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Can blended finance help increase investment in southern Africa's community-based conservation? 707 | June 19, 2020 |
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Webinar - Informing the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Lessons learned from the Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
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GEOBON and Microsoft launch US$1 million grant programme: EBVs on the Cloud As our planet’s biodiversity is increasingly threatened, it is more important than ever to have a sustained and integrated way to assess biodiversity and enable informed decision-making in global... Read more 574 |
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Recordings available-Webinar on the Global ABS Community Available now are the recordings and presentations of the recent webinar of the Global Access and Benefit Sharing Community, the community of practice of the UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project. The... Read more 1,012 |
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Recording available - Methods & Applications for Tropical Forest Data in your Country In this webinar series, we focused on how to use data to improve the outcomes of conserve tropical forest efforts. On Tues. 894 |
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Webinar on ABS & Digital Sequence Information (Recording) The Global ABS Community, the Community of Practice of the UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project announces that the following webinar is currently available on their platform: ABS & Digital Sequence... Read more 650 |
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Learning Opportunity | Registration in Open: Free online course on Green EntrepreneurshipViktoriia Brezheniuk | by Viktoriia Brezheniuk on September 30, 2020 |
Announcements | Nature for Life Hub - Mapping Nature for People and Planet: The Big EnchiladaMarion Marigo | by Marion Marigo on September 24, 2020 |
Announcements | STARTING TOMORROW - Nature for Life HubMarion Marigo | by Marion Marigo on September 24, 2020 |
Learning Opportunity | Registration in Open: Free online course on Gender and Mining GovernanceDavid Johnson | by Viktoriia Brezheniuk on August 21, 2020 |
Learning Opportunity | Webinar - Informing the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Lessons learned from the Small Island Developing States (SIDS)Marion Marigo | by Marion Marigo on May 25, 2020 |
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The Sixth National Reports (6NR) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) project, funded by the GEF and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), provides support to 137 Parties to the CBD in preparing a high quality, data driven, gender responsive 6NR. These 6NRs provide a final review of the progress each Party is making to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Among these 137 countries, 36 are Small Island Developing States (SIDS), who are facing specific challenges to protect nature and monitor biodiversity. The SIDS have some of the most diverse and unique ecosystems in the world, and are home to a host of rare endemic species, therefore we must ensure their conservation and protection. Biodiversity is an important contributor to the livelihood of many SIDS, as industries like tourism and fisheries can constitute over half of the GDP of small island countries. Many of the threats to biodiversity – unsustainable fishing and agriculture practices, pollution, poaching, and habitat destruction – are addressed in national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), but remain important challenges due to a lack of adequate capacities and data to efficiently implement and monitor national conservation action. Additional difficulties arise in the coordination of stakeholders and the sharing and use of up-to-date spatial and non-spatial data on biodiversity. Main Resources:
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Esta página ofrece al equipo y a los representantes de Colombia un espacio de trabajo privado para compartir información más sensible sobre el proyecto y su implementación en Colombia. Esta página está protegida con contraseña y solo los usuarios permitidos de Colombia y el equipo científico tienen acceso a ella. Para permitir que un nuevo usuario de su país acceda a esta página, comuníquese con Marion Marigo (marion.marigo@undp.org). This page offers the team and representatives from Colombia a private working space to share more sensitive information regarding the project and its implementation in Colombia. This page is password-protected, and only allowed users from Colombia and the science team have access to it.To enable a new user from your country to access this page, please contact Marion Marigo (marion.marigo@undp.org).
