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Financial Reporting Framework: Reporting on baseline and progress towards 2015

published: 28 Aug 2018

Identification of respondent

Country Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Please indicate on whose behalf this information is being completed National Focal Point

Contact details of the respondent

Name

Astrid Hilgers

Title

CBD National Focal point

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture, nature and Food Quality

Department

Nature and Biodiversity

Phone numbers

+31-6-38825293

Emails

a.k.hilgers@minez.nl

Date of completion and submission of completed framework

2018-08-28

1. International financial resource flows

1.1 Please indicate the amount of resources provided by your country in support of biodiversity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition.

Please indicate, as appropriate, the nominal amount of financial resources provided by source as well as the total amount. Please also indicate your degree of confidence in the estimated amount or, alternatively, provide a range of estimates.

1.1.1 Baseline information

Currency: Euro Member Countries (EUR)

All values are : in millions

Year	ODA	OOF	Other flows	Total
2006	159			159
2007	97			97
2008	93			93
2009	95			95
2010	87			87
Average (baseline)	106	0	0	106

Methodological information:

ODA includes:

Bilateral
Multilateral

ODA/OOF includes: Disbursements

ODA/OOF includes:

Directly related
Indirectly related

As applicable, methodology used to identify official resource flows:

OECD DAC Rio markers

As applicable, coefficient used for resource flows indirectly related to biodiversity, when calculating total numbers:

40%

Average confidence levels

ODA: High

1.1.2 Monitoring progress in mobilizing international financial flows For the purposes of monitoring progress, please provide data for years after 2010

Year	ODA	OOF	Other flows	Total
2015	51	0	0	51

Methodological information:

Average confidence levels

ODA: High

1.2 Has your country taken measures to encourage the private sector as well as non-governmental organizations, foundations and academia to provide international support for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020?

Comprehensive measures taken

Please provide additional information below:

• [ 3 ] The policy of the Dutch government is committed to reduce the ecological effects and to stimulate a more efficient production and consumption [...]serious efforts are underway to limit it (i.e. the ecological footprint) as much as possible. This happens for example through the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), but also through direct agreements between businesses and social organisations. • [ 4 ] WAVES: The Netherlands government supports implementation of the WAVES initiative and the development of the natural capital accounting framework SEEA-SEA • [ 5 ] More extensive information on other Dutch initiatives is available in our Fifth National Report.’’

2. Inclusion of biodiversity in priorities and plans

Has your country included biodiversity in national priorities or development plans?

Some inclusion achieved

Please provide additional information below:

See country profile of the Netherlands on www.cbd.int for our NBSAP and answer to question 8 in our fifth National report. )

3. Assessment and/or evaluation of values

Has your country assessed and/or evaluated the intrinsic, ecological, genetic, socioeconomic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic values of biological diversity and its components?

Comprehensive assessments undertaken

Please provide additional information below:

• ([ 1 ] The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB): As from 2011 a number of thematic TEEB studies have been commissioned and a number of them have been finalized. (http://www.biodiversiteit.nl/teeb). With TEEB-NL the Dutch government aims for improved transparency of economic value, in terms of costs and benefits of ecosystem services for businesses, government and citizens. The result are in the first place meant to raise awareness of the fact that the value of biodiversity and ecosystems should be incorporated in decision making processes for policies and investments. The results of TEEB-NL also include concrete proposals or prospects for action. • [ 2 ] ANK (Digital Atlas Natural Capital): ANK is the Dutch National Ecosystem Assessment. It’s goal is to provide a geographical or GIS-based inventory of the national ecosystems and their services. The inventory offers both qualitative and quantitative description of the national ecosystems, including a monetary valuation. The project is a national implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy initiative called MAES (Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services). ANK is a multi-year project that started in 2012. http://www.atlasnatuurlijkapitaal.nl • [ 3 ] Natural Capital Accounting: The Dutch government has commissioned the development of a national Natural Capital Account to the national statistics office (Statistics Netherlands, CBS) in collaboration with Wageningen Research Centre. A first pilot was carried out in 2014-2015, working according the UN-SEEA framework for experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA - EEA). The Dutch work and experience also contribute to the further development of the international knowlegde base for natural capital accounting. • [ 4 ] Green Deals: Green deals are a form of public private partnerships or agreements to stimulate sustainable initiatives. Green Deals have been initiated in the field of energy, climate, water, biodiversity and many more. The Green Deal approach centres on businesses, civil society organizations and authorities seizing every possible opportunity for greening with activities that contribute to economic growth while also improving the environment. The central government facilitates innovative initiatives from society. The Green Deal helps to remove obstacles and achieve more rapid results. To date a number of 23 Green Deals have been initiated in the field of Biodiversity and nature. Some Examples are: Community of Practice (CoP) Businesses and Biodiversity and the Platform Businesses and Biodiversity and Economy (BEE).

4.Reporting current domestic biodiversity expenditures

4.1 Please indicate the annual financial support provided to domestic biodiversity-related activities in your country.

Currency: Euro Member Countries (EUR)

All values are: in millions

Year	Domestic expenditures	Overall confidence
2007	1,492	Medium
2008	1,709	Medium
2009	1,892	Medium
2010	1,880	Medium
2011	1,825	Medium
2012	1,597	Medium
2013	1,707	Medium
2014	1,610	Medium
2015	1,455	Medium
Average	1,685	Medium

4.2 Information on sources and categories

Numbers above cover	Expenditures directly related to biodiversity	Expenditures indirectly related to biodiversity
Government budgets – central	Yes
Government budgets – state/provincial	Yes
Government budgets – local/municipal	Yes
Extra-budgetary
Private/market	No	No
Other (NGO, foundations, academia)	Yes	Yes
Collective action of indigenous and local communities

4.3. Role of collective action and non-market approaches

4.3.1 Has your country assessed the role of collective action, including by indigenous and local communities, and non-market approaches for mobilizing resources for achieving the objectives of the Convention?

No such assessment necessary

Year	Contribution	Overall confidence
Average	0	No value selected

Methodological information:

As applicable, methodology used to assess the role of collective action and non-market approaches

Conceptual and Methodological Framework for Evaluating the Contribution of Collective Action to Biodiversity Conservation
Other

5. Reporting funding needs, gaps, and priorities

Please indicate your annual estimated funding need (for instance, based on your revised NBSAP) and calculate the estimated funding gap by subtracting estimated available resources. Indicate actions for priority funding.

Please start with the year which is most appropriate for your own planning purposes.

Currency: Euro Member Countries (EUR)

All values are : in millions

Additional methodological observations/comments, including sources of data:

Funding gaps are not applicable and have therefore not been estimated in the Netherlands

6. National finance plans

Please provide a brief synthesis of your finance plan, by indicating, in the table below, your planned resource mobilization, by source, and their respective planned contributions towards your identified finance gap.

Currency: Euro Member Countries (EUR)

All values are in: in millions


Expected funding gap
Domestic sources (total)
International sources (total)
Remaining gap

7. Has your country taken measures to encourage the private sector as well as non-governmental organizations, foundations and academia to provide domestic support for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020?

Some measures taken

8. Availability of financial resources for achieving targets

Did your country have adequate financial resources:

(1) to report domestic biodiversity expenditures?

Yes

(2) to report funding needs, gaps and priorities?

Yes

(3) to prepare national finance plans for biodiversity?

Yes

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