initiatives such as reducing emissions fromdeforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; and therole of conservation, sustainable management of forests andenhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries. We callfor increased efforts to strengthen forest governance frameworks andmeans of implementation, in accordance with Non-Legally BindingInstrument on All Types of Forests (NLBI) to achieve sustainableforest management. To this end, we commit to improving thelivelihoods of people and communities by creating the conditionsneeded for them to sustainably manage forests including throughstrengthening cooperation arrangements in the areas of finance,trade, transfer of environmentally sound technologies,capacity-building and governance, as well as by promoting secure landtenure, particularly decision-making and benefit sharing, inaccordance with national legislation and priorities.194.We call for urgent implementation of the Non-legally BindingInstrument on all Types of Forests and the Ministerial Declaration ofthe high-level segment of the ninth session of the United NationsForum on Forests on the occasion of the launch of the InternationalYear of Forests.195. We recognize that the United Nations Forum on Forests, with itsuniversal membership and comprehensive mandate, plays a vital role inaddressing forest-related issues in a holistic and integrated manner,and promoting international policy coordination and cooperation toachieve sustainable forest management. We invite the CollaborativePartnership on Forests to continue its support to the Forum andencourage stakeholders to remain actively engaged in the work of theForum.196. We stress the importance of integrating sustainable forestmanagement objectives and practices into the mainstream of economicpolicy and decision-making, and to that end we commit to workingthrough the governing bodies of member organizations of theCollaborative Partnership on Forests to integrate, as appropriate,the sustainable management of all types of forests into theirstrategies and programmes.Biodiversity197.We reaffirm the intrinsic value of biological diversity, as well asthe ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational,cultural, recreational and aesthetic values of biological diversityand its critical role in maintaining ecosystems that provideessential services, which are critical foundations for sustainabledevelopment and human well-being. We recognize the severity of globalbiodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystems and emphasize thatthese undermine global development, affecting food security andnutrition, provision of and access to water, health of the rural poorand of people worldwide, including present and future generations.This highlights the importance of the conservation of biodiversity,enhancing habitat connectivity and building ecosystem resilience. Werecognize that traditional knowledge, innovations and practices ofindigenous peoples and local communities make an importantcontribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity,and their wider application can support social well-being andsustainable livelihoods. We further recognize that indigenous peoplesand local communities are often most directly dependent onbiodiversity and ecosystems and thus are often most immediatelyaffected by their loss and degradation.198.We reiterate our commitment to the achievement of the threeobjectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and call forurgent actions that effectively reduce the rate of, halt and reversethe loss of biodiversity. In this context, we affirm the importanceof implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, andachieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets adopted at the TenthConference of the Parties to the Convention.199.We note the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to GeneticResources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising fromTheir Utilization, and we invite parties to the Convention onBiological Diversity to