This document summarizes evidence of voluntary transactions for ecosystem services including water, biodiversity, voluntary carbon, and forest carbon. It provides examples of specific programs and transactions around the world. For water transactions, it notes over $20 billion total has been transacted through over 200 programs. For biodiversity, it estimates $2.4-4 billion annually is transacted protecting over 187,000 hectares. Voluntary carbon transactions in 2010 totaled over $400 million for over 130 million tons of CO2. Forest carbon programs in 2009 generated over $149 million from over 200 projects across over 2 million hectares. The document provides several case studies as illustrations.
Costs, benefits and impacts of community forests on livelihoods in CameroonCIFOR-ICRAF
1) The document analyzes the costs, benefits, and impacts of community forests on livelihoods in Cameroon. It examines 8 community forests across different regions and ecological zones.
2) The results show that 66% of the community forests were economically and environmentally profitable compared to a scenario without community forests. Timber harvesting provided the majority of financial benefits.
3) Community forest users accrued most of the benefits, while external actors like donors saw little return. Still, community forests contributed to more sustainable forest management and improved local livelihoods.
1. The project aims to reduce deforestation in the Bugoma-Budongo forest corridor in Uganda using REDD+ incentives to conserve chimpanzee habitats and connective forests.
2. Key objectives include assessing the feasibility of carbon financing, strengthening land mapping capabilities, and empowering private forest owners to manage lands and access carbon payments.
3. Preliminary findings show the forest corridor stores 333-1045 tonnes of carbon per hectare and provides socioeconomic benefits but is threatened by deforestation, which the project aims to reduce by half.
Kenya has initiated REDD+ readiness activities to address deforestation drivers like agricultural expansion, unsustainable forest resource use, and overgrazing. The country is developing a REDD+ strategy and reference emissions level through stakeholder consultation. Proposed interventions include improved forest governance, alternative livelihoods, and community benefit sharing from forest conservation. Key challenges include establishing baselines and monitoring systems for carbon and biodiversity, and generating cross-sectoral support for REDD+ implementation. Water tower forests like Mau are prioritized for restoration and carbon market investment to supplement conservation efforts.
The document summarizes a stakeholder workshop that discussed studies on climate variability, water scarcity, and local adaptation strategies in the Kapingazi Catchment in Kenya. Several presentations were made: 1) on climate change impacts on the basin based on historical data analysis; 2) survey results on local adaptation strategies; and 3) potential institutional approaches like payments for environmental services. Participants engaged in discussions and provided feedback. Key issues raised included perceptions of changing rainfall patterns not captured by data, the role of abstraction in river drying, and high evapotranspiration rates. Farmers were adapting crops and diversifying livelihoods like livestock but not fully applying climate knowledge.
A multilevel governance perspective on REDD+CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given at CIFOR's side event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SBSTA-44) on 18 May 2016. The side event included discussions on the practicalities of results-based finance for REDD+. CIFOR presented research findings on REDD+ performance at different scales, as well as the mechanisms of benefit-sharing, multi-level governance and land use incentives.
This presentation shows findings on REDD+ gathered over the years of the multilevel governance module of CIFOR.
REDD+ benefit sharing: discourses on who ‘should’ benefitCIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes discourses around who should benefit from REDD+ programs. It describes existing benefit sharing mechanisms at the national and local levels in some countries. It also outlines different perspectives on who has the right to benefit, including discussions around efficiency versus equity. The tradeoffs between prioritizing emissions reductions versus distributional fairness are examined. Key questions are raised around defining legitimate beneficiaries and establishing efficient and legitimate decision-making processes for benefit sharing.
Costs, benefits and impacts of community forests on livelihoods in CameroonCIFOR-ICRAF
1) The document analyzes the costs, benefits, and impacts of community forests on livelihoods in Cameroon. It examines 8 community forests across different regions and ecological zones.
2) The results show that 66% of the community forests were economically and environmentally profitable compared to a scenario without community forests. Timber harvesting provided the majority of financial benefits.
3) Community forest users accrued most of the benefits, while external actors like donors saw little return. Still, community forests contributed to more sustainable forest management and improved local livelihoods.
1. The project aims to reduce deforestation in the Bugoma-Budongo forest corridor in Uganda using REDD+ incentives to conserve chimpanzee habitats and connective forests.
