Belarus

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Eastern EuropeSource: On Matters in the Field of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

1. Overview

Belarus adopted its national biodiversity strategy through the Resolution of the Council of Ministers On Matters in the Field of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity, which includes a National Action Plan for 2026–2030 containing eighty-two numbered activities assigned to named responsible bodies with implementation periods [§6][§8].

The strategy operates a two-tier commitment architecture. Six overarching goals frame the strategy's broad purpose, while nineteen numbered national commitments*Belarus's NBSAP calls these "objectives" (nineteen numbered items in Chapter 5). This page uses "national commitment" to avoid confusion with the GBF's own goals and targets. Belarus also sets six overarching "goals" that function as high-level aspirational statements framing the strategy's purpose; these are referenced in the strategic framing but are not the primary unit of commitment. provide the operational layer, each explicitly mapped to one or more GBF Targets [§6]. This systematic GBF mapping is a structural feature of the document: every commitment cites its corresponding Target(s), with three commitments (8, 9, and 10) all mapped to a single target (Target 10), commitment 13 mapped jointly to Targets 13 and 17, and commitment 19 to Targets 22 and 23.

The strategy addresses 17 of the 23 GBF Targets through explicit commitments, with a further 4 targets receiving indirect coverage. Content addressing Targets 16 (sustainable consumption) and 23 (gender equality) was not identified. The measurability of the commitments is concentrated at the action plan level: only two of the nineteen commitments carry quantified thresholds, while the eighty-two activities contain roughly a dozen numeric targets spanning hectarage, species counts, and institutional outputs.

Belarus's NBSAP is distinguished by its systematic GBF mapping of all nineteen commitments, a detailed eighty-two-activity action plan with named institutional responsibilities, and quantified restoration targets for peatlands and meadow-wetland systems — set against a near-total absence of finance detail for any of those activities.

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Sources:

  • §6 — Chapter 5: Goals and Objectives of the Strategy
  • §8 — National Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity for 2026–2030

2. Ecological Context

Natural ecosystems cover 13.6 million hectares — 65.5 per cent of Belarus's territory — comprising forest lands (43.6 per cent), meadows (11.2 per cent), lands under woody and shrub vegetation (5 per cent), mires (3.4 per cent), and surface water bodies (2.2 per cent) [§3]. The country records 36,800 species of living organisms, with an estimated total of 42,000, including 510 vertebrate species and approximately 14,000 flora species [§3].

Belarus's ecological profile is shaped by two dominant dynamics: forest expansion alongside old-growth decline, and large-scale peatland drainage.

Forest cover increased from 37.7 per cent (2011) to 40.3 per cent (2025), but the share of monodominant stands reached 25.3 per cent of forested lands, reflecting replacement of structurally complex broadleaf forests with plantations [§3][§5]. Species associated with old-growth broadleaf forests — large raptors, black stork, stock dove, European roller, and several bryophyte and lichen species — are declining [§3]. Forest mortality reached a ten-year peak of 50,000 hectares in 2018 and stood at 37,700 hectares in 2024, driven by climate-intensified pest outbreaks and disease [§5].

Mean annual air temperature has exceeded the preceding century-long baseline by 1.4°C, with the greatest increases in January–April (2.0–2.6°C) [§5]. Climate change is driving the northward expansion of steppe and forest-steppe species, intensifying competition with native species, and contributing to ecosystem transformation that the NBSAP describes as "resembling desertification processes" [§5]. Boreal species ranges are contracting, and populations of floodplain, riparian, and wetland species are declining [§5].

Anthropogenic pressures include expanding infrastructure — land under roads, transport, and built-up areas grew 18.5 per cent between 2015 and 2025 — and agricultural intensification, with monocultures over large areas and over one million hectares of drained peatland soils in agricultural use [§5].

Sources:

  • §3 — Chapter 2: Current State of Biological Diversity in the Republic of Belarus
  • §5 — Chapter 4: Main Problems in the Field of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

3. National Commitments and GBF Alignment

Belarus's nineteen national commitments are grouped below by theme. Each commitment cites its GBF Target mapping as assigned by the NBSAP itself.

