Use WWF’s NBSAP Tracker to check different countries’ progress in their planning on protecting nature and reversing biodiversity loss.

If nature is the life support for people and planet, biodiversity is the immune system. We need biological diversity to lead healthy, happy and prosperous lives. Find out what your country is planning to protect and restore nature and reverse the loss of biodiversity.

With one million species at risk of extinction, effective National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are crucial for global biodiversity conservation. NBSAPs outline a country’s plan on how to protect and restore nature. NBSAPs are critical for mobilizing action across the board and securing funding for biodiversity recovery. 

In response to the accelerating biodiversity crisis, the UN's Global Biodiversity Framework agreed in 2022 sets a decisive roadmap to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. This framework requires all 196 participating countries to revise their NBSAPs to align with these ambitious goals. Countries committed to do so by the upcoming UN Biodiversity Summit in October 2024. 

Some countries are living up to their promise to submit their revised NBSAP on time, others have only updated part of their NBSAP: their National Targets. But many countries still have not submitted anything, for various reasons. Some might lack ambition, while others don’t have the support they need to do the revision.

WWF developed a comprehensive NBSAP We Need Checklist to support countries when revising their NBSAPs which also forms the basis for our NBSAP Tracker. See below for more information on the Checklist. 

WWF’s NBSAPs Tracker critically reviews what countries have submitted to the UN. It systematically analyzes if these plans are ambitious, actionable, and aligned with the Global Biodiversity Framework, and delivered on time.

Methodology: WWF designed the methodology with guidance from FELD/NATURE ACTION TRACKER, based at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the OECD. We made sure to provide fair, impartial and evidence-based assessments in line with established methods. 

Assessment Process: Our assessment process involved evaluating NBSAPs and National Targets against 60+ criteria using WWF’s NBSAP Checklist. Each assessment is conducted by WWF International in close consultation with experts from WWF’s in-country offices. We continue to update the Tracker, so it’s worth checking back frequently. 

Results: These assessments provide insights into the effectiveness of national strategies. WWF is collaborating on advocacy with partners, including Greenpeace, to hold countries to account and to drive further improvement.

Click on the small pins with a purple centre to see the country's assessment.

Click on the large pins underneath the map to see countries that submitted NBSAPs, National Targets, or neither.

Country Analysis Comparison

Updated NBSAPs