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.
Technology for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Learn about technology as a method of monitoring the effectiveness of EbA through a short easy-to-understand animated video.
Adaptation Gap Report 2020
The fifth edition of the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report looks at progress in planning for, financing, and implementing adaptation – with a focus on nature-based solutions. Includes videos!
Mountain forests management and well-being in the Andes
The article analyzes how the actions promoted by the Andean Forests Program contributed to the well-being and resilience of the population in its intervention sites.
Sustainable Management of Socio-Ecosystems in the Andes
This article describes the first course of the IPROMO Mountains Training Programme held in Spanish. The course was organised by CONDESAN with the support of two initiatives financed by the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC).
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt
El Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt es una corporación civil sin ánimo de lucro vinculada al Ministe
Mechanisms for ecosystem services retribution in the Cañete river basin, Peru (MERESE)
This project implemented by the Minister of Environment of Peru (MINAM) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) sought to conserve and protect 9,482 hectares of native forests, grasslands and wetlands in the Cañete river basin, Peru.
Climate Adaptation in Africa
This MOOC developed at UCT explores why climate change adaptation is important in the African context.
Hydrological ecosystem services compensation system in Abancay
The local organizations and peasant farmer communities of Apurimac hold activities to protect springs, plant native trees and build ccochas (artisanal reservoirs) to improve water regulation.
Adaptation in Mountains
Mountains are highly vulnerable to climate change. They also provide numerous essential services. This theme explores how mountains and mountain communities can be made more resilient.
Climate change, ecosystem services and migration in the Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands experience severe climate impacts and high emigration rates. However, we do not know to what extent people migrate because of climate change. This paper addresses this gap.
Specialist Session: Experience the Environment
An ecosystem simulation game and a scavenger hunt to explain ecosystem services ending with a game to emphasise the role a well-managed environment plays in climate change adaptation.
Djibouti - Ecosystem-based Adaptation
This project piloted approaches for rehabilitating degraded watersheds and wadi shores to reduce seawater intrusion and floods in Djibouti.
Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Rural Communities Living in Protected Areas of Cambodia
This project is building climate adaptation near five community protected forests across Cambodia.
The EcoAdapt Project
The EcoAdapt project assisted South American communities in developing their ecosystem-based adaptation strategies.
Finance for the adaptation of ecosystems to climate change
This paper is interested in how much adaptation practitioners and funders focus on how other species adapt to climate change.
The Buffelsdraai Community Reforestation Project
This project aims to address the environmental risks associated with landfill by increasing urban biodiversity and maintaining natural buffer zones to foster climate change adaptation.
Community Based Adaptation
This theme aims to support and connect people working to empower communities to adapt to climate change and features monthly collaborative learning CBA forums.
Restoration of the former Saltworks
Adaptive restoration of former saltworks can help wetlands recover their functionality and resilience to adapt to sea-level rise, while improving the biodiversity habitat.
hotspots for change in semi-arid India
This paper used satellite images and data to identify areas in semi-arid India that have experienced land use and land cover changes over the last 3 decades and explores their potential drivers
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook and Platform
This Sourcebook provides a wide range of knowledge and expertise to support actors to make the agricultural sectors (crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) more sustainable and productive.
Engagement on Biodiversity Conservation & Climate Change Adaptation in Papua New Guinea
The handbook outlines a range of activities that can be used to promote community dialogue & participatory decision-making for biodiversity conservation & climate change adaptation.
Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda
This project is supporting the Government of Uganda in the management of critical wetlands that are being affected by a changing climate.
Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation
The Nature-based Solutions Initiative is a programme of interdisciplinary research, policy advice and advocacy aimed at increasing nature-based approaches to climate change impacts.
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