Spatial planning and ecosystem integrity

Commitment 1 (GBF Target 1: Spatial planning) commits to integrating biodiversity conservation into integrated spatial planning schemes, ensuring that the threat of loss of natural ecosystems and sites of high conservation value is minimised, and that ecological integrity and connectivity are maintained [§6]. The Action Plan includes a specific measure requiring incorporation of wildlife mortality prevention measures into pre-design documentation for national and local motor roads [§8].

Measurability: Directional aspiration — no quantified threshold or deadline for integration coverage.

Ecosystem restoration

Commitment 2 (GBF Target 2: Ecosystem restoration) commits to "restoration of at least 30 per cent of disturbed and inefficiently used ecological systems in order to improve the state of biological diversity and enhance ecosystem functions and services" [§6]. The Action Plan specifies quantified delivery: ecological rehabilitation of degraded peatlands over no less than 12,000 hectares and restoration of open meadow and wetland systems over no less than 3,000 hectares, both for 2026–2030 [§8]. The baseline area of "disturbed and inefficiently used" systems is not defined in the NBSAP, making the absolute hectarage implied by the 30 per cent threshold unclear.

Measurability: Measurable commitment — quantified threshold (30 per cent), though the reference baseline is undefined.

Protected areas

Commitment 3 (GBF Target 3: Protected areas) sets three area targets: specially protected natural areas (SPNAs)*SPNAs (specially protected natural areas) are Belarus's protected area designation, encompassing nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries, and natural monuments. covering 9.4 per cent of national territory by 2030 and 9.6 per cent by 2035, and territories subject to special protection reaching 22 per cent by 2030 [§6]. The current SPNA baseline stands at 9.2 per cent (1,355 sites). The National Ecological Network adds 93 elements covering 16.2 per cent of the territory [§4]. The Action Plan subdivides the SPNA target: national-significance SPNAs at no less than 7.2 per cent and local-significance SPNAs at no less than 2.2 per cent [§8].

The 22 per cent target for the broader "special protection" category remains below the GBF's 30 per cent benchmark. No baseline percentage is provided for this broader category, making the required expansion unclear.

Measurability: Measurable commitment — three quantified area targets with deadlines.

Species conservation and genetic diversity

Commitment 4 (GBF Target 4: Species recovery) commits to the protection and restoration of species included in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus (national threatened species list; fifth edition, 2025: 213 animal species and 310 plant species) and species covered by international treaties [§6]. The European bison stands as the strategy's headline conservation result: population increased 40 per cent to 2,928 individuals (2,911 free-living) as of 1 January 2025, and Belarus describes itself as "a world leader in the number of free-living individuals" of the species [§3]. At the same time, species of old-growth broadleaf forests and open mires — including aquatic warbler, greater spotted eagle, great snipe, black-tailed godwit, and Eurasian curlew — continue to decline [§3]. The Action Plan commits to developing or updating action plans for no fewer than 10 animal species and 10 plant species, and installing no fewer than 5,000 artificial nesting sites [§9].

Measurability: Directional aspiration — no quantified population recovery targets at the commitment level.

Commitment 5 (GBF Target 4: Species recovery) addresses genetic diversity: maintaining and expanding the Republican DNA Bank of Humans, Animals, Plants and Microorganisms, updating genetic resource databases for Red Book species using DNA barcoding, and creating conditions for implementation of the Nagoya Protocol [§6][§8].

Measurability: Directional aspiration — institutional functioning commitment, no quantified thresholds.

Invasive alien species

Commitment 6 (GBF Target 6: Invasive alien species) commits to halting, minimising, or mitigating the negative impact of invasive alien species on native species populations and ecological systems [§6]. Over ten years, recorded alien animal species increased from 110 to 167 and alien plant species from 1,700 to 2,100 [§5]. A National Strategy on Invasive Species is to be developed, with existing invasive species lists updated in 2028–2029 [§9].

