The Eye on Biodiversity SI was formed in 2011 and has over 60 members with good gender and geographic representation. Jane Glavan is the new facilitator. The SI meets monthly via Webex and uses a Basecamp portal to share documents. It focuses on incentivizing the sharing of biodiversity information. There is currently one pilot project underway to make biodiversity data from environmental impact assessments more accessible. The community is working on developing a vision statement and preparing new project proposals.
Presented by Alan Nicol, Liza Debevec and Likie Nigussie at a workshop on ‘Land and Water Investment in the Eastern Nile basin: Challenges and opportunities for regional development” held in Wad Medani, Sudan, December 3-5, 2016.
FPE at 25: Celebrating Connectedness through Conservation
Calibrating commitments and actions into the future through the FPE Strategic Plan (2015 - 2025)
www.fpe.ph
National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans 2.0: Project overviewIIED
All parties to the global Convention on Biological Diversity are revising their national biodiversity strategy and action plans (NBSAPs).
This Darwin Initiative-funded project is making sure poverty alleviation is included in the strategies and plans in four developing countries: Botswana, Uganda, Namibia and the Seychelles.
The NBSAPs 2.0 project aims to guide the revision process and build African leadership in biodiversity mainstreaming. Working in collaboration with the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, the project builds capacity for biodiversity mainstreaming, develops tools, provides technical support and shares learning.
More details: www.iied.org/nbsaps.
Engaging with the Green Climate Fund: Experience from NepalAIDA_Americas
Presentation of Tunga Rai, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), during the Session 3 of the GCF Watch international webinar series "Engaging with the GCF in different regions and countries".
National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans 2.0: Lessons learned (Seychel...IIED
What has been learnt so far in the course of revising national biodiversity strategies and actions plans (NBSAPs)?
On 12 November 2013, representatives from Seychelles presented their key lessons at a side event to the Convention on Biological Diversity global workshop in Nairobi.
In Seychelles, biodiversity mainstreaming has started in specific sectors, including harmonising environment and land use planning legislation, shared management of ecologically important areas with the owners and operators of tourism establishments, and community-based involvement in setting up an eco-management system between the Seychelles Fishing Authority and artisanal fishers.
More details: www.iied.org/nbsaps.
Presented by Alan Nicol, Liza Debevec and Likie Nigussie at a workshop on ‘Land and Water Investment in the Eastern Nile basin: Challenges and opportunities for regional development” held in Wad Medani, Sudan, December 3-5, 2016.
FPE at 25: Celebrating Connectedness through Conservation
Calibrating commitments and actions into the future through the FPE Strategic Plan (2015 - 2025)
www.fpe.ph
National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans 2.0: Project overviewIIED
All parties to the global Convention on Biological Diversity are revising their national biodiversity strategy and action plans (NBSAPs).
This Darwin Initiative-funded project is making sure poverty alleviation is included in the strategies and plans in four developing countries: Botswana, Uganda, Namibia and the Seychelles.
The NBSAPs 2.0 project aims to guide the revision process and build African leadership in biodiversity mainstreaming. Working in collaboration with the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, the project builds capacity for biodiversity mainstreaming, develops tools, provides technical support and shares learning.
More details: www.iied.org/nbsaps.
Engaging with the Green Climate Fund: Experience from NepalAIDA_Americas
Presentation of Tunga Rai, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), during the Session 3 of the GCF Watch international webinar series "Engaging with the GCF in different regions and countries".
National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans 2.0: Lessons learned (Seychel...IIED
What has been learnt so far in the course of revising national biodiversity strategies and actions plans (NBSAPs)?
On 12 November 2013, representatives from Seychelles presented their key lessons at a side event to the Convention on Biological Diversity global workshop in Nairobi.
In Seychelles, biodiversity mainstreaming has started in specific sectors, including harmonising environment and land use planning legislation, shared management of ecologically important areas with the owners and operators of tourism establishments, and community-based involvement in setting up an eco-management system between the Seychelles Fishing Authority and artisanal fishers.
More details: www.iied.org/nbsaps.