2. Key objectives include assessing the feasibility of carbon financing, strengthening land mapping capabilities, and empowering private forest owners to manage lands and access carbon payments.
3. Preliminary findings show the forest corridor stores 333-1045 tonnes of carbon per hectare and provides socioeconomic benefits but is threatened by deforestation, which the project aims to reduce by half.
Kenya has initiated REDD+ readiness activities to address deforestation drivers like agricultural expansion, unsustainable forest resource use, and overgrazing. The country is developing a REDD+ strategy and reference emissions level through stakeholder consultation. Proposed interventions include improved forest governance, alternative livelihoods, and community benefit sharing from forest conservation. Key challenges include establishing baselines and monitoring systems for carbon and biodiversity, and generating cross-sectoral support for REDD+ implementation. Water tower forests like Mau are prioritized for restoration and carbon market investment to supplement conservation efforts.
The document summarizes a stakeholder workshop that discussed studies on climate variability, water scarcity, and local adaptation strategies in the Kapingazi Catchment in Kenya. Several presentations were made: 1) on climate change impacts on the basin based on historical data analysis; 2) survey results on local adaptation strategies; and 3) potential institutional approaches like payments for environmental services. Participants engaged in discussions and provided feedback. Key issues raised included perceptions of changing rainfall patterns not captured by data, the role of abstraction in river drying, and high evapotranspiration rates. Farmers were adapting crops and diversifying livelihoods like livestock but not fully applying climate knowledge.
A multilevel governance perspective on REDD+CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given at CIFOR's side event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SBSTA-44) on 18 May 2016. The side event included discussions on the practicalities of results-based finance for REDD+. CIFOR presented research findings on REDD+ performance at different scales, as well as the mechanisms of benefit-sharing, multi-level governance and land use incentives.
This presentation shows findings on REDD+ gathered over the years of the multilevel governance module of CIFOR.
REDD+ benefit sharing: discourses on who ‘should’ benefitCIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes discourses around who should benefit from REDD+ programs. It describes existing benefit sharing mechanisms at the national and local levels in some countries. It also outlines different perspectives on who has the right to benefit, including discussions around efficiency versus equity. The tradeoffs between prioritizing emissions reductions versus distributional fairness are examined. Key questions are raised around defining legitimate beneficiaries and establishing efficient and legitimate decision-making processes for benefit sharing.
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Design of 3E REDD+ Benefit Sharing Mechanisms: Learning from Other Experiences CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given by CIFOR scientist Maria Brockhaus at a COP20 side-event titled "Benefit and Burden Sharing in Forest Policies and REDD+" in Lima, Peru.
The event addressed the benefits and costs associated with forest conservation initiatives across multiple countries, and their equity implications. It builds on results gathered from an ongoing multi-year European Commission-funded project aimed to provide policy options and guidance to improve the design, development, and implementation of REDD+ benefit sharing mechanisms.
Presentation by Florence Bernard and Slayde Hawkins.
PES may be prohibited by Constitution or law. This presentation discusses how policy may affect the implementation of PES and REDD projects.
A perspective from the voluntary carbon market: supporting project-level PES ...IIED
The document summarizes information about the Plan Vivo Standard, which is the longest-standing voluntary carbon standard for land use projects, established in 2008. It discusses how the standard supports projects involving payments for ecosystem services (PES) and REDD+ initiatives. It provides details on Plan Vivo's governance structure, the tens of thousands of participants organized across various community groups, and how it aims for flexible, transparent and equitable benefit sharing with low transaction costs. It also notes that over 50 projects have been operational or in development across 30 countries under this standard.
Managing risks and avoiding pitfalls to REDD+ policy design and benefit sharing CIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes risks that can occur during the design and implementation of REDD+ policies. It analyzes risks that may lead to overlapping policies, inaccurate baselines, inequitable benefit sharing, and elite capture of benefits. Key risks include inaccurate reference levels setting, asymmetric information in monitoring, inadequate benefit sharing mechanism design, and lack of stakeholder participation in decision making. The risks are influenced by a country's context, capacity, data availability, tenure rights clarity, and how REDD+ policies and measures are designed and implemented. Adaptive implementation and multi-stakeholder participation can help manage some risks, while others may be outside a country's control.