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Galapagos: forest cover / coberturas en bosque by Ivan Gonzalez 2020 Sep 18 - 02:29 |
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Esta página ofrece al equipo científico y representantes de los países piloto un foro para compartir más información sobre el proyecto. Proporciona un medio para que el equipo científico comparta enlaces a datos, para que los países discutan aplicaciones de datos y para el aprendizaje entre pares. Para permitir que un nuevo usuario de su país acceda a esta página, comuníquese con Marion Marigo (marion.marigo@undp.org). Recursos:
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PROYECTO DE INTEGRIDAD FORESTAL DE LA NASA INSTRUCCIONES PARA ACCEDER A LOS DATOS by Jaris Emmanuel ... 2020 Oct 29 - 11:34 |
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Esta página ofrece al equipo científico y a representantes de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú un foro para compartir información más sensible sobre el proyecto. Proporcionará un medio para que el equipo científico comparta datos preliminares para comentarios, para que los países discutan las aplicaciones de datos y para el aprendizaje entre pares. Para obtener recursos y debates específicos para cada país, haga clic en el botón del país correspondiente a continuación. Para permitir que un nuevo usuario de su país acceda a esta página, comuníquese con Marion Marigo (marion.marigo@undp.org). Recursos:
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Para comentarios - Plan de trabajo del equipo cientifico by Marion Marigo 2020 Aug 8 - 02:12 |
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This page offers the team and representatives from Peru a private working space to share more sensitive information regarding the project and its implementation in Peru. This page is password-protected, and only allowed users from Peru and the science team have access to it. To enable a new user from your country to access this page, please contact Marion Marigo (marion.marigo@undp.org).
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![]() Welcome on the regional discussion page for Asia Region. This part of the website is designed to welcome discussion focusing by region and language on the topic of the Sixth National Reports to CBD. You can interact with your counterparts in the preferred language; nonetheless, for this regional discussion, we encourage you to communicate and share questions and advises in [LANGUAGE]. We hope this page will enhance the communication and exchange between peers, and foster the preparation of the 6th National Reports, to meet the deadline on 31 Dec. 2018.
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NBSAP Forum just launched the South Asia Regional Implementation Support Network for Achieving Target 11 at CoP 14 to CBD! by Heena Ahmed 2018 Nov 22 - 14:59 |
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ee360 Community EE Fellowship by Arturo Herrera 2019 Dec 19 - 05:06 |
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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE AICHI TARGET 11: CMS COP 13 SiDE EVENT | 17 February 2020 by Heena Ahmed 2020 Feb 17 - 12:29 |
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Through two NASA-funded projects, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Member States, and several world-class research institutions are working in partnership to provide world-class data on forests, climate change, and conservation. The primary objective of these projects is to enable sustained use of satellite data to track progress, support planning efforts, and inform policy and management decisions that contribute toward implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) in several pilot countries. As the world works to deliver on the CBD and the 2030 Agenda, spatial data will be an imperative component of national planning and implementation. These projects provide one of our best opportunities to develop spatial data layers and ensure countries utilize them. Forest Integrity Project Forest Integrity Project The NASA Forest Integrity Project (FIP) provides accessible, high quality spatial data to national policymakers to support their commitments to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The project’s goal is to provide pilot countries with spatial data on forest cover, human pressure, forest integrity (a metric to identify high value forest areas), and forest connectivity that can guide decision making through the UN Biodiversity Lab decision support system. The project initially focused on eight pilot countries: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, DRC, Ecuador, Indonesia, Peru, and Viet Nam. In the final year of the project, we are delighted to scale-up our activities to provide data access to 21 additional countries with humid tropical forests: Angola, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guyana, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Uganda. Collaborating research and capacity building institutions include: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), NASA, Montana State University, University of Northern Arizona, University of Northern British Columbia, University of Maryland, University of Queensland, and Wildlife Conservation Society. Click the button above to access the project page, which offers the science team and representatives from project countries a secure forum to share information regarding the project. To enable a new user from your country to access this page, please contact Marion Marigo (marion.marigo@undp.org). Life on Land Life on Land The NASA Life on Land Project provides forecasting models to evaluate scenarios for Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to meet their commitments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development under alternative climate and policy scenarios. With key ties to the commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), this project works to enable countries to conserve, restore, and sustainably use their forests to support nature-based solutions for climate change and sustainable development. The project focuses on: (1) projecting change to 2040, 2070, and 2100 in ecosystem structure and composition, vertebrate habitats, and water risk under scenarios of climate and land use change; (2) analyzing trends to inform reporting and policymaking for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15; and (3) developing an SDG decision support system for sustained use by in-country collaborators, building on the work already completed through UN Biodiversity Lab. The project focuses on three pilot countries: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Collaborating research and capacity building institutions include: the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), NASA, Montana State University, University of Northern Arizona, University of Northern British Columbia, University of Queensland, and Wildlife Conservation Society. Click the button above to access the project page, which offers the science team and representatives from project countries a secure forum to share information regarding the project. To enable a new user from your country to access this page, please contact Marion Marigo (marion.marigo@undp.org). Resources: |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target One - Biodiversity Awareness - focuses on the need for society to be aware of the wide range of values of biodiversity, including social, ecological and economic benefits. It states: By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably.
