Biodiversity conservation programs are designed and implemented to protect target ecosystems and species. However, despite the best intentions, biodiversity conservation programming can have adverse impacts on the very ecosystems and species targeted for improvement and protection. A project promoting biodiversity conservation may have direct or indirect adverse environmental and social impacts and climate risks.
This Biodiversity Conservation SEG helps USAID managers and implementing partners plan, design, implement, and monitor integrated biodiversity programs in accordance with the USAID environmental procedures. The Biodiversity Conservation SEG is not intended to provide advice on how to develop biodiversity programming for USAID. It is, however, a tool to assess the potential negative impacts of biodiversity conservation activities and provide guidance on how to avoid, minimize, and mitigate them. This document is not intended to act as a complete list of all potential impacts because context is important to determining those impacts.