An introduction to CIFOR's global comparative study on REDD+ (GCS-REDD+)CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Maria Brockhaus at a workshop on 'Sharing insights across REDD+ countries: Opportunities and obstacles for effective, efficient, and equitable carbon and non-carbon results' from 21-23 February 2017 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
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Jordan Kimball, Scott Bode, Nicodème Tchamou, Boubacar Thiam, Diane Russell, Gray Tappan and Dan Whyner with inspiration from Tim Resch and Mike McGahuey
Taking Stock of Smallholder and Community Forestry Montpellier, 24-26 March 2010
1) Acorn helps smallholder farmers transition to agroforestry by measuring carbon removal from their farms, certifying it as carbon removal units (CRUs), and facilitating access to buyers. Farmers receive 80% of CRU sale proceeds, with 10% going to local partners and 10% to Acorn.
2) One Acre Fund is working on a pilot project in Zambia to involve smallholder farmers in agroforestry and carbon markets. Farmers would plant trees and receive payments for tree survival in the first 3 years, then carbon payments starting in year 4 based on carbon sequestered. Monitoring would be done through in-person and remote sensing.
3) Cooperative
This document provides an assessment report on Kenya's transition to a green economy. It finds that Kenya has already taken steps toward greening its economy through policies supporting renewable energy, sustainable natural resource use, and green economy mainstreaming. Quantitative modeling of green investment scenarios in key sectors like agriculture, energy, manufacturing and transport show that in the short-term, GDP growth would not be substantially different than under a business-as-usual scenario. However, in the long-term, a green economy could yield 12% higher GDP by 2030 alongside a cleaner environment and higher productivity. Green investments could also lower energy use and carbon emissions compared to business-as-usual. The report concludes that Kenya's transition to a green economy has the
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- Biotrade involves the sustainable collection, production, processing and marketing of goods and services from biodiversity.
- The UNCTAD Biotrade Initiative was established in 1996 to promote sustainable trade in biological resources.
- There are 7 principles of biotrade related to conservation, sustainable use, fair benefit-sharing, socio-economic sustainability, compliance with legislation, recognition of actor rights, and land tenure.
- Examples of biotrade products and services include wild harvesting, farming, and sustainable tourism. Traditional knowledge is also involved in biotrade.
27 september 2010 - 1 NL Agency - programs for sustainable biomass - Kees KwantDaey Ouwens Fund
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Southeast Asia has experienced significant deforestation and forest degradation between 1995 and 2010. Climate change is also impacting the region through more frequent extreme weather events. Smallholder and subsistence farmers are especially vulnerable. The program focuses on issues like sustainable forest and land management, payments for environmental services, agroforestry, and climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. It partners with various organizations and conducts research in countries like the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Thailand, and Indonesia to address these challenges and develop solutions. In 2010, key accomplishments included national emissions baseline mapping in Indonesia, technical advice on climate change and REDD+ strategies, and studies on topics like tree planting programs and carbon finance projects.
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Presented by Karoli Njau (Principal Investigator, Project 05 University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) at the Launching of Bio-Innovate Programme, ILRI, Nairobi, 16 March 2011.
Water funds are conservation trust funds that finance watershed protection to maintain ecosystem services that benefit water supply. They connect upstream providers of ecosystem services with downstream beneficiaries. Water funds have proven effective by providing sustained funding and flexible governance for adaptive watershed management. Examples from Quito, Ecuador and elsewhere demonstrate how water funds improve livelihoods and secure water resources by investing in green infrastructure like forest and wetland conservation. The Latin American Water Funds Partnership aims to support 32 water funds across the region by 2021 to conserve 7 million acres and benefit 50 million people.
This document discusses the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. It provides definitions of sustainability from various reports, noting that sustainability requires meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It also discusses how current business models focus too narrowly on short-term financial growth without considering environmental and social impacts. However, new business models are evolving that take a more holistic, systems-level approach to create value in ecological, social, and economic terms.
Lessons learnt from CIFOR research for PFES in VietnamCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Pham Thu Thuy, Grace Wong, Anastasia Yang, Le Ngoc Dung, Karen Bennett, Vu Tan Phuong given during a workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam analyses the Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) policy in Vietnam through the lens of achieving effectiveness, efficiency and equity.
