The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan II “Achieving a resilient, productive and sustainable socio- ecosystem by 2050” is a cross-sectoral strategy focused on halting overall biodiversity loss and maintaining healthy, productive & functional ecosystems based on establishing coherent & resilient ecological networks supported by restructured policies & adequately mandated and empowered local communities & institutions for sustainable and equitable use of natural capitals of importance to human well-being and economic prosperity.
To make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable efforts will focus on the following areas: 1. Ecosystems loss - seeking to protect, recover and restore forest biological diversity through adequate and effective protected area networks, restoration of degraded ecosystems, and conservation of endemic and threatened species; 2. Loss of flora and fauna, including endemic species - aiming at conservation and rehabilitation of key endemic taxa, mammal and bird species vulnerable to extinction due to climatic changes associated with inadequate in situ & ex-situ conservation capacity and lack of knowledge and awareness on the status and number of rare and endangered plants in the country; 3. Genetic erosion- aiming to minimize genetic erosion of cultivated plants & domestic animals through improved ex-situ conservation capacity and improved biosafety management; 4. Deforestation seeking to promote the sustainable harvesting of forest products; 5- Over extraction of water resources- restoring and protecting water ecosystems to ensure adequate & safe water supply and sanitation for the Yemeni people, including the rural poor, women, and other vulnerable groups; 6. Damaging fisheries - seeking to promote sustainable management and harvesting of marine resources, and to strengthen climate change resilience of marine ecosystems with aim to ensure sustainable delivery of marine products to support Yemeni people livelihoods, including local poor & women; 7. Threatening agriculture- calling to increase agricultural productivity and sustainability through the diffusion of green technology in irrigation, pest control and protection of soil erosion against flood with ultimate end support sustainable livelihoods and local food security; 8. Urban urbanization- seeking to minimize impacts of uncontrolled urbanization on biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable land use planning & management; 9. Climate change and diversification- focused on enhancing the socio- ecosystems resilience against natural disasters through two complementary strategic approaches, namely devoted for building socio- ecosystems resilience against adverse impacts of natural disasters and renovation of degraded ecosystems; 10. Spread of invasive alien species- calls for developing and implementing national & local strategies, focusing on promoting integrated risk-based approach to control and manage intentional and unintentional introductions of these organisms; 11. Increased GHC emission-improving climate change mitigation through restructuring EPA to host the National Climate Fund (NCF) and the adoption of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) with specific focus on reducing GHG emissions through multiple actions including the shift to renewable energy.
To reduce poverty efforts will focus on alleviating poverty through: enabling local poor access to productive resources, including credit, land, water, education, knowledge and information, as well as to public services, and participate in planning & management of natural resources & basic services that would enable them to withstand against poverty, benefit from expanding employment and raise their standards of living.
Regarding governance, the Environment Protection Authority Management Board will be restructured to act as coordination mechanism for biodiversity issues beside its current mandate as coordination body for environmental issues. The monitoring mechanism may include the following elements: (a) a multi-sectoral coordination body with representation of various environmental agencies; (b) information system containing biodiversity indicators for information exchange, monitoring, evaluation of the strategy implementation & biodiversity status; and (c) a reporting system on biodiversity status and progress of implementation of the strategy for international, national and local stakeholder communities.