The NBSAP is a national framework to conserving and sustainable use of biodiversity, and equitable sharing of benefits derived from it. The guiding principles for the document are mainly the principles of the CBD. In preparing this document other than the CBD principles, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) of the government of Bangladesh, the Millennium Development Goals of UNDP, related sectoral policies of the country and other international obligations have been taken into consideration.