between environmental policy and research; Research needs for environmental policy including the identification of research needs and development are identified but are not 1 research strategies and programmes; and the translated into relevant research relevance of the research available to policy strategies and programmes development. Relevant research strategies and programmes for environmental policy development exist but the research 2 information is not responding fully to the policy research needs Relevant research results are available 3 for environmental policy development Capacity Result 3: Capacities for strategy, policy [Total possible Score = 9] 2 and legislation development Individuals and organizations have the ability to plan and develop effective environmental policy and legislation, related strategies and plans based on informed decision-making processes for global mainstreaming biodiversity. – The biodiversity planning and strategy development process is not coordinated 0 0 and does not produce adequate environmental plans and strategies The biodiversity planning and strategy development process does produce Extent of the biodiversity planning Indicator 3.1 – adequate environmental plans and 1 and strategy development process: this indicator strategies but there are not implemented measures the quality of the planning and strategy /used. development process; if the planning and strategy Adequate biodiversity plans and development process produces adequate plans and strategies are produced but there are strategies related to mainstreaming biodiversity; and only partially implemented because of 2 if the resources and coordination mechanisms are in funding constraints and/or other place for the implementation of these plans, problems. programmes and projects. The biodiversity planning and strategy development process is well coordinated by the lead environmental organizations 3 and produces the required environmental plans and strategies; which are being implemented. The environmental policy and regulatory frameworks are insufficient; they do not 0 provide an enabling environment. Some relevant environmental policies and laws exist but few are implemented 1 Indicator 3.2 Existence of adequate – and enforced. environmental policy and regulatory frameworks this indicator Adequate environmental policy and for mainstreaming biodiversity. measures the completeness of the policy and legislation frameworks exist but there 2 2 regulatory frameworks, the existence and the are problems in implementing and adoption of relevant policies and laws and if the enforcing them. mechanisms for enacting, complying and enforcing Adequate policy and legislation these policies and laws are established. frameworks are implemented and provide an adequate enabling 3 environment; a compliance and enforcement mechanism is established and functions.
between environmental policy and research; including the identification of research needs and research strategies and programmes; and the relevance of the research available to policy development. Research needs for environmental policy development are identified but are not translated into relevant research strategies and programmes 1 Relevant research strategies and programmes for environmental policy development exist but the research information is not responding fully to the policy research needs 2 Relevant research results are available for environmental policy development 3 Capacity Result 3: Capacities for strategy, policy and legislation development [Total possible Score = 9] 2 Individuals and organizations have the ability to plan and develop effective environmental policy and legislation, related strategies and plans – based on informed decision-making processes for global mainstreaming biodiversity. Indicator 3.1 – Extent of the biodiversity planning and strategy development process: this indicator measures the quality of the planning and strategy development process; if the planning and strategy development process produces adequate plans and strategies related to mainstreaming biodiversity; and if the resources and coordination mechanisms are in place for the implementation of these plans, programmes and projects. The biodiversity planning and strategy development process is not coordinated and does not produce adequate environmental plans and strategies 0 0 The biodiversity planning and strategy development process does produce adequate environmental plans and strategies but there are not implemented /used. 1 Adequate biodiversity plans and strategies are produced but there are only partially implemented because of funding constraints and/or other problems. 2 The biodiversity planning and strategy development process is well coordinated by the lead environmental organizations and produces the required environmental plans and strategies; which are being implemented. 3 Indicator 3.2 – Existence of adequate environmental policy and regulatory frameworks for mainstreaming biodiversity. this indicator measures the completeness of the policy and regulatory frameworks, the existence and the adoption of relevant policies and laws and if the mechanisms for enacting, complying and enforcing these policies and laws are established. The environmental policy and regulatory frameworks are insufficient; they do not provide an enabling environment. 0 Some relevant environmental policies and laws exist but few are implemented and enforced. 1 Adequate environmental policy and legislation frameworks exist but there are problems in implementing and enforcing them. 2 2 Adequate policy and legislation frameworks are implemented and provide an adequate enabling environment; a compliance and enforcement mechanism is established and functions. 3
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