Design of 3E REDD+ Benefit Sharing Mechanisms: Learning from Other Experiences CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given by CIFOR scientist Maria Brockhaus at a COP20 side-event titled "Benefit and Burden Sharing in Forest Policies and REDD+" in Lima, Peru.
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PES may be prohibited by Constitution or law. This presentation discusses how policy may affect the implementation of PES and REDD projects.
A perspective from the voluntary carbon market: supporting project-level PES ...IIED
The document summarizes information about the Plan Vivo Standard, which is the longest-standing voluntary carbon standard for land use projects, established in 2008. It discusses how the standard supports projects involving payments for ecosystem services (PES) and REDD+ initiatives. It provides details on Plan Vivo's governance structure, the tens of thousands of participants organized across various community groups, and how it aims for flexible, transparent and equitable benefit sharing with low transaction costs. It also notes that over 50 projects have been operational or in development across 30 countries under this standard.
Managing risks and avoiding pitfalls to REDD+ policy design and benefit sharing CIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes risks that can occur during the design and implementation of REDD+ policies. It analyzes risks that may lead to overlapping policies, inaccurate baselines, inequitable benefit sharing, and elite capture of benefits. Key risks include inaccurate reference levels setting, asymmetric information in monitoring, inadequate benefit sharing mechanism design, and lack of stakeholder participation in decision making. The risks are influenced by a country's context, capacity, data availability, tenure rights clarity, and how REDD+ policies and measures are designed and implemented. Adaptive implementation and multi-stakeholder participation can help manage some risks, while others may be outside a country's control.
An introduction to CIFOR's global comparative study on REDD+ (GCS-REDD+)CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Maria Brockhaus at a workshop on 'Sharing insights across REDD+ countries: Opportunities and obstacles for effective, efficient, and equitable carbon and non-carbon results' from 21-23 February 2017 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
The document discusses how African farmers can benefit from carbon markets by implementing practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration. Some practices mentioned include improved agroforestry, cropland management, and pasture management. Challenges include accurately measuring agricultural landscape carbon and developing value chains that provide sufficient incentives for smallholder farmers. Potential solutions proposed are developing new tools to measure carbon cheaply and effectively at scale, mobilizing communities for climate planning, building efficient value chains, and including African agriculture in climate negotiations to pilot strategies for large-scale action.
Taking the long view USAID, USFS, USGS investment in smallholder and communit...CIFOR-ICRAF
Jordan Kimball, Scott Bode, Nicodème Tchamou, Boubacar Thiam, Diane Russell, Gray Tappan and Dan Whyner with inspiration from Tim Resch and Mike McGahuey
Taking Stock of Smallholder and Community Forestry Montpellier, 24-26 March 2010
1) Acorn helps smallholder farmers transition to agroforestry by measuring carbon removal from their farms, certifying it as carbon removal units (CRUs), and facilitating access to buyers. Farmers receive 80% of CRU sale proceeds, with 10% going to local partners and 10% to Acorn.
2) One Acre Fund is working on a pilot project in Zambia to involve smallholder farmers in agroforestry and carbon markets. Farmers would plant trees and receive payments for tree survival in the first 3 years, then carbon payments starting in year 4 based on carbon sequestered. Monitoring would be done through in-person and remote sensing.
3) Cooperative
This document provides an assessment report on Kenya's transition to a green economy. It finds that Kenya has already taken steps toward greening its economy through policies supporting renewable energy, sustainable natural resource use, and green economy mainstreaming. Quantitative modeling of green investment scenarios in key sectors like agriculture, energy, manufacturing and transport show that in the short-term, GDP growth would not be substantially different than under a business-as-usual scenario. However, in the long-term, a green economy could yield 12% higher GDP by 2030 alongside a cleaner environment and higher productivity. Green investments could also lower energy use and carbon emissions compared to business-as-usual. The report concludes that Kenya's transition to a green economy has the
This document provides information about biotrade including:
- Biotrade involves the sustainable collection, production, processing and marketing of goods and services from biodiversity.
- The UNCTAD Biotrade Initiative was established in 1996 to promote sustainable trade in biological resources.
- There are 7 principles of biotrade related to conservation, sustainable use, fair benefit-sharing, socio-economic sustainability, compliance with legislation, recognition of actor rights, and land tenure.