Measurability: Directional aspiration — no quantified reduction target.

Pollution reduction

Commitment 7 (GBF Target 7: Pollution reduction) commits to reducing pollution of surface and groundwater to levels that do not harm biological diversity, improving the ecological status of surface water bodies, applying biologically safe fertilisers and pesticides, and phased elimination of stockpiles of obsolete pesticides [§6]. The Action Plan includes implementation of biodiversity-relevant activities from river basin management plans for five major systems (Dnieper, Western Bug, Pripyat, Neman, Western Dvina) and construction of wastewater treatment facilities [§8].

Measurability: Directional aspiration — "levels that do not harm" is not a defined threshold.

Sustainable use of natural resources

Commitments 8, 9, and 10 (all GBF Target 10: Agriculture/forestry) address three dimensions of sustainable use. Commitment 8 covers fauna resources through adaptive population management for game and commercial fish species. Commitment 9 addresses flora and forest resources, including conservation of biological and genetic diversity of forests under increasing anthropogenic impact and climate change. Commitment 10 addresses sustainable agricultural practices, organic farming, and rational use of peat soils [§6]. The Action Plan commits to producing annually no fewer than 20 million seedlings with closed root systems and expanding certified forest area [§8].

Measurability: All three are directional aspirations — no quantified thresholds at the commitment level.

Climate change

Commitment 11 (GBF Target 8: Climate and biodiversity) commits to measures to minimise the negative impact of climate change on biological and landscape diversity [§6]. The forest adaptation strategy is to be updated in 2028–2030 [§8]. Adaptation measures for non-forest ecosystems are not specified.

Measurability: Directional aspiration.

Urban green spaces

Commitment 12 (GBF Target 12: Urban biodiversity) commits to increasing the area and quality of green spaces in cities, with schemes for publicly accessible green areas accounting for biodiversity conservation and ecological connectivity [§6].

Measurability: Directional aspiration — no quantified area targets.

Access and benefit-sharing and biosafety

Commitment 13 (GBF Targets 13 and 17: Genetic resources/ABS and Biosafety) commits to national mechanisms for regulating access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing under the Nagoya Protocol, and ensuring biosafety under the Cartagena Protocol [§6]. The Law on the Management of Genetic Resources (2024, No. 356-З) provides the domestic legal framework [§4].

Measurability: Directional aspiration.

Mainstreaming, incentives, and finance

Commitment 14 (GBF Target 14: Mainstreaming) commits to incorporating biodiversity into state programmes and planning documents [§6]. Commitment 15 (GBF Targets 15 and 18: Business disclosure and Harmful subsidies) addresses economic incentives including best available techniques, green procurement, and attracting investors [§6]. Commitment 16 (GBF Target 19: Finance mobilisation) commits to mobilising financial resources [§6].

Measurability: All three are directional aspirations — no quantified coverage, regulatory, or financial thresholds.

Awareness, knowledge, and participation

Commitment 17 (GBF Target 21: Data and information) commits to raising awareness regarding the state and significance of biological diversity [§6]. Commitment 18 (GBF Targets 20 and 21: Capacity/technology and Data/information) addresses scientific knowledge enhancement, innovation, and research capacity [§6]. Commitment 19 (GBF Targets 22 and 23: Inclusive participation and Gender equality) commits to citizens' and public associations' access to environmental information and public consultations [§6]. Despite being mapped to Target 23, the commitment contains no gender-specific content, and no mention of indigenous peoples and local communities, women, youth, or persons with disabilities appears in the NBSAP.

Measurability: All three are directional aspirations.

