1.1. Integrar los datos sobre especies en la planificación espacial a escala de paisajes terrestres, de agua dulce y marinos.
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1.1.1. Cartografiar e incluir objetivos de retención representativos para todos los tipos de ecosistemas en los planes espaciales.
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1.1.2. Identificar, cartografiar y definir objetivos de retención para especies importantes para la conservación (especies amenazadas, de rango restringido y de importancia socioeconómica).
Primary tools and resources
Connectivity 101: Ecological connectivity for people and planet
Connectivity 101 is a free, self-paced course provided by the Wildlife Connect Initiative – a partnership of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC), IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas – Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group (CCSG), and Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), designed with UNDP’s Learning for Nature.
Connectivity 101 teaches the basics of ecological connectivity conservation. The course will present general and replicable best practices for connectivity conservation and context-sensitive case studies worldwide. The course will focus on an audience of conservation practitioners but will also be accessible to a general audience. A certificate will be awarded to those who complete the course. Currently, the course is offered in English. Translations to other UN languages may be available in the future.
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1.1.3. Evaluar la cubertura de los ecosistemas y especies metas por áreas protegidas y conservadas, y priorizar las áreas para cumplir los objetivos de la manera más eficiente, favoreciendo los que permanecen en buenas condiciones ecológicas y los sitios importantes para la conectividad ecológica (por ejemplo, corredores, escalones).
Primary tools and resources
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems categories and criteria
The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a global framework for monitoring the status of ecosystems. It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use, and management decisions by identifying ecosystems most at risk of biodiversity loss. The basis of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria, a set of eight categories and five criteria that provide a consistent method for assessing the risk of ecosystem collapse. These Guidelines assist correct implementation of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria by providing information on the development of the protocol and a detailed overview of the scientific foundations supporting the categories and criteria.
Solutions and case studies
Connectivity Across the Great Barrier Reef
The world’s largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier reef, is an extremely biodiverse habitat. The corals that comprise the reef are the backbone of the ecosystem that many marine animals depend on. Ocean currents drive the population dynamics of corral and the entire reef system. Connection of fishing zones to no-take zones and connection between inshore and offshore habitats along with zones of high larvae dispersal would be the most effective way to conserve the delicate reef habitat. Without data on larvae dispersal, it was critical to determine the best spots for connectivity. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) was substantially rezoned and expanded in 2003, based on systematic planning principles. Eleven biophysical operating principles (BOPs) were devised to protect representative examples of each of the GBR’s 70 bioregions. The maintenance of connectivity was also an explicit goal of the marine park – both the total size of the no-take marine reserves and their individual locations were considered.
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1.1.4. Incorporar todas las prioridades en materia de especies y ecosistemas en la planificación espacial entre todos los sectores gubernamentales y empresariales.
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1.1.5. Incluir consideraciones sobre especies en las pautas de uso de la tierra, el agua dulce y el mar para aplicarlas en los esquemas nacionales de zonificación del desarrollo.
Solutions and case studies
Identification of visions for protected area management and quantification of their consequences in Utrechtse Heuvelrug and Kromme Rijn (Netherlands)
The Kromme Rijn area is a dynamic cultural landscape, shaped by multiple uses and different elements of typical Dutch landscapes. Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park within this landscape includes important forest areas and biodiversity values, but is also of historical and recreational significance. The region needs to be multifunctional given the dense population and many expectations towards the landscape, but different use interests are not always compatible.
In order to develop new solutions, identify new directions for policy and help society move towards synergetic options, an „inclusive conservation“ approach is being applied. As a first step, different visions for the use and development of the landscape have been identified through stakeholder interviews. These will provide the basis for modelling the consequences of these different stakeholder vision. Finally, stakeholders will discuss the visions and their consequences, deciding on a joint vision and pathways towards it.
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1.1.6. Incluir consideraciones clave sobre las especies en las Evaluaciones de Impacto Ambiental y Social (EIAS) de proyectos de desarrollo de infraestructura.
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1.1.7. Aplicar la jerarquía de mitigación a todos los desarrollos de infraestructura, con un enfoque en la evitación, para reducir su impacto en los hábitats y especies de importancia para la conservación.