- Examples of biotrade products and services include wild harvesting, farming, and sustainable tourism. Traditional knowledge is also involved in biotrade.
27 september 2010 - 1 NL Agency - programs for sustainable biomass - Kees KwantDaey Ouwens Fund
This document discusses sustainable biomass programs in the Netherlands. It outlines 3 main programs: the Daey Ouwens Fund, the Global Sustainable Biomass Fund, and Sustainable Biomass Import. The budgets and focus countries of each program are provided. It also summarizes the results so far, with over $21 million going towards 46 projects focused on crops like jatropha, palm oil, and algae. The goal of the funding is to support sustainable biomass production and capacity building in developing countries, while avoiding indirect negative effects. Pilot projects are being used to help learn lessons and improve policies around biomass and biofuels.
Southeast Asia has experienced significant deforestation and forest degradation between 1995 and 2010. Climate change is also impacting the region through more frequent extreme weather events. Smallholder and subsistence farmers are especially vulnerable. The program focuses on issues like sustainable forest and land management, payments for environmental services, agroforestry, and climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. It partners with various organizations and conducts research in countries like the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Thailand, and Indonesia to address these challenges and develop solutions. In 2010, key accomplishments included national emissions baseline mapping in Indonesia, technical advice on climate change and REDD+ strategies, and studies on topics like tree planting programs and carbon finance projects.
Integrated process for sustainable agro process waste treatment and climate c...ILRI
Presented by Karoli Njau (Principal Investigator, Project 05 University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) at the Launching of Bio-Innovate Programme, ILRI, Nairobi, 16 March 2011.
Water funds are conservation trust funds that finance watershed protection to maintain ecosystem services that benefit water supply. They connect upstream providers of ecosystem services with downstream beneficiaries. Water funds have proven effective by providing sustained funding and flexible governance for adaptive watershed management. Examples from Quito, Ecuador and elsewhere demonstrate how water funds improve livelihoods and secure water resources by investing in green infrastructure like forest and wetland conservation. The Latin American Water Funds Partnership aims to support 32 water funds across the region by 2021 to conserve 7 million acres and benefit 50 million people.
This document discusses the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. It provides definitions of sustainability from various reports, noting that sustainability requires meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It also discusses how current business models focus too narrowly on short-term financial growth without considering environmental and social impacts. However, new business models are evolving that take a more holistic, systems-level approach to create value in ecological, social, and economic terms.
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and Climate Investment Fundrightsandclimate
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Freegle, a network facilitating reuse and recycling of household goods, has been shortlisted for the Best Community Initiative award at the prestigious Climate Week Awards. As one of four finalists in this category, Freegle will attend the award ceremony in March. The Climate Week Awards recognize outstanding achievements in combating climate change by individuals, businesses, and communities in the UK. With over 1 million users and 330 local groups run by volunteers, Freegle aims to reduce waste and has seen significant growth in recent years. The winners will be announced at the launch of Climate Week in March, which features over 3,000 events to showcase solutions to climate change.
A proposal for governance of sustainability in agriculture. Gérard RassJoanna Hicks
This document proposes a governance structure for sustainable agriculture. It suggests:
1) Establishing stakeholder dialogs between farmers, citizens, and policymakers to agree on objectives and sustainability criteria.
2) Developing indicators to measure farm practices' impacts on ecological services and sustainability over time.
3) Creating an Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAD) to identify and use indicators to assess 160 farms across 7 sustainability themes.
4) Developing a payment system for ecological services (PES) based on IAD indicators to incentivize sustainable practices.
MYRA Business School, Mysore Business education in emerging markets - integra...MyRA School of Business
Business Education in Emerging Markets - Integrating Environmental Issues for Business Success. Major consumer brand owners and retailers are adding ‘ecologically-friendly’ attributes to their products and thereby building a sustainable relationship with the clients.
MYRA Business School, Mysore Business education in emerging markets - integra...MYRA School of Business
Business Education in Emerging Markets - Integrating Environmental Issues for Business Success. Major consumer brand owners and retailers are adding ‘ecologically-friendly’ attributes to their products and thereby building a sustainable relationship with the clients.
