Répondre à la demande croissante en bois-énergie est un défi et un facteur de déforestation et de dégradation des forêts. La Restauration des Paysages Forestiers (RPF) et les engagements des pays envers l’AFR100 s’adressent ainsi à la production durable de bois-énergie afin de répondre aux réalités sociales et économiques.

La chaîne de valeur bois-énergie, en s’adressant à toutes les parties prenantes, encourage les petits entrepreneurs. L’approche combine des éléments juridiques, de gouvernance, économiques et techniques depuis les transferts des titres fonciers et des plans de reforestation individuels sur des terres dégradées au niveau villageois jusqu’à la récolte, traitement, transformation, distribution et commercialisation par les consommateurs finaux de bois-énergie ainsi que les technologies de combustion associées (foyers améliorés).

Elle modernise la chaîne de valeur du bois-énergie et génère des bénéfices pour les intervenants. Leurs revenus annuels ont doublé en moyenne.

La réserve biologique dirigée (RBD) du Hochfeld a pour enjeu principal la conservation d’une exceptionnelle population de lycopodes (6 taxons). Au sein d’une forêt dense de hêtre, un aménagement réalisé dans les années 1960 a occasionné un déboisement et même un décapage du sol. Cette atteinte à la forêt a été suivie de la reconstitution spontanée d’une lande pionnière à éricacées très rase, qui a permis l’apparition des lycopodes. Les conditions n’auraient pas pu être aussi favorables dans le cas d’une coupe forestière, moins traumatisante pour le milieu et qui aurait été suivie d’une reconstitution rapide du peuplement, sans véritable interruption de la végétation forestière.

Il n’y a pas d’historique pastoral dans la RBD du Hochfeld, et le bétail risquerait de toute façon d’occasionner trop de dégâts aux lycopodes. On se trouve dans une situation où l’entretien de la lande se fait donc nécessairement par la combinaison de la mécanisation et d’interventions manuelles.

Le bien-être des habitants de Madagascar dépend de ses ressources naturelles et de ses services, tels que le bois de feu, la nourriture et l’eau. De nombreuses zones sont dégradées dues à l’utilisation non durable des terres. Les aléas climatiques ajoutent plus de risques pour les personnes, la nature et l’économie. La restauration des paysages forestiers (RPF) est une priorité clé de l’AFR100 pour assurer un développement durable. Les écosystèmes résilients améliorant l’économie, la sécurité alimentaire et l’approvisionnement en eau, la conservation et la séquestration du carbone en sont les piliers. Cette solution couvre la mise en place de plateformes multiséctorielles , les mesures de renforcement des capacités des acteurs, le développement d’une stratégie nationale RPF et la priorisation des payasages à restaurer basées sur une évaluation multicritère. Les prochaines étapes consisteront à identifier des sites pour piloter des activités de restauration dans la région Boeny.

La désertification et ses conséquences menacent le bien-être de la population du nord du Cameroun, en particulier des ménages ruraux. Le manque de feu de bois et bois de construction, et l’extrême pauvreté sont des défis majeurs pour la population de Mogazang. Les aléas climatiques comme la modification des régimes de précipitations exacerbent aussi risques pour la population. L’élaboration d’une carte par les membres de la communauté a permis la démarcation d’un terrain dégradé (10,74 ha) à restaurer. En adoptant une approche «d’apprentissage par la pratique», différentes techniques de restauration de la fertilité des sols ont été testées. En attendant que la parcelle soit productive, les femmes ont été formées à des activités alternatives génératrices de revenus et à la construction de foyers améliorés. L’initiative contribue ainsi aux objectifs de l’AFR100 par la restauration des terres dégradées, la réduction de la pression sur les ressources naturelles et la génération de revenus.

Siembra y cosecha de agua de lluvia (SCALL), es un modelo hidrológico campesino cuyo enfoque es la crianza del agua de lluvia en el marco de la cosmovisión local. Es una práctica colectiva como respuesta a la creciente escasez de agua. La experiencia combina la infraestructura verde con prácticas culturales, sociales y ambientales. Los beneficios: formación de humedales, recarga de manantiales, fortalecimiento de la relación con la naturaleza, valoración cultural y una perspectiva de servicio ecosistémico a la ciudad de Huamanga.