USAID Experience Securing Land and Resource Rights for Forest LandscapesThe Cloudburst Group
This presentation, given at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum by Dr. Matthew Sommerville, seeks to describe the experiences of USAID and its implementing partners in strengthening tenure rights around sustainable landscape interventions in a variety of national contexts. It seeks to describe the incremental steps that REDD+ proponents can take around policy and actions. Credit:
- Matthew Sommerville, Tetra Tech
- Stephen Brooks, USAID
National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans 2.0: Lessons learned (Botswana)IIED
What has been learnt so far in the course of revising national biodiversity strategies and actions plans (NBSAPs)?
On 12 November 2013, representatives from Botwana presented their key lessons at a side event to the Convention on Biological Diversity global workshop in Nairobi.
Dineo Gaborekwe from Botswana stressed the importance of:
* Wide consultation and dialogue with principal stakeholders
* Taking a multi-sectoral approach, and
* Using a range of methods such as environmental impact assessment to gather evidence and build a strong case for mainstreaming.
More details: www.iied.org/nbsaps.
Planning for Sustainable Communities: Master Plan Guidance for New Jersey Of...APA-NJ
Since the amendment to the MLUL in 2008 to include the Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Plan element (The Sustainability Plan) in the list of permitted Master Plan elements, towns across New Jersey have been taking sustainability planning more seriously. Especially in the wake of recent extreme weather, the need for short-term resiliency actions and long-term sustainability goals is more pressing than ever.
Therefore, it is with great pleasure that the Sustainability Committee of the NJ Chapter of the American Planning Association announces the release of a sustainability planning guide for planners and municipal officials. The new guide, “Planning for Sustainable Communities: Master Plan Guidance for New Jersey Officials”, deconstructs the traditional master plan and offers new approaches to each of the plan elements with sound local and global examples that any NJ municipality can tailor to their needs.
Tourism and resilient ecosystems: CBD and tourismAnna Spenceley
This presentation was made at a IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group side event at the World Parks Congress, Sydney, on 13 November 2014
Presented by IWMI's Jennie Barron at a Roundtable on Building Resilience to Climate Change through Community Dialogues held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 20, 2016.
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Al...ESD UNU-IAS
This presentation was part of the 7th African RCE Meeting, 2-4 August 2017 in Lusaka, Zambia “RCE Initiatives: Milestones for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”.
Presentation by Jeff Sayer on the meaning of Forest Landscape Restoration regarding the notion of landscape and the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR).
USAID Experience Securing Land and Resource Rights for Forest LandscapesThe Cloudburst Group
This presentation, given at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum by Dr. Matthew Sommerville, seeks to describe the experiences of USAID and its implementing partners in strengthening tenure rights around sustainable landscape interventions in a variety of national contexts. It seeks to describe the incremental steps that REDD+ proponents can take around policy and actions. Credit:
- Matthew Sommerville, Tetra Tech
- Stephen Brooks, USAID
National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans 2.0: Lessons learned (Botswana)IIED
What has been learnt so far in the course of revising national biodiversity strategies and actions plans (NBSAPs)?
On 12 November 2013, representatives from Botwana presented their key lessons at a side event to the Convention on Biological Diversity global workshop in Nairobi.
Dineo Gaborekwe from Botswana stressed the importance of:
* Wide consultation and dialogue with principal stakeholders
* Taking a multi-sectoral approach, and
* Using a range of methods such as environmental impact assessment to gather evidence and build a strong case for mainstreaming.
More details: www.iied.org/nbsaps.
Planning for Sustainable Communities: Master Plan Guidance for New Jersey Of...APA-NJ
Since the amendment to the MLUL in 2008 to include the Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Plan element (The Sustainability Plan) in the list of permitted Master Plan elements, towns across New Jersey have been taking sustainability planning more seriously. Especially in the wake of recent extreme weather, the need for short-term resiliency actions and long-term sustainability goals is more pressing than ever.