This document summarizes a report on trends, challenges, and opportunities related to forest tenure in tropical countries between 2002 and 2008. It finds that many countries adopted new laws and policies during this period to strengthen community forest rights and decentralized forest management. Specifically, it analyzed statutory changes in over 30 tropical countries and found that community forest ownership increased in Africa and Asia, though governments still control most forests. The report discusses the implications of these findings and calls for further support to local communities to sustainably manage forests and improve livelihoods.
Regional E-Waste Initiatives provides electronic asset management and refrigerant services. It has over 20 years of experience in the Middle East and has run national e-waste recycling campaigns in multiple countries, collecting over 170,000 mobile phones and 420 tons of e-waste in the UAE. The company works with telecom partners who endorse its campaigns and it has the necessary licenses to collect, transport, and export e-waste for recycling.
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Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Nunit vs XUnit vs MSTest Differences Between These Unit Testing Frameworks.pdfflufftailshop
When it comes to unit testing in the .NET ecosystem, developers have a wide range of options available. Among the most popular choices are NUnit, XUnit, and MSTest. These unit testing frameworks provide essential tools and features to help ensure the quality and reliability of code. However, understanding the differences between these frameworks is crucial for selecting the most suitable one for your projects.
Nunit vs XUnit vs MSTest Differences Between These Unit Testing Frameworks.pdf
Evidence of voluntary transactions: Illustrative case studies
1. Evidence of Voluntary TransactionsTraining Workshop on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Illustrative case studies 9 August 2011
7. Market-driven transactions Source: State of the Watershed Payments : An Emerging Marketplace. June 2010. Stanton, Echavarria, Hamilton, Ott. Ecosystem Marketplace
8. 1. Water Transactions Source: State of the Watershed Payments : An Emerging Marketplace. June 2010. Stanton, Echavarria, Hamilton, Ott. Ecosystem Marketplace
30. Buyers: for profit, motivated by credit retirement, led by the EU Source: Back to the Future: State of Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011. Peters=Stanley, Hamilton, Marcello, Sjardin. Ecosystem Marketplace
34. Kenya (1) , Uganda (2) , Sierra Leone (2) , Mauritius (1), South Africa (3) Source: Back to the Future: State of Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011. Peters=Stanley, Hamilton, Marcello, Sjardin. Ecosystem Marketplace
35. 3. Voluntary Carbon Transactions Transaction Volume by Location and Project Type Source: Back to the Future: State of Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011. Peters=Stanley, Hamilton, Marcello, Sjardin. Ecosystem Marketplace
36. 3. Voluntary Carbon Transactions Transaction Volume by Project Type Source: Back to the Future: State of Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011. Peters=Stanley, Hamilton, Marcello, Sjardin. Ecosystem Marketplace
65. Cocoa Carbon in Ghana Project Goals Pilot development of REDD+/ agricultural carbon credits Reduce emissions from forest degradation, enhance carbon stock Improve productivity and ecological resilience of cocoa farming Livelihood benefits through capacity and increased income Introduce certification, extension services, and credit facilities for higher productivity Increasing farm profits will avoid deforestation and degradation for new farms. Using shade-grown approach will increase carbon stocks and enhance soil quality. For more information: http://www.katoombagroup.org/incubator
66. Michael Richards The Katoomba Incubator mrichards@forest-trends.org www.forest-trends.org www.katoombagroup.org/incubator Thank You! Questions and Discussion
Editor's Notes
PPT: Evidence of Voluntary Transactions: how much has been paid for what kinds of transactions, who has been paid and who has received funds, forms of payment, conditionality h
Voluntary programs are on the riseLocalized transactionsPWS and WQT as an integrated watershed management toolLittle consistency across programsDemand is lackingGovernments are key fundersSustainable funding is lacking
Latin America is the leader These are all voluntary PWS programs not WQT
The City of Dar es Salaam provides water to some four million inhabitants and roughly 80 percent of industries. The public water utility, Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation (DAWASCO), currently spends nearly US$2 million per year in water treatment costs due to increased sediment load in the Ruvu river, which feeds the city. The Equitable Payments for Watershed Services (EPWS) program aims to improve the quality and flow of water for downstream users by compensating upstream farmers to engage in various land-use practices to control soil erosion brought on by unsustainable farmland expansion and irrigation practices, deforestation, and illegal mining activities in river systems and within forest reserves. The project aims to establish long-term financial investment in modifying land use to conserve and improve watersheds for reliable flow and quality of water to establish a compensation mechanism that recognizes the needs and priorities of marginalized and poor people, and to improve quality of life of communities through substantial benefits to the rural poor hence contributing to poverty reduction.