Sources:

  • §3 — Chapter 2: Current State of Biological Diversity
  • §4 — State Governance in the Field of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity
  • §5 — Chapter 4: Main Problems
  • §6 — Chapter 5: Goals and Objectives of the Strategy
  • §8 — National Action Plan for 2026–2030
  • §9 — National Action Plan: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Fauna and Flora

4. Delivery Architecture

Legislative framework

Seven principal laws govern biodiversity conservation and sustainable use [§4]:

  • Law on Environmental Protection (1992)
  • Law on the Plant World (2003)
  • Law on the Safety of Genetic Engineering Activities (2006)
  • Law on the Animal World (2007)
  • Law on Specially Protected Natural Areas (2018)
  • Law on the Protection and Use of Peatlands (2019)
  • Law on the Management of Genetic Resources (2024, No. 356-З)

Belarus is party to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Cartagena Protocol, the Nagoya Protocol, CITES, the Ramsar Convention, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species, and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds [§4].

Action Plan structure

The National Action Plan for 2026–2030 contains eighty-two numbered activities, each assigning specific ministries, executive committees, or the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NAS Belarus) as responsible executors, with defined implementation periods [§8][§9]. Responsible bodies span the Administration of the President, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Transport, the State Property Committee, oblast and district executive committees, the Minsk City Executive Committee, and state nature conservation institutions [§8][§9].

Protected area and ecological network strategies

Three existing strategies frame SPNA and peatland governance: the Strategy for the Implementation of the Ramsar Convention (2009), the National Strategy for the Development of the System of Specially Protected Natural Areas until 1 January 2030 (2014), and the Strategy for the Conservation and Rational Use of Peatlands (2015), under which mires totalling approximately 684,200 hectares have been designated where peat extraction is prohibited [§4]. A Scheme for Rational Placement of SPNAs of National Significance until 1 January 2035 (2024) guides the next phase of SPNA expansion [§8].

Scientific and monitoring infrastructure

The NAS Belarus provides scientific support across biodiversity conservation, monitoring of flora and fauna, integrated monitoring of ecosystems in SPNAs, peatland monitoring, and coordination of scientific activities relating to genetic resources and biosafety [§4]. The strategy maintains a suite of state cadastres*State cadastres are Belarus's legally mandated accounting registers. The country maintains a suite of these covering fauna, flora, land, water, forests, and greenhouse gas emissions as its primary biodiversity accounting system. — for the animal world, plant world, land, water, forests, and greenhouse gas emissions — as well as a peatland register and an SPNA register, all maintained continuously over 2026–2030 [§8].

Succession mechanism

The Action Plan includes its own succession provision: a draft National Action Plan for 2031–2035 is to be developed and submitted to the Council of Ministers by 2030 [§9].

Sources:

  • §4 — State Governance in the Field of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity
  • §8 — National Action Plan for 2026–2030
  • §9 — National Action Plan: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Fauna and Flora

4a. Peatlands: Drainage Legacy and Restoration Commitments

Peatlands are a defining element of Belarus's ecological profile and a cross-cutting theme in the strategy. Mire drainage has reduced mire area by 35 per cent over the past fifty years, to a current 926,826 hectares [§3]. The hydrological regime of mires is disrupted over 516,000 hectares, and 308,900 hectares of peatlands have been decommissioned from industrial exploitation [§5]. Over one million hectares of drained peatland soils are in agricultural use, of which approximately 190,000 hectares have degraded and been reclassified as anthropogenically transformed soils [§5]. Between 2015 and 2025, the total area of land under surface water bodies and mires decreased by 11.1 per cent [§5], while the area of woody-shrub vegetation expanded by 25.5 per cent as open meadows and fen mires overgrow [§5].

The NBSAP addresses this legacy through a dedicated legislative instrument — the Law on the Protection and Use of Peatlands (2019, No. 272-З) — and a peatland conservation strategy under which approximately 684,200 hectares of mires have been designated where peat extraction is prohibited [§4]. The Action Plan commits to ecological rehabilitation of degraded peatlands over no less than 12,000 hectares (2026–2030), targeting peatlands "whose economic use is economically unfeasible and technically impossible" [§8]. The peatland conservation strategy and distribution scheme are to be updated in 2026–2029 [§8]. A peatland register is maintained by the NAS Belarus [§8], and peatland monitoring operates within the National Environmental Monitoring System [§8].

