National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) Home What is an NBSAP?Post-COP15 NBSAPsPost-COP10 NBSAPsFind a pre-COP15 NBSAP or National ReportFind National TargetsCOP Guidance on NBSAPsOther Guidance on NBSAPsOther useful resourcesNBSAP ForumNBSAP Capacity Building ModulesNBSAP Capacity Building WorkshopsVoluntary Peer Review of NBSAP Revision and ImplementationMonitoring Framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators Development (overview) Notifications on NBSAPsNational ReportsSubnational and Local BSAPsRegional BSAPsBiodiversity-related Law (ECOLEX) NBSAPs // VPR Tuesday // 4.29.2025 Voluntary Peer Review of NBSAP Revision and Implementation The Voluntary Peer Review (VPR) is an in-depth process by which a group of reviewers from different countries reviews the development and implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of a country under review. The main objective is to strengthen Parties’ capacities, and to help make their implementation efforts more effective. This is done through peer-exchange. The development of the VPR methodology was mandated and overseen by COP (Decision XII/29). The VPR process was adopted as part of the Convention’s planning, monitoring, reporting and review mechanism by COP Decisions 14/29 and 15/6. The Governments of Japan, Norway and Switzerland committed funds and resources to the development of the voluntary peer review process. VPR processes undertaken to date Ethiopia (2016, case study)India (2016, case study)Montenegro (2017, pilot)Sri Lanka (2018, pilot)Uganda (2019, pilot) NewsCall for reviewers and reviewees Expressions of interest should be sent to secretariat@cbd.int . For details, please see notification 2025-032.Scoping checklist for Parties volunteering for peer review (VPR Appendix 1). Extended deadline: 15 May 2025 Updated VRP methodology An updated VPR methodology is available for review.Submission of views on the updated VPR methodology should be made using the template and submitted through the central portal of the clearing-house mechanism using this link (selecting notification 2025-032 in the drop-down menu).Extended deadline: 15 May 2025
NBSAPs // VPR Tuesday // 4.29.2025 Voluntary Peer Review of NBSAP Revision and Implementation The Voluntary Peer Review (VPR) is an in-depth process by which a group of reviewers from different countries reviews the development and implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of a country under review. The main objective is to strengthen Parties’ capacities, and to help make their implementation efforts more effective. This is done through peer-exchange. The development of the VPR methodology was mandated and overseen by COP (Decision XII/29). The VPR process was adopted as part of the Convention’s planning, monitoring, reporting and review mechanism by COP Decisions 14/29 and 15/6. The Governments of Japan, Norway and Switzerland committed funds and resources to the development of the voluntary peer review process. VPR processes undertaken to date Ethiopia (2016, case study)India (2016, case study)Montenegro (2017, pilot)Sri Lanka (2018, pilot)Uganda (2019, pilot) NewsCall for reviewers and reviewees Expressions of interest should be sent to secretariat@cbd.int . For details, please see notification 2025-032.Scoping checklist for Parties volunteering for peer review (VPR Appendix 1). Extended deadline: 15 May 2025 Updated VRP methodology An updated VPR methodology is available for review.Submission of views on the updated VPR methodology should be made using the template and submitted through the central portal of the clearing-house mechanism using this link (selecting notification 2025-032 in the drop-down menu).Extended deadline: 15 May 2025