There are currently no active offset programs in Africa, but six are in development. South Africa is the leader in African offset policy development, with a national and two provincial policies in the works. While other countries have developed EIA law and some voluntary offset projects, the majority of the continent has little in the way of offset and compensation program creation. Extended notes South Africa is at the forefront of biodiversity offsetting in Africa. Its history stems from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations promulgated by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA). The national environmental principles contained in Section 2 of this Act specify that significant negative impacts on biodiversity must be avoided and, if they cannot altogether be avoided, must be minimized and remedied. There is currently no explicit legal definition of what “remedy” means in the context of the Act. However, in practice it is interpreted as the need to compensate for any residual negative impacts on biodiversity after efforts to minimize these impacts have been taken into account, through the use of offsets. Although offsetting is still an emerging practice, draft guidelines have been prepared in two provinces, and a national offsets framework policy is currently being drafted. In the province of Western Cape, a Provincial Guideline on Biodiversity Offsets was first drafted in 2007. Draft biodiversity offset guidelines are just being developed in KwaZulu-Natal, and offset measures are additionally required in the province’s draft Biodiversity Conservation Management Bill (2009). For example, the Grasslands Programme of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is currently developing a wetland mitigation banking program with a pilot project set to begin in the coalfield area of the Mpumalanga province.4 South Africa also has a voluntary program in which landowners can, in exchange for management support, legally reserve their land for conservation purposes. A future offset scheme could modify this current voluntary program to allow landowners to develop biodiversity credits and sell them to developers requiring biodiversity offsets.Uganda is in the early stages of developing offsets. The country’s EIA law provides a supporting framework for compensation schemes, and a few pilot projects are in the works.8 The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is in the early stage of developing a biodiversity offset policy, although the Department of Energy has reservations regarding the financing of the scheme in as far as it involves oil companies.vi The UWA is also investigating voluntary offsets with oil companies (particularly Tullow Oil) with an aim to catalyze national law for compliance-based offsets in the future.9 Current pilot projects include efforts by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to protect fisheries as a potential site for a voluntary offset by offshore oil drilling companies10 and a voluntary compensatory conservation project for the Bujagali hydropower plant on the Victorian Nile. Madagascar, with high levels of endemism and biodiversity, has a long history of efforts to conserve its unique biomes. EIA regulations play an important role in Madagascar, providing guidelines for major projects and requiring the hierarchy of avoidance, minimization, and restoration, although there is no law requiring offsets for residual impacts to biodiversity.The Environmental Action Plan (Plan d’Action Environnementale, PAE) was established in 1992 to address the threats to its biological resources. Within the PAE, Madagascar aims to develop a biodiversity offset policy for mining and logging companies along with other incentives for environmental protection.Namibia has taken some steps to include the concepts of the mitigation hierarchy and “no net loss” in a Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) in response to a large increase in exploration and mining license applications. The country has been enacting a moratorium on issuing licenses since 2007 while a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) was conducted for the Uranium Province (Erongo and Southern Kunene regions). In 2009, the SEA commenced and recommended biodiversity offsets
What is included? What types of activities? Establish biological corridors between protected areasCreate new protected areas, strengthen existingReplant degraded areas with native speciesMaintain healthy soils and minimize fertilizers and pesticidesManage biodiversity to maintain quality agricultural products, ensure pest control, pollination, genetic resources or of key habitatsAvoid damage to areas of cultural, spiritual or aesthetic valueLaunch conservation projects outside of project areas
