Document: Bergrivier LM: Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan

BM is a member of Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Programme, which is run by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability’s Global Biodiversity Centre, in partnership with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The key objective of the LAB programme is to support municipalities to integrate biodiversity into all aspects of their local governance. The LAB programme is a five step process that entails:

• Undertaking an assessment of local biodiversity and the way in which it is managed.
• Political commitment to biodiversity protection through signature of the Durban Commitment.
• Development of a Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) which is a 10 year plan detailing broad strategies and specific actions that the municipality will implement in a bid to conserve and enhance its biodiversity.
• Formal approval and adoption of the LBSAP
• Implementation of a minimum of three biodiversity initiatives within the first three years of the LBSAP time frame