Inadequate mainstreaming of the available, constrained financial resources and human capacity is evident. Foremost in this problem is the failure to adequately value biodiversity in decision-making, and this is exacerbated by shortcomings in knowledge of biodiversity' and the lack of commitment and capacity to manage ongoing threats. As biodiversity' conservation is a true cross-cutting issue, one of the major obstacles is mainstreaming it into the array of economic sectors.