Indonesia's biological richness and diversity are unique and beautiful and might serve as capital for sustainable development. Until now, there are still many unidentified biological resources, which may become a source of future livelihoods. Sustainable management of biodiversity is very important to maintain the sustainability of ecosystem services and allow the sustainable use of biodiversity to be possible. Therefore, biodiversity management planning becomes important in providing Indonesians with a reference for sustainable management and utilization of biodiversity for the prosperity of the nation. National references on the management and utilization of Indonesia's natural resources have been included in the 2015-2020 IBSAP. The IBSAP 2015-2020 is intended to be a binding document for the implementation of national development in accordance with the mandate of Act No. 5 Year 1994 concerning the Ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Act No. 21 Year 2004 concerning Ratification of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Act No. 11 Year 2013 concerning Ratification of Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits of Their Convention on Biological Diversity and other laws and regulations related to the management and utilization of biodiversity.

It is shown in the IBSAP 2003-2020 program that the adoption of action plans and programs still requires an integrated implementation of the 2010-2014 National Medium Term Development Plan and Ministries/Institutions Strategic Plan. Most of the programs adopted are only related to improving conservation and living rehabilitation. Therefore, a number of matters still need to be improved, be it: the level of understanding on biodiversity functions at the regional level, the synergy between central and regional biodiversity programs as well as socialization on biodiversity management policies. For the effective management of biodiversity, the IBSAP 2015-2020 has been prepared so that future biodiversity management policies can improve people’s understanding on the importance of the conservation of biodiversity and its value, including mainstreaming biodiversity issues at every institutional and community level to ensure that the IBSAP 2015-2020 can be implemented at various levels.