Activities Revenue-sharing by tourist hunters: A voluntary 10% tax above tourist trophy fees implemented by hunting outfitters can generate profits of up to US$ 12,500 a year for villages occupying the hunting concession.Local sourcing of products: Hotels, lodges and hunting camps obtain food products from local sources. This demand provides additional community income and encourages diversified farm production.Community wildlife-cropping: Communities are allocated wildlife cropping quotas. By legalizing/ restricting the sale and consumption of game meat and products, poaching is controlled and a market for wildlife products stimulates revenues flowing to communities.Land-leases and joint tourism enterprises: Private sector tourist operators form partnerships with communities to develop land lease agreements, wildlife camps, joint ventures, etc. which supply labor, food products, and profit-sharing to local stakeholders. EXTENDED NOTES BackgroundThe Serengeti ecosystem forms one of the most important wildlife areas in Eastern Africa. The Serengeti provides habitat to 30 species of ungulates (species with hoofs like rhinoceroses, elephants and hippopotami), 13 species of large carnivores and more than 500 species of birds. Directly bordering the Serengeti National Park are range and farmlands occupied by over 10,000 community households. Faced with poverty and employment challenges, local communities have historically not valued diverse wildlife due to its role in crop destruction. This area has seen a sharp decline in wildlife diversity and frequency due to habitat loss from agriculture impacts, deforestation and poaching. Project In the North-West Serengeti the development of a range of markets for wildlife products and services has provided communities the incentive to conserve wildlife habitat and end poaching. Villagers outside of The Serengeti National Park deliver ecosystem services in schemes driven by private-sector demand. Buyers are local corporations and the commercial tourism industry due to their reliance on community wildlife conservation activities. Results By increasing the economic value of wildlife to communities, wildlife is integrated into local land use planning and is a critical aspect of community livelihoods. Incentivizing conservation has generated significant revenues for community participants. This project is an example of community and private sector coordination coupled with collaboration among numerous villages for the delivery of ecosystem services through market incentives.
South Africa, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Kenya, Mauritius (5 countries supplying credits)
Number of Suppliers by Country Interesting to note – number of suppliers in US up, transaction volumes of credits generated in US down.
“Other” (<1%) types includes geothermal, bike share and other previously untracked project typesLand-based credits sequester 46% of OTC market share
Beatrice is Chairperson of the Bitreko Women’s Group, Director of a private primary school, Board member of a village Bank, mother of two, and…co-coordinator of tree -farmers for carbon in 3 sub-counties of UgandaAfter 15 years she can harvest the timber from the hectare. Beatrice has also planted an additional 2.5 hectare plot of carbon trees which generates approximately 145 tons of sequestered carbon. Beatrice is generating additional income to supplement her teacher’s salary while also protecting her community’s natural resources. “I am so proud,” Beatrice says, “not only do I use my work as an example when I teach my school children, and not only do I get to talk to and meet people from all over the world, but now my neighbors come and ask me questions about my carbon and my trees. Can you believe, I have become a consultant!” So far Beatrice has travelled to Canada, South Africa, Tanzania, Washington DC and Sweden to present about her experiences in the carbon market.
Role of Forests, Soil and AgricultureEmission source and sinkLandowners and farmers critical political stakeholders Balance carbon flows Green carbon under-utilized in market based climate change solutions
At www.forestcarbonportal.com, the Ecosystem Marketplace tracks and posts active forest carbon offset projects.
Cocoa in Ghana: supports both local livelihoods and deforestationIndustry threats: depleted soil fertility, reduced water supplies, and disease High-forest region: 66% of Ghana stored CO2, heavy cocoa farmingExtended notes: Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa after the Ivory Coast, with an annual yield (2007) of 680,000 tons. It is estimated that there are more than 1.5 million hectares enrolled in cocoa production in Ghana. The crop supports 30% of the population, and cocoa exports account for about 40% of total exports. Cocoa is both key to local livelihoods but also an important driver of deforestation as farmers search for more productive ground. Industry insiders estimate that the value of carbon stored in Ghana’s cocoa landscapes is over $2.2 billion dollars. Traditional shade- cocoa stores as much as twice the carbon as shade-free farms – farmers could potentially get paid to decrease cocoa yield and increase canopy. Bonsambepo: (key species include Chimpanzee, Bongo, Forest Buffalo, and the White-Necked Rock Fowl, which was previously thought to be extinct in Ghana)
Furthermore, it plans to use the associated carbon-based financing to leverage other potential streams of revenue and benefits, including certification (which brings a premium of at least $150/ton of cocoa), and access to extension services and credit facilities that will enable significant increases in on-farm productivity. There may be some tradeoffs, however, given that shade-grown cocoa may lead to lower productivity and thus more land will be needed to maintain current cocoa production levels.