National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015 – 2020. Country/Territory Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Document type Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Environment gen., Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Financing Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation PIC-prior informed consent Pollution control Public health Waste management Cultural heritage Indigenous peoples Forest management/forest conservation Non-timber products Plant protection Social protection Sustainable development Access and benefit-sharing Access-to-information Alien species Aquatic plants Aquatic animals Biotechnology Capacity building Climate change Coastal zone management Data collection/reporting Desertification Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Education EIA Endangered species Ex-situ conservation Gender Genetic resources Governance Integrated management Inventory Management/conservation Marine protected areas Monitoring Policy/planning Protected area Protection of environment Protection of habitats Protection of species Quarantine Risk assessment/management Special fund Sustainable use Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Wild fauna Wild flora Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries Abstract The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is a national plan with a sectoral approach. The timeframe of the Policy is 5 years between 2015 and 2020. The main goal of NBSAP (2015-2020) is to significantly improve the integrity of Tanzania’s ecosystems by 2020, thereby sustainably contributing to human well-being and socio-economic development of the country. Full text English