Supporting ecosystem assessments
There is an urgent need to halt the loss and degradation of biodiversity and protect nature’s contributions to the well-being of people. In this regard, it is vital to help ensure that the full value of biodiversity is accounted for in decision-making across sectors and governance levels. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has set priorities for the assessment of ecosystems, including training national stakeholders to perform these ecosystem assessments. The project supported ecosystem assessments in partner countries. The aim was to adapt national ecosystem assessments to specific national needs and circumstances, promoting equitable approaches and empowering greater support for decision-making. This project also strengthened country engagement with intergovernmental processes and supported the national-level implementation of multilateral environmental agreements.
- Countries
- Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Grenada
- IKI funding
- 3,926,922.00 €
- Duration
- 10/2018 till 06/2024
- Status
- completed
- Implementing organisation
- UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)
- Political Partner
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- Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism - Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, Disaster Management and Information - Grenada*
- Ministry of Climate Resilience, The Environment, Forestry, Fisheries & Disaster Management - Grenada
- Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources - Azerbaijan
- National Council for Sustainable Development - Cambodia
- Implementing Partner
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- Caribbean National Resources Institute (CANARI)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH (UFZ)
- Royal University of Phnon Penh
- University of Sarajevo
- Western University
State of implementation/results
- Projekt completed.
Cross-cutting activities- A capacity building program for project partners was developed.
- The global launch workshop was held in Cambridge in January 2019.
- The project was actively engaged in outreach and used various newsletters to communicate project progress.
- Between September 2022 and March 2023, the NEA Initiative made substantial progress in developing new guidance documents to assist Tranche II countries with key issues related to their assessments.
- The Global Workshop was held in Cambridge in October in collaboration with UNDP and UNESCO.
- The Guidebook on National Biodiversity Platforms (www.ecosystemassessments.net/…) was finalized, made available in the NEA Initiative website and launched in two webinars held on 4 and 10 of May with 242 participants.
- The technical report as well as the summary for policy makers of the NEA were finished.
- The first draft of the ecosystem assessment was shared with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, and two stakeholder workshops were held (November 6-7 and December 18-19, 2021).
- In November 2020, the National Biodiversity Platform was launched.
- The technical report as well as the summary for policy makers of the NEA were finished.
- A series of dialogues have taken place with local communities with the aim of involving them in the development of ecosystem services assessment and mapping.
- The project has a dedicated website where all news on national ecosystem assessments are posted (www.procjenaprirode.ba).
- Good progress has been made in researching traditional knowledge. Interviews were conducted with representatives of local communities and traditional knowledge holders, and meetings were held with UNESCO, among others.
- A second stakeholder workshop was held in October 2022 with 47 participants.
- The project was presented for World Biodiversity Day on national television.
- Drafts of the technical report and the summary for political policy-makers have been finalised.
- The Technical Working Group on Biodiversity and two online networks of experts serve as the national biodiversity platform.
- Various workshops were held in November 2022 including two regional workshops on indigenous and local knowledge and one national workshop where the ILK assessment results were presented.
- The project was presented to the Cambodian Minister of Environment by the NEA team with a request for political support.
- Two field research activities took place in coastal areas in December.
- The technical report as well as the summary for policy-makers were finalised and launched.
- Six stakeholder workshops were held at the community and national levels during the discussion phase, in addition to a video competition to broaden stakeholder outreach and participation.
- The existing Sustainable Development Council was designated as the national biodiversity platform for the initiative.
Latest Update:
12/2024
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