The purpose of the document is to help increase access to existing guidance material on synergies among biodiversity-related conventions and to provide a basis for identifying gaps in the available guidance. As such, this report and any future online resources derived from it are primarily intended for informing the national focal points and management authorities responsible for the implementation of biodiversity-related conventions at the national level. Additionally, this can be of use to focal points of related conventions (e.g. regional biodiversity conventions) and other stakeholders. It can also be a useful resource for convention secretariats, the work of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions and the informal advisory group on synergies established by CBD COP decision XIII/24. Others working with the implementation of biodiversity-related conventions at the national level may also find it useful, although they are not the primary target.
