Capacity and Governance

Capacity and governance are critical for effective biodiversity conservation, influencing how policies are designed and executed. Strong governance ensures that conservation laws are robust and properly enforced, facilitating the creation of protected areas and the regulation of activities that impact biodiversity. Adequate capacity ensures resources are well-allocated, supporting everything from scientific research to ecosystem maintenance.

Furthermore, effective governance involves broad stakeholder engagement and international cooperation, essential for addressing complex biodiversity challenges that cross national boundaries. This holistic approach enables adaptive management practices, which are crucial for responding to new environmental challenges and ensuring the sustainability of conservation efforts.

The higher the score, the better the country ranks for this parameter.

The table is sorted from the highest score to the lowest:

Rank	Country	Score	Change
1	Iceland	85	N/A
2	Norway	82	N/A
3	Australia	81	N/A
4	Seychelles	79	N/A
5	Costa Rica	78	N/A
6	Netherlands	78	N/A
7	United Kingdom	78	N/A
8	Canada	77	N/A
8	Singapore	77	N/A
10	Chile	76	N/A
11	Finland	76	N/A
12	Denmark	75	N/A
13	Ireland	75	N/A
14	Switzerland	75	N/A
15	Brunei	73	N/A
16	Estonia	73	N/A
17	Japan	73	N/A
18	Taiwan	73	N/A
19	Uruguay	73	N/A
20	Bhutan	72	N/A
21	Romania	72	N/A
22	Bahamas	71	N/A
23	Belgium	71	N/A
24	Croatia	71	N/A
25	Luxembourg	71	N/A
26	Mauritius	71	N/A
27	Austria	70	N/A
28	Cape Verde	70	N/A
29	Czech republic	70	N/A
30	Germany	70	N/A
31	Portugal	70	N/A
32	United Arab Emirates	70	N/A
33	Botswana	69	N/A
34	China	69	N/A
35	Cuba	69	N/A
36	Fiji	69	N/A
37	Namibia	69	N/A
38	New Zealand	69	N/A
39	Solomon Islands	69	N/A
40	South Korea	69	N/A
41	Sweden	69	N/A
42	Vietnam	69	N/A
43	Latvia	68	N/A
44	Lithuania	68	N/A
45	Qatar	68	N/A
46	Rwanda	68	N/A
47	South Africa	68	N/A
48	Tanzania	68	N/A
49	Thailand	68	N/A
50	Antigua and Barbuda	67	N/A
51	Barbados	67	N/A
52	Dominica	67	N/A
53	Grenada	67	N/A
54	Indonesia	67	N/A
55	Maldives	67	N/A
56	Malta	67	N/A
57	Poland	67	N/A
58	Ecuador	66	N/A
59	El Salvador	66	N/A
60	Eswatini	66	N/A
61	France	66	N/A
62	Hungary	66	N/A
63	Italy	66	N/A
64	Kuwait	66	N/A
65	Malaysia	66	N/A
66	Slovenia	66	N/A
67	Spain	66	N/A
68	United States	66	N/A
69	Argentina	65	N/A
70	Belize	65	N/A
71	Ivory Coast	65	N/A
72	Kazakhstan	65	N/A
73	Peru	65	N/A
74	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	65	N/A
75	Trinidad and Tobago	65	N/A
76	Colombia	64	N/A
77	Guyana	64	N/A
78	Honduras	64	N/A
79	Jamaica	64	N/A
80	Mozambique	64	N/A
81	Nepal	64	N/A
82	Philippines	64	N/A
83	Saint Lucia	64	N/A
84	Samoa	64	N/A
85	Saudi Arabia	64	N/A
86	Vanuatu	64	N/A
87	DR Congo	63	N/A
88	Dominican Republic	63	N/A
89	Gabon	63	N/A
90	Georgia	63	N/A
91	Guatemala	63	N/A
92	Laos	63	N/A
93	Madagascar	63	N/A
94	Mexico	63	N/A
95	Montenegro	63	N/A
96	Oman	63	N/A
97	Panama	63	N/A
98	Senegal	63	N/A
99	Tonga	63	N/A
100	Bahrain	62	N/A
101	Lesotho	62	N/A
102	Nicaragua	62	N/A
103	Paraguay	62	N/A
104	Russia	62	N/A
105	Sri Lanka	62	N/A
106	Bolivia	61	N/A
107	Cyprus	61	N/A
108	Ghana	61	N/A
109	Israel	61	N/A
110	Malawi	61	N/A
111	Papua New Guinea	61	N/A
112	Zimbabwe	61	N/A
113	Benin	60	N/A
114	Brazil	60	N/A
115	India	60	N/A
116	Jordan	60	N/A
117	Kenya	60	N/A
118	Mongolia	60	N/A
119	Serbia	60	N/A
120	Uganda	60	N/A
121	Albania	59	N/A
122	Greece	59	N/A
123	Mauritania	59	N/A
124	Slovakia	59	N/A
125	Uzbekistan	59	N/A
126	Angola	58	N/A
127	Gambia	58	N/A
128	Moldova	58	N/A
129	Morocco	58	N/A
130	Suriname	58	N/A
131	Zambia	58	N/A
132	Algeria	57	N/A
133	Belarus	57	N/A
134	Bosnia and Herz.	57	N/A
135	Bulgaria	57	N/A
136	Burkina Faso	57	N/A
137	Cambodia	57	N/A
138	Cameroon	57	N/A
139	Ethiopia	57	N/A
140	North Macedonia	57	N/A
141	Ukraine	57	N/A
142	Egypt	56	N/A
143	Guinea-Bissau	56	N/A
144	Turkey	56	N/A
145	Armenia	55	N/A
146	Azerbaijan	55	N/A
147	Iran	55	N/A
148	Kyrgyztan	55	N/A
149	Sudan	55	N/A
150	Togo	55	N/A
151	Tunisia	55	N/A
152	Guinea	54	N/A
153	Lebanon	54	N/A
154	Sao Tome and Principe	54	N/A
155	Sierra Leone	54	N/A
156	Chad	53	N/A
157	Comoros	53	N/A
158	Congo	53	N/A
159	Bangladesh	52	N/A
160	Djibouti	52	N/A
161	Pakistan	52	N/A
162	Venezuela	52	N/A
163	Equatorial Guinea	51	N/A
164	Niger	51	N/A
165	Burundi	50	N/A
166	Iraq	50	N/A
167	Liberia	50	N/A
168	Mali	50	N/A
169	Myanmar	50	N/A
170	Nigeria	50	N/A
171	Micronesia	49	N/A
172	Kiribati	48	N/A
173	Tajikistan	48	N/A
174	Eritrea	47	N/A
175	Marshall Islands	47	N/A
176	Central Af. Rep.	46	N/A
177	Afghanistan	45	N/A
178	East Timor	45	N/A
179	Turkmenistan	44	N/A
180	Haiti	39	N/A