Therefore, it is with great pleasure that the Sustainability Committee of the NJ Chapter of the American Planning Association announces the release of a sustainability planning guide for planners and municipal officials. The new guide, “Planning for Sustainable Communities: Master Plan Guidance for New Jersey Officials”, deconstructs the traditional master plan and offers new approaches to each of the plan elements with sound local and global examples that any NJ municipality can tailor to their needs.
Tourism and resilient ecosystems: CBD and tourismAnna Spenceley
This presentation was made at a IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group side event at the World Parks Congress, Sydney, on 13 November 2014
Presented by IWMI's Jennie Barron at a Roundtable on Building Resilience to Climate Change through Community Dialogues held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 20, 2016.
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Al...ESD UNU-IAS
This presentation was part of the 7th African RCE Meeting, 2-4 August 2017 in Lusaka, Zambia “RCE Initiatives: Milestones for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”.
Presentation by Jeff Sayer on the meaning of Forest Landscape Restoration regarding the notion of landscape and the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR).
Parker allie_Mobilising biodiversity data for science and policy in South Afr...Fatima Parker-Allie
Biodiversity Informatics in South Africa, as in other parts of the world, is a young and dynamic field of science, which translates into an enormous challenge for biodiversity scientists. Understanding mechanisms for information sharing in this landscape has been successful over time. The South African National Biodiversity Institute, houses the GBIF Node, and supports a knowledge-management platform, which makes biodiversity data freely and openly available. The South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF) is a major publisher of biodiversity data, making >11.5 million biodiversity data records available, from a growing network of more than 15 organisations, to the global scientific community. Data standards such as the Darwin Core, and protocols such as TAPIR and the Integrated Publishing Toolkit have been used. Data sharing takes place through both funded and non-funded mechanisms, to initiate digitization activities. A comprehensive policy framework has also been put in place by SANBI, to enable data sharing which takes into account intellectual property rights, citations and sensitive data. The scope of data of types being mobilized is increasing through the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme with species, specimens, observation, images and molecular data being mobilised, and made accessible. The Information Architecture is evolving to support these data types and to ensure that relevant data can be accessed efficiently in support of science, policy and decision making.
GCARD2: Speaker paper Land, Water, Forests and LandscapesGCARD Conferences
AIRCA will bring an integrated and holistic approach to solving development problems at a landscape scale through the mobilisation of nine agricultural R&D centres with a wealth of expertise across a range of ecosystem types and crops. AIRCA’s members have a demonstrated ability to respond rapidly and efficiently to agricultural problems, and it is AIRCA’s intention to work in close partnership with the CGIAR Consortium, bringing in expertise which is complementary to that of the FAO and the CGIAR.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Developing the field of Biodiversity Informatics in South Africa through the ...Fatima Parker-Allie
Presentation looks a developing the field of informatics, and the use and application of Biodiversity data through a showcase example of the use of marine data and the impacts of climate change on fish species under current and future climate scenarios
Communities Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade: online learning series for the...IIED
This is a presentation from the second event of an online learning series for the East African Community region on communities combating illegal wildlife trade.
The event gave an introduction, overview and lessons learned on the ‘Local communities: First Line of Defence against Illegal Wildlife Trade (FLoD)’ initiative, which aims to support designers and implementers of anti-poaching and anti-wildlife trafficking strategies and projects to effectively engage local communities as partners.
The events are organised by IUCN, together with the International Institute for Environment and Development and IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group. They are supported by USAID Kenya and East Africa through the Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources (CONNECT) project, and will supplement the comprehensive training course on FLoD, which is currently under development with support from the BIOPAMA programme, supported by the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
More details: https://www.iucn.org/regions/eastern-and-southern-africa/our-work/conservation-areas-and-species/local-communities-first-line-defence-against-illegal-wildlife-trade-flod
Guiding Principles and Recommendations for Responsible Business Operations in and around Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)
A collaborative project of the KBA Partnership coordinated by IUCN
Draft 2 for public consultation
2 December 2016
For any query about this document or the project, please contact Giulia Carbone, Deputy Director, Global Business and Biodiversity Programme, IUCN (Giulia.carbone@iucn.org).
