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The guiding vision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) is to provide the benefits of biodiversity and ecosystem services to all the segments of society both the current and future generations, in particular the marginalized, the poor, and the vulnerable by restoring and conserving the rich natural biodiversity heritage of Pakistan, thereby ensuring equitable sharing of benefits arising from sustainable use of biodiversity. The NBSAP identifies legal, institutional, capacity, knowledge and technical gaps in implementing the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and provides recommendations for overcoming these gaps.
The fundamental law of Nepal provides that sovereignty and state authority are vested in Nepali people. The State of Nepal is defined as an independent, indivisible, sovereign, secular, inclusive, democratic, socialism-oriented, federal, democratic and republican state. It recognizes fundamental rights and duties of each person, and sets forth the duties of citizens, and the directive principles, policies and responsibilities of the State.
The National Agroforest Policy of Nepal envisions contributing in the national prosperity through the development, expansion and commercialization of the agroforestry system. The objectives of the Policy include increasing production of agricultural, livestock, and forest products; conservation of environment and biodiversity; creation of opportunities for livelihood, employment and income generation.
The goal of the National Ramsar Strategy and Action Plan is for Nepal’s Ramsar sites to be conserved, wisely used and restored benefits are recognized and valued nationally and globally. Key actions identified by the Policy include effectively conserving and managing the Ramsar site network, building federal and local stakeholders' capacities for the wetlands and Ramsar sites, enhancing the Ramsar implementation through national and international cooperation and monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the National Ramsar strategy and action plan.
The vision statement for National Sustainable Transport Strategy for Nepal is “Developing a transport system that is efficient, accessible, people-centric, affordable, reliable, safe, inclusive, environmental friendly, and climate and disaster resilient.” This vision is based on the principles of efficiency, accessibility, people-centricity, affordability, reliability, safety, inclusivity, environmental friendliness, and climate and disaster resiliency.
The National Water Plan (NWP) is prepared to operationalize the Water Sector Strategy of Nepal. The NWP includes programmes in all strategically identified output activities so that the programmes, in consonance with each other, will contribute to maximizing the sustainable benefits of water use.
The Environmental-friendly Local Governance Framework 2013 has been issued to add value to the environment-friendly local development concept encouraging environmental protection through local bodies. The vision of this framework is to establish environmental governance and create a sustainable environment-friendly society at household, village, municipality and district levels.
The Local Governance Act of Nepal is intended to implement the provisions related to the powers of the local level under the constitution, promote cooperation, co-existence and coordination between the federation, province and local levels, and deliver efficient and quality services by ensuring people’s participation, accountability and transparency. It also aims to consolidate socialism-oriented federal democratic republic governance right from the local level as per the principle of the rule of law and sustainable development through proportionally inclusive and just distribution of the fruits of democracy.
The constitution of Nauru provides for, among other fundamental rights, the right to life and the right to property. It also provides that the right to property is limited when property is injurious to the health of human beings, animals or plants.
Nauru's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2010 is a key element of the National Environment and Development Management Strategies. The Strategy envisions that Nauru's biological ang genetic resources are protected, conserved and sustainably managed to emphasize the desired outcome of a future where individual, community, business and government partnerships contribute to a sustainable quality of life for all Nauruans.