Brazil, Colombia, and Peru are megadiverse, multiethnic, and multicultural countries, encompassing more than 80% of the Amazon Basin and other strategic ecosystems. However, the region faces a severe biodiversity crisis: 94% of wild vertebrate populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have been lost since 1970.
The Cap4Bio project works to halt and reverse this loss by supporting the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and the National Biodiversity Strategies and Plans (NBSAPs) in subnational agendas and actions.
The approach is based on two integrating pillars:
- Whole-of-Government: strengthening coordination and efficiency between the national, state and municipal levels;
- Whole-of-Society: involvement of local communities, indigenous peoples, academia, the private sector, and civil society in the definition and implementation of common goals.
In addition, the project strengthens local capacities, promotes innovative financing mechanisms for conservation, and encourages the sharing of solutions among megadiverse countries. Cap4Bio reinforces the role of the Amazon as a key territory for global biodiversity and contributes to the region’s progress towards inclusive, cooperative and results-oriented environmental governance.