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Aichi Biodiversity Target Two - Biodiversity Mainstreaming – focuses on the need to integrate the values and benefits of biodiversity into societal decision-making. It states: By 2020, at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and local development and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systems. Although biodiversity and ecosystem services provide enormous societal values, these values and benefits are not widely reflected or accounted for in societal decision making, including in productive sectors, such as agriculture and energy, and in development sectors, such as land-use planning and poverty reduction. As a result, these and other sectors often have major negative impacts on biodiversity, underpinning the very foundation that sustains them. Furthermore, trends in biodiversity loss are often invisible in national accounts. To achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target Two, countries need to assess the values of biodiversity to a variety of sectors, and integrate biodiversity values fully into their national planning processes. Countries should consider developing natural capital accounting systems, and those that recognize social and cultural values. Indicators of biodiversity mainstreaming may include status and trends in: • Biodiversity value assessments for key development and economic sectors Main Resources
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BIODIVERSITY AND THE SDGs—SUBMIT COMMENTS BY 31 OCTOBER 2018 ON DRAFT GUIDANCE ON MAINSTREAMING BIODIVERSITY CONSIDERATIONS IN V by Monique Chiasson 2018 Oct 4 - 21:05 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Three - Incentives and Subsidies – focuses on the need to change the incentives and subsidies that are harmful to biodiversity. It states: By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and in harmony with the Convention and other relevant international obligations, taking into account national socio-economic conditions. Biodiversity and ecosystems maintain the flow of ecosystem services that are essential for human wellbeing, including economic development. Yet incentives and subsidies often encourage individual and organizational behavior that either fosters biodiversity loss and degradation (often as an unintended consequence of the subsidy), or that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. To achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target Three, countries need to assess the current status of incentives and subsidies; understand the unintended consequences of these to biodiversity; eliminate, phase out or reform incentives and subsidies that are harmful for biodiversity; and, develop and apply incentives and subsidies that safeguard biodiversity.
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Resumen Semana 3 - Curso Abierto Masivo en Línea sobre "Consumo y Producción Ecológicos" by Marcela Torres 2018 Apr 4 - 20:50 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Four - Sustainable Production and Consumption– focuses on the sustainable production and consumption of natural resources. It states: By 2020, at the latest, governments, businesses and stakeholders at all levels have taken steps to achieve, or have implemented, plans for sustainable production and consumption, and have kept the impacts of natural resources use well within safe ecological limits.
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NBSAP of Egypt and better integration of SCP by Shaimaa Taha 2019 Feb 5 - 21:52 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Five - Habitat Fragmentation and Degradation – focuses on reducing habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation. It states: By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and where feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced.
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IIED Briefing: Meeting future demand for drinking water supply in Dar es Salaam: Hydrological modelling of the Ruvu River and assessment of flows by Anonymous (not verified) 2018 Apr 4 - 10:33 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Six – Sustainable Fisheries – focuses on the sustainable management of the world’s fisheries, including of key species and habitats. It states: By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits.
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Le renforcement des capacités à négocier pour la résolution des conflits portant sur la gestion des ressources naturelles: le cas du Parc Marin de Mohéli, aux iles Comores by HOUSSOYN HOUSSENI 2018 Nov 30 - 22:10 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Seven – Sustainable Resource Management – focuses on sustainable agriculture, aquaculture and forestry. It states: By 2020, areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversity.
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Une solution pour la degradation du littorale aux Comores by HOUSSOYN HOUSSENI 2019 Aug 6 - 00:03 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Eight – Pollution – focuses on the reduction of pollution. It states: By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity.
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Resume Of Advances On The Resilience Project On Pollution At Eastern Las Vegas by Ensafeindia 2019 Jan 22 - 16:59 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Nine – Invasive Alien Species – focuses on the reduction of threats to biodiversity and ecosystems from invasive alien species. It states: By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, priority species are controlled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent their introduction and establishment.
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In-Tree Project. Introduced Tree species in European Forests by Ensafeindia 2019 Jan 24 - 19:16 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Ten – Vulnerable ecosystems – focuses on reducing pressures on ecosystems that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, in order to improve resilience and enable adaptation of these systems. It states: By 2015, the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidification, are minimized, so as to maintain their integrity and functioning.
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COP 14 side event: Protecting intact ecosystems as part of an overall nature retention target by Marion Marigo 2018 Nov 18 - 23:21 |
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Aichi Biodiversity Target Eleven – Protected Areas – focuses on protected areas. It states: By 2020, at least 17 percent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 percent of
coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed,
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Hot off the Press! UNDP and ILCN launch a new report on Privately Protected Areas, analysing status in 30 countries by Heena Ahmed 2019 Sep 4 - 03:40 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Twelve – Species and Extinctions – focuses on preventing the extinction of species. It states: By 2020, the extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustained.
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Hard-won wisdom: What conservationists need to know about wildlife-related corruption by Anonymous (not verified) 2018 Apr 4 - 10:33 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Thirteen – Genetic Diversity – focuses on the maintenance of genetic diversity of plants and animals important for maintaining national and global food security. It states: By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants, farmed and domesticated animals and wild relatives, including other socio-economically and culturally valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding their genetic diversity.
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Discussion ForumsSubscribe![]() Aichi Biodiversity Target Fourteen – Ecosystem Services – focuses on restoring and safeguarding critical ecosystem services. It states: By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.
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PA Business Plan Catalogue - Planes de Negocios en Areas Marinas Protegidas, Parque Nacional Cahuita by Marion Marigo 2019 Feb 26 - 07:02 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Fifteen – Climate Resilience – focuses on strengthening climate resilience and carbon sequestration through ecosystem restoration. It states: By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least fifteen percent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to combating desertification. Deforestation, wetland drainage, mangrove removal, seagrass bed damage, overgrazing of grasslands and other types of habitat degradation lead to increased emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases, and to increased vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Restoring degraded ecosystems can simultaneously increase carbon sequestration, improve climate resilience, and restore essential ecosystem services and safeguard biodiversity. In order to achieve Target 15, countries will need to assess the distribution and status of key degraded ecosystems; understand the role of these ecosystems in enhancing climate resilience and sequestering carbon and identify and prioritize key areas for restoration. They will also need to undertake key restoration actions, including restoring natural disturbance regimes, controlling harmful invasive species, managing over-abundant species, recreating native communities, reintroducing species and improving the abiotic environment, among others. Target 15 indicators may include status and trends in:
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Supporting complex decisions that don't undermine biodiversity by Phoebe Barnard, PhD 2019 Mar 30 - 05:34 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Sixteen – Access and Benefits Sharing focuses on the Nagoya Protocol and equitable sharing of the benefits of biodiversity. It states: By 2015, the “Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization” (the Nagoya Protocol) – http://www.cbd.int/abs/ - is in force and operational, consistent with national legislation. The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits, arising out of the utilization of genetic resources of biodiversity, is one of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (http://www.cbd.int). The Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Nagoya Protocol at its tenth meeting in Nagoya, Japan. The Nagoya Protocol provides a transparent legal framework for the effective implementation of fair and equitable benefits sharing of genetic resources. In order to achieve this target, countries will need to assess the opportunities and constraints involved in ratifying the Nagoya Protocol; understand the legislative, administrative and policy measures that will need to be in place to meet the obligations of the Nagoya Protocol, and implement these measures. Target 16 indicators may include:
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Seventeen – NBSAPs – focuses on the development and implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). It states: By 2015, each Party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument, and has commenced implementing an effective, participatory and updated national biodiversity strategy and action plan.