Wetland bird species under threat of global extinction — aquatic warbler, greater spotted eagle, great snipe, black-tailed godwit, and Eurasian curlew — serve as indicators of the condition of open mire and floodplain meadow ecosystems and continue to decline [§3]. The restoration of open meadow and wetland ecosystems over no less than 3,000 hectares (2026–2030) directly addresses habitat for these species [§8].

Sources:

  • §3 — Chapter 2: Current State of Biological Diversity
  • §4 — State Governance
  • §5 — Chapter 4: Main Problems
  • §8 — National Action Plan for 2026–2030

5. Monitoring and Accountability

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection carries overall responsibility for biodiversity policy and coordinates the activities of state bodies and other organisations in the field [§4]. The NAS Belarus provides scientific support and coordinates monitoring of flora and fauna, integrated monitoring of ecosystems in SPNAs, monitoring of peatlands, and scientific activities relating to genetic resources and biosafety [§4].

Monitoring of the animal and plant world, comprehensive monitoring of ecological systems in SPNAs, comprehensive monitoring of peatlands, and monitoring of surface waters are conducted within the National Environmental Monitoring System [§8]. An open geoinformation database covering SPNAs, habitats of Red Book species, typical and rare landscapes and biotopes, and areas of international significance is to be created over 2026–2030 [§8].

SPNA management plans operate on a structured review cycle with five-year implementation periods [§8]. A normative legal act regulating the procedure for the preparation and updating of SPNA management plans is to be developed in 2029–2030 [§8]. Methodological approaches to determining standards for permissible loads on SPNAs are to be developed by 2026, with calculation and approval of those standards following in 2027–2030 [§8].

National reports and national accounts on Belarus's implementation of the CBD, the Nagoya Protocol, the Cartagena Protocol, and the Ramsar Convention are to be prepared over 2026–2030, with the Ministry of Natural Resources responsible [§9]. National clearing-house mechanisms on conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity — including monitoring of the use of genetic resources and biosafety — are maintained by the NAS Belarus [§9].

The Action Plan commits to professional development of no fewer than 50 managers and staff of state nature conservation institutions and territorial bodies of the Ministry of Natural Resources [§9].

Sources:

  • §4 — State Governance
  • §8 — National Action Plan for 2026–2030
  • §9 — National Action Plan: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Fauna and Flora

6. Finance and Resource Mobilisation

Belarus's NBSAP contains no budget allocations, cost estimates, currency figures, named funding instruments, or identified financing gaps for any of its eighty-two activities [§6][§8]. The strategy identifies three categories of funding source — republican budgets, local budgets, and international technical assistance — but attaches no figures to any of these [§8].

Commitment 16 (GBF Target 19: Finance mobilisation) commits to "mobilising financial resources for the implementation of measures for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity" without quantified targets [§6]. Commitment 15 references attracting investors to finance biological diversity and green procurement, but identifies no specific financial mechanisms or amounts [§6]. The Action Plan commits to attracting international technical assistance for conservation, sustainable use, and biosafety projects [§9].

No domestic public funding levels, multilateral or bilateral financing arrangements, private sector mobilisation strategies, innovative financing mechanisms, or subsidy reform measures are identified in the strategy.

Sources:

  • §6 — Chapter 5: Goals and Objectives of the Strategy
  • §8 — National Action Plan for 2026–2030
  • §9 — National Action Plan: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Fauna and Flora

7. GBF Target Coverage

Target 1: Spatial planning — Addressed

Commitment 1 integrates biodiversity conservation into integrated spatial planning schemes, with the aim of minimising the threat of loss to natural ecosystems and sites of high conservation value and maintaining ecological integrity and connectivity. The Action Plan includes a measure requiring incorporation of wildlife mortality prevention into pre-design documentation for national and local motor roads (2026–2030). The problems chapter quantifies the pressure: land under roads, transport infrastructure, and built-up areas grew 18.5 per cent between 2015 and 2025.

