Iraq's commitment to fulfilling its responsibilities to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and in recognition of the importance of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the National and Global Strategic Plan for the Conservation of Biodiversity and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Sixth Biodiversity Report has been completed by national efforts from the Ministry of Health and Environment with other related Ministries and agencies by the technical support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and funded by the Global Environment Facility.The Ministry of Health and Environment has worked hard and is committed to meeting the timetable set by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity by mobilizing all resources for this task.
The implementation of this report is in line with the implementation of the Global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets to be discussed during COP 15 in 2020. This report provides an opportunity for us to assess what has been done by the Ministry of Health and Environment with relevant institutions in the area of biodiversity conservation during the years since the implementation of the national strategy ( 2015 - 2020 ).
SIXTH NATIONAL REPORT OF IRAQ TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY