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Global Call SCBD-IDLO Capacity Building Establishing Measures to Implement the Nagoya Protocol

Forum Post By Caroline Monja / 28 December, 2017 - 21:57

I am pleased to inform you that the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) in partnership with the Secretariat has launched the second phase of a capacity-building programme to support the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) with the financial supp

Access and benefits sharing

Coral Triangle Marine Protected Areas Curriculum

By Diego Ochoa

Teaches you the principles of marine protected area management over 12 modules, with an emphasis on strengthening local capacity and increase access to information across the Coral Triangle. The module was developed by the Coral Triangle Center (CTC).

Course URL:

https://www.conservationtraining.org/mod/page/view.php?id=3804

Eye on Earth Webinar: Effective Communication for Sustainable Development - Distracting People with Reality

Forum Post By Heena Ahmed / 1 May, 2017 - 17:01

Date: May 03, 2017 at 1:30 PM GMT Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3724766445296304642 ABSTRACT: Over the last 4 years, World Resource Institute, a global research organization, and Vizzuality, a missio

Biodiversity Mainstreaming

Chagra's Fairs In The Colombian Amazon As An Alternative To Protect Agricultural Biodiversity And Traditional Knowledge: The Case of Tarapaca’s Indigenous Communities

By Craig Groves / 1 February, 2017 - 03:22

In the Colombian Amazon, indigenous groups, women's organizations, the Sinchi Amazon Institute of Scientific Research, and the Ministry of Environment, implement Chagra’s Fairs (local name given to Agrobiodiversity Fairs) to empower initiatives based on principles of solidarity economy and traditional knowledge as an alternative to extractive economies that have historically operated in the region.

Gestion Du Parc National La Visite

By Christin CALIXTE / 20 August, 2016 - 22:16

La République d’Haïti se trouve dans l’hémisphère nord, spécifiquement dans le bassin de la Caraïbe, entre la mer des caraïbes et l’Océan Atlantique. Elle se situe entre 18°0’ et 20°6’ de latitude Nord et 71°20’ et 74°30’ de longitude Ouest (PNUE/MDE, 2010). Elle est également connue sous les appellations Quisqueya ou «Bohio». Avec une superficie de 27.750 km2elle partage avec la République Dominicaine l’ile d’Hispaniola qui est la deuxième plus grande en superficie dans la Caraïbe.

BIOPAMA Caribbean has just issued a call for expression of interest on data management trainings

Forum Post By Christina Supples / 19 March, 2015 - 21:06

The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme is currently soliciting Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from organisations actively involved in managing protected areas at the national level and needing assistance in conducting data management workshops/trainings.

Science and research

Information Systems For Biodiversity And Protected Area Management – Understanding Interactions Between Conservation And Livelihoods

By Sarah Valenti / 3 November, 2014 - 14:38

To improve the long term conservation of biodiversity in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions by providing better, more relevant and more accessible information for protected areas management, setting up a network of regional BIOPAMA observatories, developing a Reference Information System to host and facilitate the exchange of data, and to provide the associated capacity building to contribute to, and effectively use, these tools.

Conservation And Sustainable Use Models, At Guatemalan Protected Areas

By Vinamra Mathur / 3 November, 2014 - 08:47

Previously the establishment of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve, resources at the area were depredated principally for timber and hunting. Populations with no land certainty used resources with no sustainability guidelines. After the establishment of the MBR not many things changed and government was pushed to create a functional mechanism that reduced the depredation of resources.The concession mechanisms established gave the opportunity to organized communities and private enterprises to participate in the management and sustainable use of resources.

Expresión de interés de apoyo técnico

By Gisela Talamas / 27 June, 2014 - 23:54

Estimados Colegas, el Foro EPANB (NBSAP Forum) proporciona enlaces a una serie de fuentes de financiamiento para apoyar a países elegibles en la revisión e implementación de las EPANBs, entre estos, se encuentran el Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (GEF), la Comisión Europea, la Iniciativa Darwin del Gobierno del Reino Unido y el Fondo Japonés para la Biodiversidad.

Equator Initiative Case Study - Integrated Forestry Enterprise of Bayamo

By Annie Virnig / 13 February, 2014 - 04:11

Integrated Forestry Enterprise of Bayamo is a state-run forest enterprise operating Granma Province, Cuba. In 1999, Granma was one of two pilot sites for an ecological forest farms (Fincas Forestales Ecológicas) initiative, which put reforestation of Cauto River basin in the hands of smallholder farmers. The working model saw plots of land assigned to interested households for concession periods of 30 years.