Focusing on six global biodiversity-related conventions, the UN Environment Sourcebook showcases national and regional opportunities for enhancing cooperation among biodiversityrelated conventions, with the ultimate aim of strengthening their implementation. The Sourcebook is built around 63 illustrative examples from around the world, showing the various mechanisms and approaches that individual countries and regional groups take to improving cooperation. It also highlights existing guidance. It was developed through a consultative process with national focal points, representatives from the Secretariats of the biodiversityrelated conventions, and other experts and interested stakeholders. Six themes form the basis of the structure of the Sourcebook, namely:
1. institutional arrangements;
2. information management and reporting;
3. the science-policy interface;
4. capacity building;
5. The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and NBSAPs; and
6. financial resource mobilization and utilization (including annex 3 on opportunities for accessing GEF funds)