Target 2: Ecosystem restoration — Addressed

Commitment 2 sets a 30 per cent restoration target for disturbed and inefficiently used ecological systems. The Action Plan specifies ecological rehabilitation of degraded peatlands (no less than 12,000 ha) and restoration of open meadow and wetland systems (no less than 3,000 ha) for 2026–2030. Restoration of eutrophicated water bodies and watercourses is included. The baseline area of "disturbed and inefficiently used" systems is not defined.

Target 3: Protected areas (30x30) — Addressed

Commitment 3 sets SPNA targets of 9.4 per cent by 2030 and 9.6 per cent by 2035, with the broader "special protection" category reaching 22 per cent by 2030. The current SPNA baseline is 9.2 per cent (1,355 sites). The National Ecological Network comprises 93 elements covering 16.2 per cent of the territory. The Action Plan subdivides targets between national-significance SPNAs (7.2 per cent) and local-significance SPNAs (2.2 per cent), and includes an open geoinformation database and a new SPNA Development Strategy for 2030–2045.

Target 4: Species recovery — Addressed

Commitments 4 and 5 address species conservation and genetic diversity. The Red Book (fifth edition, 2025) lists 213 animal species and 310 plant species. The European bison population increased 40 per cent to 2,928 individuals (2,911 free-living). The Republican DNA Bank is to be maintained and expanded, and genetic resource databases for Red Book species are to be updated using DNA barcoding. The Action Plan commits to action plans for no fewer than 10 animal and 10 plant species, and no fewer than 5,000 artificial nesting installations. A grouse breeding nursery targets a 10 per cent increase in capercaillie numbers.

Target 5: Sustainable harvest — Mentioned

No commitment is explicitly mapped to Target 5. Commitments 8 and 9 (mapped to Target 10) address sustainable use of fauna and flora resources, including adaptive population management for game and commercial fish species. Belarus is a party to CITES.

Target 6: Invasive alien species — Addressed

Commitment 6 commits to halting, minimising, or mitigating the impact of invasive alien species. Alien animal species increased from 110 to 167 and alien plant species from 1,700 to 2,100 over ten years. A National Strategy on Invasive Species is to be developed, with existing species lists updated in 2028–2029. No quantified reduction target analogous to the GBF's 50 per cent introduction reduction is set.

Target 7: Pollution reduction — Addressed

Commitment 7 addresses pollution of surface and groundwater, biologically safe fertilisers and pesticides, and phased elimination of obsolete pesticide stockpiles. The Action Plan includes implementation of activities from river basin management plans for five major river systems (Dnieper, Western Bug, Pripyat, Neman, Western Dvina) and construction of wastewater treatment facilities.

Target 8: Climate and biodiversity — Addressed

Commitment 11 addresses the negative impact of climate change on biological and landscape diversity. The NBSAP documents a 1.4°C mean temperature increase, forest mortality peaking at 50,000 hectares in 2018, and northward range shifts of steppe species. The Strategy for Adaptation of Forests and Forestry to Climate Change is to be updated in 2028–2030. Adaptation measures for non-forest ecosystems are not specified.

Target 9: Wild species use — Mentioned

No commitment is explicitly mapped to Target 9. Commitments 8 and 9 (mapped to Target 10) cover sustainable use of fauna and flora resources. The specific Target 9 dimension of providing benefits for people in vulnerable situations through wild species management is not addressed.

Target 10: Agriculture / forestry — Addressed

Three commitments (8, 9, and 10) are mapped to this target, addressing fauna resources through adaptive population management, flora and forest resources, and sustainable agricultural practices including organic farming and rational use of peat soils. The Action Plan commits to producing annually no fewer than 20 million seedlings with closed root systems and expanding certified forest area. Over one million hectares of drained peat soils are in agricultural use, of which approximately 190,000 hectares have degraded.

Target 11: Ecosystem services (NbS) — Mentioned

No commitment is explicitly mapped to Target 11. Commitment 2 (mapped to Target 2) references enhancing "ecosystem functions and services" as an outcome of restoration. Restoration measures in the Action Plan (peatland rehabilitation, meadow/wetland restoration) serve ecosystem service functions, though they are framed as restoration rather than nature-based solutions.

