Namibia continues to invest in biodiversity conservation and major accomplishments have been made in the reporting period since the submission of the 3rd National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2005. Government, international partner organizations, the private sector and civil society engagement and commitment have driven the accomplishment of major outputs set out in Namibia's National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), which was published in 2002 and which laid out a comprehensive range of biodiversity conservation and management actions for the time period 2001-2010. A key instrument for facilitating the implementation of the CBD in Namibia, the NBSAP has guided investments and priority actions on biodiversity matters, and is making significant contributions to global environmental management. Namibia enjoys significant support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and well-designed projects addressing key areas of the NBSAP, have made major contributions to its successful implementation and the application of CBD guidance at the national and local level.