1. Food for thought to BIOPAMA and the Green List programmes
Governance & Equity
Food for thought to BIOPAMA and the Green List programmes

2. Main reflections
Governance needs to be at the heart of the conservation and planning strategies
Governance and equity to better direct national policies and enhance decision-making
Understanding governance and what it entails, at the different levels and with a multi-stakeholder approach
Consider landscape/seascape particularities, land-use planning, other policies
Think beyond assessment, encourage engagement and recognition of diverse governance arrangements/mechanisms
Consider governance as the “cout” of PA management
Encourage discussions about key governance elements for well- being
Time is an important measure for assessing governance, as much as hearing the many voices that have a say
Moral and transparency are fundamental pieces of the frame

3. Opportunities
Take stock of leassons learned in regions, countries and from different stakeholders
Expand training through many formal and more locally accepted means of education
Use the Green List Good governance component as a trigger for dialogue, supported by BIOPAMA

4. Recommendations
Develop training opportunities and means for better competencies/understanding of governance and equity, and the impacts on management
Undertake evaluations in sites and systems to invite necessary changes overtime
Encourage Green List nominations with strong governance analyses as part of the process
Collect case studies, lessons learned in a global “state-of-the- art” study that helps identify key actions needed in each country
Provide feedback to the standard for the Good Governance component based on arising points from evaluations
By collecting experience and enabling dialogue, partners have a potential to influence change in PA management policy frameworks in the long term, including those at the national (legal and institutional) and international levels (IUCN decisions, COP decisions, post-2020 agenda)