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Eighteen – Traditional Knowledge – focuses on respecting the traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities. It states: By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all relevant levels.
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Foro en línea para la aplicación del Programa de desarrollo de capacidades sobre arreglos nacionales de CT, logro de la Meta 18 y contribución a la Meta 16 del Plan Estratégico para la Diversidad Biológica 2011-2020 by Marion Marigo 2018 Apr 4 - 16:43 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Nineteen – Science and Research – focuses on improving, sharing and applying scientific knowledge and research. The full text for Aichi Biodiversity Target 19 states: By 2020, knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved, widely shared and transferred, and applied.
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Funding Announcement: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research by Joanne Flanders 2018 Jun 28 - 05:02 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeAichi Biodiversity Target Twenty – Resource Mobilization – focuses on mobilizing the financial resources required to implement a country’s National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (NBSAP). It states: By 2020, at the latest, the mobilization of financial resources for effectively implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 from all sources, and in accordance with the consolidated and agreed process in the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, should increase substantially from the current levels. This target will be subject to changes that are contingent with the resource needs assessments to be developed and reported by Parties.
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Presentación I: Integrando la biodiversidad a la planificación, experiencia de Costa Rica con su Estrategia Nacional de Biodiversidad y BIOFIN by Anonymous (not verified) 2018 Apr 4 - 10:33 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribePolicy and legislation focuses on developing and implementing effective national policies and legislation in order to translate the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets into NBSAPs. The important role of policy and legislation in national and sub-national biodiversity planning has been repeatedly emphasized in the last two decades. However, due to lack of awareness and political will, policy and legal approaches to address the biodiversity crisis often reflect a traditional understanding of biodiversity law. Reforms often focus on legal measures aimed directly at the protection of habitats, ecosystems and species, and not on those that indirectly affect biological diversity. They thus neglect some of the main drivers of biodiversity loss. In order for NBSAPs to become an integral part of the wider policy, legal and institutional framework, and to enable mainstreaming in development sectors, legal and policy considerations will need to play a key role in each step of the NBSAP revision process. This revision process includes the biodiversity planning cycle in general (e.g. roles and responsibilities, timeline, stakeholder participation and coordination and monitoring mechanisms etc.) as well as the core elements of strategic biodiversity planning: the identification of targets and actions, their prioritization, and their implementation. As part of the NBSAP revision process, planners should undertake a comprehensive legal and policy analysis. This analysis should include challenges and obstacles associated with different legal options or policy approaches. It should also include consideration on how to overcome legal and policy barriers and challenges. Main Resources
