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Financial Reporting Framework: Reporting on baseline and progress towards 2015

published: 27 May 2021

Identification of respondent

Country Botswana

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

Contact details of the respondent

Name

KEBAABETSWE KEOAGILE

Title

PRINCIPAL NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER

Organization

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND TOURISM

Department

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Phone numbers

+267 3902050
+267 3644669

Emails

Date of completion and submission of completed framework

2021-05-27

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: Botswana Pula (BWP)

All values are : in millions

Year	ODA	OOF	Other flows	Total
Average (baseline)	0	0	0	0

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:

10%

Average confidence levels

ODA: Medium

OOF: Medium

Other methodological observations/comments, including sources of data:

Biodiversity Expenditure Review Report (BIOFIN)

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

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?

Some measures taken

2. Inclusion of biodiversity in priorities and plans

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

Some inclusion achieved

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?

Some assessments undertaken

4.Reporting current domestic biodiversity expenditures

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

Currency: Botswana Pula (BWP)

All values are: in units

Year	Domestic expenditures	Overall confidence
2012	389,012,172	Medium
2013	451,260,806	Medium
2014	769,227,344	Medium
2015	792,627,943	Medium
Average	600,532,066	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	Yes
Government budgets – state/provincial
Government budgets – local/municipal
Extra-budgetary
Private/market
Other (NGO, foundations, academia)
Collective action of indigenous and local communities

Additional methodological information, including sources of data

BIOFIN Methodology Biodiversity Expenditure Review Report

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?

Not yet started

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: Botswana Pula (BWP)

All values are : in units

Year	Funding need	Estimated available resources	Estimated funding gap	Actions for priority funding
2016	980,630,679	908,695,679	71,935,000	Mainstreaming of cross cutting issues, energy, food security and tourism
2017	1,110,954,551	935,956,550	174,998,001	Sustainable use of natural resources
2018	1,149,720,023	964,035,247	185,684,776	Protection of natural resources
2019	1,075,577,091	992,956,305	82,620,786	Access and Benefit Sharing
2020	1,091,876,087	1,022,744,994	69,131,093	Implementation of NBSAP

Additional methodological observations/comments, including sources of data:

Future expenditure + Additional cost = Total Need Assumed year of Increment of 3% back wards to 2016 from 2019 Biodiversity Expenditure Review Report (BIOFIN) Finance Needs Assessment Report

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: Botswana Pula (BWP)

All values are in: in units

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expected funding gap	71,935,000	174,998,001	185,684,776	82,620,786	69,131,093
Domestic sources (total)	0	0	0	2,000,000	2,000,000
Protected Areas revenue						500,000	500,000
Biodiversity Offsets						500,000	500,000
Community Based Resource Management						1,000,000	1,000,000
Ecotoursim certfication
Ecolabel for beef products
Commercial use of invasive plants
Establishment of PA Parastatal
International sources (total)	0	0	0	500,000	38,000,000
Climate change funds						500,000	38,000,000
Remaining gap	71,935,000	174,998,001	185,684,776	80,120,786	29,131,093

Additional methodological observations/comments, including sources of data:

Seven domestic sources were discussed and only four were estimated with the first year in the negative meaning that extra investment is needed since they are not ready. Biodiversity Finance Plan

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

Please provide additional information below:

Climate Change Policy Environmental Assessment Act Measures are under discussions e.g Biodiversity Laws Risk Exposure

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Financial Reporting Framework: Reporting on baseline and progress towards 2015

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