The government moves to finalize updating its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2030.

Kenya is stepping up efforts to protect its biodiversity and strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystems, as the government moves to finalize its updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2026–2030.
The State Department for Environment and Climate Change, with support from the UN Environment Programme and the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), has convened a five-day multi-stakeholder workshop in Naivasha to review and validate the strategy. 
The updated NBSAP is aligned with the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), while seeking to connect biodiversity conservation more closely with food security, water, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism, climate action, land-use planning and livelihoods.
The participants are reviewing the aligned NBSAP’s biodiversity situation, strategic framework, national targets, actions, indicators, baselines, financing and institutional responsibilities. 
The review addresses gaps and inconsistencies between targets and actions, duplication, weak indicators, missing baselines, unclear mandates, and monitoring and reporting challenges.
By the close of the retreat, stakeholders are expected to agree on final amendments and chart the way towards approval, dissemination and submission of the Updated NBSAP under the CBD framework. 
The strategy will provide a globally aligned, locally owned, adequately resourced, measurable and enforceable framework for turning Kenya’s 2030 biodiversity commitments into action.