The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity worldwide is crucial for food security and the economic, social and cultural development of present and future generations.
The global biodiversity crisis ranks as one of the greatest threats to sustainable development. In order to meet this challenge, international and multilateral agreements have set common political goals, the implementation of which is to take ecological, economic and social aspects into account in a balanced manner.
In addition to internationally agreed objectives and measures, however, local and site-specific approaches are also needed to protect biodiversity. The local perspective must be included in the recording and assessment of the state of biodiversity and the development of conservation measures and sustainable resource use.
So how does implementation succeed at the national level? (How) Can the international agreements be broken down to the local level and how are the knowledge, rights and interests of local communities and indigenous peoples actually included in the development and implementation of these agreements?