National Biodiversity Informatics GoalsDavid Remsen
I assembled these thoughts during and following the CBD conference in Hyderabad in 2012. It suggests that a majority of biodiversity informatics initiatives are active in addressing just a small set of fundamental questions regarding biodiversity. It then suggests that aligning these activities with the Aichi Targets would provide the means to focus them on achieving nationally-relevant (and hence fund-able) goals.
1. he Eye on Biodiversity SI was formed during the 2011 Eye on Earth Summit and has grown
to a membership of over 60 stakeholders with a broad geographic representation and good
gender balance. All other SI facilitators and several stakeholders also have membership to
increase cross-SI opportunities.
Recently, Jane Glavan, AGEDI Partnership Manager (jglavan@ead.ae) was assigned to be the new
facilitator of the SI. There is no consensus chair within the SI as it is decided upon on a rotating
basis. This provides the community equal opportunity to help support and guide the direction of the
monthly meeting so that it best addresses the community needs.
The SI meets via Webex on a monthly basis based on the best availability of the community. A shared
community area was created on Basecamp where the community can share documents, discussions
as well as post potential funding opportunities and conference presentations. The Portal is kept up
to date by the community as well as by the SI Facilitator.
KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR SI
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EYE ON BIODIVERSITY SI AT A GLANCE
Formation Eye on Earth Summit 2011
Membership 60 international stakeholders
Chair Chair appointed on a rotating basis
Steering Committee under development
Meetings via Webex each month, subject to availability of the community
(Basecampportalcreatedforsharingofdocuments,discussions,
funding opportunities and conference presentations)
Facilitator Jane Glavan, AGEDI Partnership Manager - jglavan@ead.ae
STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
MISSION STATEMENT
Eye on Biodiversity focuses on the incentives required to further motivate people, government
agencies and organizations to share their information and data on biodiversity, particularly with
regard to Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration1
and acknowledges Article 8(j) of the Convention on
Biological Diversity2
.
The incentives for data sharing suggested as part of this initiative are not financial. Instead they
focus on sustainable measures such as acknowledgement of data sources, tools for simplifying
data sharing, more effective achievement of desired conservation outcomes (such as the Aichi
Biodiversity Targets3
), and a broad movement to both reward and mandate sharing of biodiversity-
related information and data.
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1. See http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?documentid=78&articleid=1163
2. calls on its Parties to: respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities
embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and promote their wider
application with the approval and involvement of the holders of such knowledge, innovations and practices and encourage the
equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of such knowledge, innovations and practices.
3. See http://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/
2. CURRENT PROJECTS
There is one current pilot projects funded through
the support of AGEDI:
1. Unlocking biodiversity Data from
Environmental Impact Assessments
(EIAs), This project seeks to render primary
biodiversity data obtained during EIAs more
accessible for subsequent uses. Adding such
data to publicly-accessible datasets will
benefit biodiversity science, conservation
and future decisions based on environmental
impact assessment. This project will establish
a framework for capturing EIA-related primary
biodiversity data in the Arabian Gulf region,
and develop tools for promoting good practice
on data publication from impact assessments
throughout the world. The project will build
on work carried out by the Global Biodiversity
Information Facility (GBIF) in collaboration
with project partners to develop an EIA-
related biodiversity data publishing framework.
Previous projects under the SI include
the Local, National, and Regional
Biodiversity Systematic Conservation
Planning Project, which completed in 2013.
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND
WORKSHOPS
Planning is being undertaken to finalize the location
and timing of the Unlocking Biodiversity Data
from EIAs project capacity building workshop.
The community is also looking at holding side
meetings where there is a natural convergence of
the community, such as the World’s Park Congress,
November 2014.
FUTURE PROJECT PLANS
The community is currently looking towards creating
its SI vision statement, direct feedback mechanisms
into the summit, as well as coming together as
a community to prepare both project fiches and
concept notes.
CROSS SI OPPORTUNITIES
There are critical links with the foundational SIs
as they support direct areas which closely touch
upon challenges we face such as incentivizing data
sharing and knowledge dissemination. There are
also obvious touch points with each of the other SIs,
including Oceans and Blue Carbon, CSR and Disaster
Management.
KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR SI