Target 12: Urban biodiversity — Addressed

Commitment 12 commits to increasing the area and quality of green spaces in cities, with schemes for publicly accessible green areas accounting for biodiversity conservation, ecological connectivity, and human health and well-being. The Action Plan includes development of schemes for public green areas (2026–2030). No quantified area targets are set.

Target 13: Genetic resources / ABS — Addressed

Commitment 13 (jointly mapped to Targets 13 and 17) commits to national mechanisms for regulating access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing under the Nagoya Protocol. The Law on the Management of Genetic Resources (2024) provides the domestic legal framework. The Action Plan includes ensuring the granting of and modification of conditions for access to genetic resources. National clearing-house mechanisms for monitoring genetic resource use are maintained.

Target 14: Mainstreaming — Addressed

Commitment 14 commits to incorporating biodiversity into state programmes and planning documents related to natural resource use. The Council of Ministers Resolution directs state administration bodies to take the strategy's provisions into account when preparing programmes and normative legal acts. Existing mechanisms include state environmental expert review and environmental impact assessment.

Target 15: Business disclosure — Mentioned

The NBSAP maps commitment 15 to Targets 15 and 18. The substance covers economic incentives — best available techniques, resource-saving technologies, green procurement, and attracting investors — rather than monitoring, assessment, or disclosure of biodiversity risks by businesses.

Target 16: Sustainable consumption — Not identified

Content addressing GBF Target 16 was not identified in this NBSAP.

Target 17: Biosafety — Addressed

Commitment 13 (jointly mapped to Targets 13 and 17) addresses biosafety under the Cartagena Protocol. The Law on the Safety of Genetic Engineering Activities (2006) provides the domestic framework. The strategy's goals include ensuring the safe movement, use, and release of genetically engineered organisms. The Action Plan maintains the expert council on the safety of genetically engineered organisms. A national clearing-house mechanism on biosafety is in place.

Target 18: Harmful subsidies — Mentioned

The NBSAP maps commitment 15 to Targets 15 and 18. The content addresses positive incentives (green procurement, best available techniques, attracting investors) rather than the identification, reform, or elimination of biodiversity-harmful subsidies. No harmful subsidies are identified or targeted for reform.

Target 19: Finance mobilisation — Addressed

Commitment 16 commits to mobilising financial resources for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. Funding sources are identified as republican budgets, local budgets, and international technical assistance. No quantified financial targets or specific mobilisation mechanisms are detailed. Commitment 15 references attracting investors to finance biological diversity.

Target 20: Capacity and technology — Addressed

Commitment 18 (mapped to Targets 20 and 21) commits to enhancing scientific knowledge, promoting innovation, and strengthening research capacity. The NAS Belarus is the principal scientific institution across multiple domains including biodiversity monitoring, genetic resource management, and biosafety.

Target 21: Data and information — Addressed

Commitments 17 and 18 address this target. The Action Plan maintains six state cadastres (animal world, plant world, land, water, forests, greenhouse gas emissions), a peatland register, and an SPNA register. An open geoinformation database for SPNAs and conservation areas is planned. Monitoring operates within the National Environmental Monitoring System. Awareness activities include no fewer than 50 types of informational materials, no fewer than 150 green schools, and no fewer than 20 conferences and 25 seminars.

Target 22: Inclusive participation — Mentioned

Commitment 19 (mapped to Targets 22 and 23) commits to ensuring citizens' and public associations' access to environmental information and public consultations on environmentally significant decisions. The content addresses public participation broadly but does not specifically address equitable participation of indigenous peoples and local communities, women, youth, persons with disabilities, or other marginalised groups.

Target 23: Gender equality — Not identified

Content addressing GBF Target 23 was not identified in this NBSAP. The NBSAP maps commitment 19 to Targets 22 and 23, but the commitment's content addresses public access to environmental information and consultations with no gender-specific content.