Att bidra till implementeringen av det globala ramverket för biologisk mångfald i Mekong-regionen, och till att hindra förlusten av biologisk mångfald och öka motståndskraften mot klimatförändringar.

To contribute to the inclusive delivery of the Global Biodiversity Framework in the Mekong region, and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss and increasing resilience to climate change.

The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the inclusive and equitable delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the Mekong Region and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss and increasing resilience to climate change. The programme has the following objectives: - By 2027, responsible actors in four focal ministries for the convention of biodiversity have enhanced ambition, skills and partnerships to ensure revised National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) deliver inclusive and measurable nationwide conservation benefits/targets. Mekong in BALANCE will contribute through providing technical support to NBSAPs revisions to align them with the KM-GBF and provide platforms for non-state actors to ensure inclusive consultation processes. - By 2027, advanced progress on KM-GBF target 3 on land and inland waters and recognition of indigenous and local communities rights through equitable and inclusive processes is made. Mekong in BALANCE will contribute by strengthening Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) institutional and management capacity to identify, assess and register OECMs, and actively involving and building capacity of local communities, indigenous peoples and faith-based groups in the process. - By 2027, a comprehensive and rights based framework is established integrating biodiversity and climate priorities into transnational river governance in the Mekong River, supporting resilience of the river system, its ecosystems and the people who depend on it. Mekong in BALANCE will contribute by co-creating an inclusive conservation plan with the aim of enhancing collaboration between member countries to deliver against the GBF inland water targets, conducting basin-wide conservation assessments, and identifying innovative OECM opportunities.