Such institutions will not be able to deliver on their intended objectives unless they are empowered to do so. It is perhaps timely for governments to review the existing mandates of such committees and to evaluate whether and how they can be improved so as to foster biodiversity mainstreaming. For example, in Ethiopia, environmental units are embedded within various sector ministries with the intent to mainstream environmental issues across sectors. Targeted capacity building can support gaps in technical capacity, and should be focused at both national and subnational levels. This includes developing tools and guidance to support mainstreaming at national and subnational levels, providing technical support to ministries in target countries, and promoting learning among different countries. Biodiversity-related data are often unavailable, or are unreliable and/or of insufficient quality.