized methods in terms of setting goals, establishing indicators for assessment and the management of implementation of the LBSAP, support the development of the LBSAP reflecting regional characteristics, and ensure better alignment with the NBSAP.

      ㅇ Support the establishment of the LBSAP through the National Biodiversity Center. Set up a taskforce consisting of experts and officials from local governments to share knowledge and information and provide advice and consultations on the development of the LBSAP, and hold two meetings a year. Expand the number of local governments to be consulted from 2 in 2024 to all local governments updating their LBSAP after 2025. In addition, hold a workshop once a year from 2024 to select and evaluate common indicators to strengthen monitoring of the implementation progress of the LBSAP.
    • Implementing and monitoring the progress of the LBSAP

    • ㅇ Monitor the implementation of the common indicators of the LBSAP and upload and publicize the results via the CBD-CHM KOREA from 2025.

      ㅇ Organize local government cooperation networks such as forums involving local governments, research institutes and private organizations from 2024 and hold meetings at least twice a year to enhance collaboration and facilitate the implementation of the LBSAP.

Indicators