This presentation gives an overview of Ecuador's national policy framework for biodiversity, with a particular focus on the National Plan for Well-Being and national initiatives to integrate biodiversity into public policies.

2. PANCHI ROBLES, Sofia
Head of International Affairs
Ministry of Environment of Ecuador

3. 1. Biodiversity in the national Structure of Ecuador
2. Mainstreaming biodiversity into the national
planning System for the Well-Being “Buen Vivir”.
3. National Initiatives oriented to integrate
biodiversity into public policy.
4. Challenges
CONTENTS

4. Constitution of the
Republic of Ecuador
National Plan for Well-Being (PNBV) 2013-2017
Strategy for Transforming the Production Matrix /
Strategy for Poverty Eradication
Regional Plans
Inter-sectorial
coordinating Policies
Institutional Planning
Sectorial Policies
BIODIVERSITY
EqualityPolicies
Developmentandlocal
zoningPlans-SNDPP

5. Constitution of the Republic
The Rights of the Nature
Art. 71 and 72
Integral respect to
its existence
Restoration
Maintenance and
regeneration of its
vital cycles, structure,
functions and
evolutionary
processes.

6. 2007
2008
2009
2013…
…. 2030

7. • Strategy of Acumulation,
Distribution and Redistribution
of wealth
1
• National Territorial Strategy2
• 12 National Objectives, divided
in 3 axis3
Biodiversity in the National Plan for
Well-Being (PNBV)
Vision 2035
9 Regional
Plans
Objetive 7
1. Transforming the production
matrix
2. Poverty Eradication
3. Gaps closing
4. Environmental and Natural
Heritage sustainability
NBSAP 2014- 2030

8. NBSAP2014-2030
Cacao Products Coffee Products
Fisheries Products Diary Products
Petrochemistry Metallurgy
Chemicals and
Pharmaceuticals
Paper and Cardboard
Plastics and Rubber
Knowledge and
TechnologyTourism Operators
Logistics
Sectors Value Chains
PRIMARY
INDUSTRIAL
SERVICES
Bio-industries
BIODIVERSITY
Biodiversity in the National Plan for
Well-Being (PNBV)

9. Environmental
Quality
Ecosystem -
Environmental
Services
Environmental
Goods
Genetic
Resources
Ecosystem
Management
Solid Waste
Management
Best
Environmental
Practices
Wildlife
Non Timber
Forest
Products
Biodiversity in the National Plan for
Well-Being (PNBV)
Bio-industries

10. • PNBV 2013-2017
• Sectoral and inter-sectoral policies
• Regional Plans
• Development and local zoning Plans
• National Policy on Governance of the
Natural Heritage
Planning
• National System on Environmental
Accounting
• Desegregate public expenses related to
the environmental policy (biodiversity)
• Assessment of biodiversity and
Ecosystem services: TEEB and others
• BIOFIN
Finance
National Iniciatives Oriented to Integrate
Biodiversity into Public Policies
NBSAP
Resources
Mobilization

11. Cuentas de Activos Ambientales
Oil and Natural Gas
Account
Timber Forest
Resource Account
Water Account Land Account
Air Emissions
Account
Water Account
Solid wastes
Account: Scoping
phase
Environmental Flows Account
Soil Account:
Scoping phase
Environmental Assets Account
National Initiatives.- National System on
Environmental AccoutingSEEA
Environmental
Protection Expenses
Account
Experimental
Ecosystems
Account: Scoping
phase

12. National Initiatives.- Guide on Public Expenses of
the Environmental Policy
Public policy integration with public investment
Protection Restoration ValuationSustainable use Research
Cathegories included in the expenses guide of the environmental policy

13. Alignment with National
Policies - NBSAPs
SCAN (SEEA)
BIOFIN
National Strategy on
Resource Mobilization
and its Implementation
Financial Sustainability in
Protected Areas
Vulnerability Analysis in
Hydroelectrics CC
UN REDD
TEEB
National Initiatives.- Economical value of
biodiversity and the ecosystem services
TSA: hydroenergy,
tourism, agricultural.
others
Assesment of mongroves
and fisheries resources
NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY 2014 - 2030
NATIONAL PLAN 2014 - 2020
CBD
UNFCCD
UNFCCCMonitoring of the natural
heritage / Restoration

15. Involvement of all sectors
Mainstreaming biodiversity into national Budget
Mainstreaming BD at a local level through regional Plan
Implementation
Capacity building and human resources are needed
NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY 2014 - 2030
NATIONAL PLAN 2014 - 2020

16. Thank you…