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: All Webinar Recordings Now Available! by Diego Ochoa 2018 Apr 20 - 05:46 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeSpatial planning focuses on the use of spatial data for biodiversity and ecosystems mapping and planning. Spatial data includes a wide range of data that are stored, analysed and presented in spatial format, typically using some kind of geographic information system (GIS). Decision X/2 of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP 10) urged parties to use revised NBSAPs as effective instruments for the integration of biodiversity targets into spatial planning processes by Government and the private sector at all levels. Policy makers depend upon spatially-explicit information in order to effectively design, implement and manage policies and plans for a wide range of environmental issues, including land management, climate change and biodiversity conservation. Spatial data and mapping can be utilised within an NBSAP to illustrate the current status of biodiversity in a region, identify national priorities and visually communicate key biodiversity issues. These data can provide baselines to track progress towards national and international targets, analyse trade-offs, measure policy impacts and consider future scenarios. The types of spatial planning included in an NBSAP can range from simple datasets to more complex real time mapping tools and systematic conservation planning approaches. Maps of biogeographic regions, ecosystem services, key biodiversity areas, land cover, land use and land use change, protected areas and species distributions are particularly useful in demonstrating national priorities within the NBSAP. The recommended resources and datasets will assist an NBSAP team to identify the appropriate tools and datasets that target country requirements. In learning how to transform common barriers to incorporating spatial data and mapping into NBSAPS, such as limited access to reliable data, NBSAP teams will also be better prepared to integrate it into revised NBSAPs. Main Resources
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UNEP Digital Discovery Series | Sneak Peak of UN Biodiversity Lab 2.0 | Presentations & Recording Available! by Annie Virnig 2020 Sep 17 - 01:14 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeGender Mainstreaming refers to the coherent and comprehensive inclusion of gender considerations into the design and implementation of the NBSAP. Gender mainstreaming can increase the effectiveness of implementation and can help ensure that biodiversity objectives do not undermine human well-being. The potential benefits of gender mainstreaming include avoiding the risk of worsening existing gender inequalities through biodiversity policies, programs and projects; gaining the support and engagement of women, who form half of the population; benefiting from women’s specific knowledge regarding biodiversity, its uses and conservation; and contributing to improving the wellbeing of women and of the poor. Although women are specifically mentioned only in Target 14, gender considerations crosscut most of the Aichi Targets. There are many ways to approach gender issues in the NBSAP. Regardless of the specific steps taken, and the particular areas where each country may focus, there are four broad goals that planners should aim to include gender issues in their NBSAPs, including: (a) ensuring women’s participation in decision-making; (b) preventing negative impacts on women; (c) promoting benefits for women; and, (d) promoting gender equality. Main Resources
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Webinar on Gender & Access and Benefits Sharing by Marion Marigo 2018 Aug 21 - 15:35 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeThe Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) is a two-way information exchange platform which can contribute to national planning, implementation and reporting in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It was established in accordance with Article 18.3 of the Convention to promote scientific and technical cooperation, and its evolution has been guided by COP decisions, the most recent being X/15 and XI/2 B and XII/2 B. The CHM is a global network with the CBD website as a central hub, national Clearing-House Mechanisms at country level, and partner institutions at thematic or regional levels. In this context, a national CHM should complement the global information services of the the central CHM by providing more specific information services to facilitate the implementation of the NBSAP at country level. Therefore, an NBSAP should include a strategic vision for the national CHM and, where appropriate, a realistic roadmap for its operationalization and further development based on anticipated resources. This way, the information services provided by the national CHM will effectively respond to national needs identified by the NBSAP.
