The NCSA Synthesis Report, summarizes the challenges and opportunities experienced by countries in meeting their commitments under the Rio Conventions, as well as areas where more effort could yield better progress.
The report reveals that countries’ top five capacity development needs to implement the international treaties to conserve critical plant and animal wildlife, address climate change, and reduce the impacts of desertification and drought are: 1) public awareness and environmental education; 2) information management and exchange; 3) development and enforcement of policy and regulatory frameworks; 4) strengthening organizational mandates and structures; and 5) economic instruments and sustainable financing mechanisms.