biodiversity conservation
Bridging Indigenous and Western knowledge systems for inclusive forest-based resilience in Benin
Rooted in cultural and spiritual traditions, sacred forests offer unique opportunities for conservation. This article highlights the Knowledge-to-Action (K2A) project in Benin, led by the NGO SURVIE de la Mère et de l’Enfant. The K2A initiative aims to integrate Indigenous Knowledge and sacred forest management into biodiversity and climate policies across six districts.
Nature-based solutions to multiple crises: Scaling urban implementation in cities in Asia and the Pacific
This policy brief explores how nature-based solutions (NbS) can address interconnected environmental and urban challenges in Asia and the Pacific. It recommends stronger NbS integration in policy, localized implementation, blended finance, and the use of scientific and indigenous knowledge to enhance urban resilience and biodiversity.
Leave No Mountain Behind: The Synthesis Series – Integration of Indigenous knowledge for adaptation in mountain regions
How has Indigenous knowledge been leveraged to support climate change adaptation in mountain regions? This brief synthesises experience and learning captured on the Adaptation at Altitude Solution Portal and explores the use of Indigenous knowledge in climate adaptation in mountain regions through five themes.
Conservation Forestry – Careful Use of Canada’s Forest Resources
This report highlights the many ways that conservation serves as a core principle of sustainable forest management in Canada, so that forests will remain healthy and resilient and continue to support and enrich the lives of Canadians for many generations.
Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa
The Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa booklet showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused or accelerated by climate change that negatively affect mountain communities’ livelihoods and ecosystems. The publication includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda.
Climate Change & Environment Nexus Brief: Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
This nexus brief explores key challenges and issues related to biodiversity and the intrinsic linkages between ecosystems and sustainable development.
Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change in the UK: A Report by the British Ecological Society
This report examines how nature-based solutions can address societal problems in the UK in ways which benefit both people and nature.
Climate Change in the Eastern Himalayas: Community-based Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Support Biodiversity Conservation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pd2C6YmZwQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt The Climate Reality Project: Leader profiles - Dr. Lun Yin This project seeks to design a community-based biodiversity conservation...
Protecting Biodiversity and Multiple Ecosystem Services in Mountain Biological Corridors of the Mediterranean Ecosystem in the Santiago and Valparaíso regions, Chile (GEF-Montaña)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY6baEcMfE4&feature=emb_imp_woyt GEF-Montaña The solution implemented in the mountains of the Santiago Metropolitan region and part of the Valparaíso region seeks...
Building Resilience With Nature: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in National Adaptation Plan Processes
This analysis highlights the extent of integration and identification of ecosystems and EbA into NAPs, trends in how EbA was incorporated, and aspects that were limited in scope.