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Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) Award at COP 13 by Heena Ahmed 2017 Feb 23 - 04:56 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeTargets and Indicators focuses on using targets and indicators in the implementation of NBSAPs. The CBD COP Decision X/2 that adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 also urged Parties to develop national targets to integrate into their NBSAPs. Target setting should be conducted in accordance with national situations, priorities and capacities, using the five Strategic Goals and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 as a flexible framework. In the same Decision, Parties were also urged to monitor and review the implementation of their NBSAPs. Indicators are a key tool that can be used to monitor, evaluate, and report progress towards the targets at the national and international levels. Targets provide a focus and help set priorities for the implementation of an NBSAP to achieve a desired outcome. Targets make it easier to move from words to action, and from actions into measurable results. A target can be defined as a specified value or level of performance of something that is to be achieved or maintained, and towards which action is aimed. An indicator is a metric based on verifiable data that conveys information. For each target, it is important to develop one or more indicators. Effective indicators help planners to track progress towards targets, to understand and monitor key status and trends in biodiversity, to raise awareness about an issue, to identify and prioritize actions, and to assess the progress, success and effectiveness of these actions as part of adaptive management. Target setting and indicator development should involve stakeholder and expert consultation in the gathering and analysis of information. Indicators should be developed for specific national targets, taking into account potential linkages to global indicators for the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Main Resources
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Developing Biodiversity Indicators - e-learning module by Heena Ahmed 2018 Jun 15 - 04:34 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeThe negotiation and adoption, in 1992, of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) coincided with the emergence and rapid growth of modern biotechnology, which raised some concerns about its safe use. This led to the incorporation of references in the CBD. These include both the benefits of The Convention provides that each Contracting Party shall, as far as possible and as appropriate:
These Convention provisions focused mostly on the need of Parties to take measures at the national level. In response to Article 19.3 of the Convention, the Parties negotiated and adopted the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in January 2000. Main Resources
Country progress map: Implementing the programme of work on public awareness, education and participation regarding LMOsPriority Area 1 of the Programme of Work on Public Awareness, Education and Participation regarding LMOs recommends that the integration and promotion of the programme of work elements into awareness and education components in the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Priority Area 5 of the Programme of Work recommends the integration of work on Article 23 of the Cartagena Protocol on public awareness, education and participation regarding LMOs with CEPA, including materials in particular for youth education. The programme of work is available at https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/cpb_art23_pow.shtml. Below is a progress map of the current implementation of the programme of work.
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15th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety by Marion Marigo 2018 Sep 18 - 16:34 |
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Discussion ForumsSubscribeThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, agreed by 193 Member States of the United Nations, sets out an ambitious set of 17 goals and 169 targets - embodying three basic principles of indivisibility, inclusion and acceleration to achieve social, economic, and environmental progress. Because the 2030 Agenda is consistent with the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, the implementation of one contributes to the achievement of the other. Actions to conserve, sustainably manage and equitably share benefits of ecosystems directly contribute to human well-being and development priorities, including by reducing poverty, promoting food security, ensuring health, ensuring water security, securing renewable energy, sustaining livelihoods and jobs, proving resilient green infrastructure, promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation, conserving oceans, and conserving biodiversity. The 2030 Agenda seeks to benefit all people, and commits to leaving no one behind. To deliver the ambitious 2030 Agenda, countries must ensure that NBSAP actions are linked to national development planning, and to locally grounded action. Local communities, which are disproportionately responsible for maintaining the world's biodiversity while becoming more vulnerable to the impacts of over-consumption, biodiversity loss and climate change, can play a key role in implementing NBSAP actions. The impact of NBSAPs extends far beyond Goal 14 (Life below Water) and Goal 15 (Life on Land); each NBSAP action is capable of contributing to multiple development goals. NBSAPs adopted as policy instruments can provide a ready pathway to accelerate implementation of SDGs. Main Resources
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Can blended finance help increase investment in southern Africa's community-based conservation? by David Johnson 2020 Sep 8 - 23:45 |
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![]() Article 26 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) states that, at intervals to be determined by the Conference of the Parties (COP), Parties will report on the measures which they have taken to implement the provisions of the CBD and their effectiveness in meeting CBD objectives. The next national report to the CBD, the Sixth National Report (6NR), is due 31 December 2018. At the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13), held in Cancun in December 2016, the 6NR guidelines and reporting templates were adopted (Decision XIII/27). These documents can be accessed here. This reporting period will provide a final review of the progress each Party is making to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
The Sixth National Report contains seven sections:
An optional online reporting tool, accessible on the CBD Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM), is available in the six UN languages to facilitate the reporting process. Main Resources
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What is the link between national reports and spatial data? Learn more with this 5 minute video! by Marion Marigo 2019 Dec 11 - 20:29 |