Neek ’Capital es un company builder que nació en el 2017 con la misión de crear compañías mexicanas nuevas con potencial de crecimiento, dedicadas a la implementación del uso sustentable de la energía, el agua, los sistemas alimenticios y la biodiversidad a grande escala. El objetivo era crear empresas destinadas a resolver los desafíos planteados por el uso sustentable de los recursos naturales en un mundo con restricciones climáticas.

A través de nuestras operaciones de producción, procesamiento y comercialización, buscamos la regeneración del campo como fuente sustentable de proteína animal de alta calidad e invertir directamente en la restauración de la selva Yucateca.

Buscamos ser un ejemplo de sustentabilidad mediante el uso de sistemas productivos regenerativos que se mantengan en el largo plazo, mejorando así los ingresos de los productores y la calidad agroecológica de sus ranchos ganaderos.

El proyecto Restauración Cordillera Azul viene impulsando procesos de restauración ecológica en los poblados de San Juan y Lejía en la región San Martín desde el 2018, en 50 hectáreas que conectan con un paisaje de 500 ha, en la Zona de Amortiguamiento del Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul (PNCAZ). Para ello CIMA (organización que ejecuta el contrato de administración del PNCAZ) ha suscrito un convenio de cooperación entre la Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva, el caserío de San Juan y el centro poblado de Lejía. Las comunidades tienen Acuerdos Azules de colaboración, como estrategia participativa de planificación territorial y de los Planes de Calidad de Vida.

El Bosque Atlántico es considerado uno de los bosques tropicales más biodiversos del planeta (Hotspot de biodiversidad), el segundo más grande toda Sudamérica y la primera Área Importante para las Aves (IBA) del Paraguay con alto endemismo de aves y  especies amenazadas. Actualmente el desarrollo de agricultura extensiva y urbanización redujo su cobertura original a menos del 7% de superficie en Paraguay. San Rafael ha sido ampliamente reconocido como la principal prioridad de conservación del Bosque Atlántico en Paraguay. La solución para su conservación a largo plazo y evitar la pérdida de conectividad con otras áreas importantes del Bosque Atlántico, consiste en un modelo de producción innovador basado en la recuperación de áreas degradadas del Bosque Atlántico en el área de influencia de San Rafael con Ilex paraguariensis – yerba mate con otras especies nativas, fomentando su conservación tanto natural como cultural, así como su viabilidad económica de comunidades rurales e indígenas.  

El café con sombra representa más del 66% de la Reserva de Biosfera Apaneca-Ilamatepec en El Salvador, que interconecta y posibilita el flujo de especies de flora y fauna. Sin embargo, este cultivo tiene dos grandes amenazas: la primera, es la eliminación del cafetal debido al cambio de uso de suelo para urbanización, y la segunda, el reemplazo de los cafetales para cultivos de granos básicos y hortalizas.

En ese sentido, el proyecto del Fondo de Desarrollo Verde en la región SICA en El Salvador denominado “Apalancamiento de fincas con manejo agroecológico del agrosistema de café en la Reserva de Biosfera Apaneca-Ilamatepec” trabajó con 50 productores y productoras para la restauración de ecosistemas y paisajes a través de la producción agroecológica y diversificada en el cultivo de café. Esto permitió que los ingresos mejorarán gracias a nuevos productos y al valor agregado que aporta el manejo agroecológico en el café, fortaleciendo la cadena de comercialización de los productos asociados al cultivo.

El Área de Conservación El Imposible – Barra de Santiago tiene una extensión de 90,467 ha, con una elevación de 0 a 1400 msnm; posee diferentes tipos de ecosistemas que van desde costero-marinos, manglares, hasta cafetales y ecosistemas agropecuarios. La degradación en la zona es ocasionada por una alta presión de actividades agropecuarias, malas prácticas agrícolas que producen mayor erosión, pérdida de la productividad y aumento de los sedimentos en los cauces de los ríos. Se propone una solución integral para aumentar los servicios ecosistemicos que brindan los manglares, a traves de combinar el diálogo interinstitucional,  las capacidades locales y acciones en campo para fomentar la reforestación y la regeneración natural del ecosistema degradado. Con organizaciones locales se implementan acciones de Restauración Ecologica de Manglar -REM-, que consiste en recuperación hidrodinamica del sitio, extracción de sedimentos, monitoreo de la biodiversidad y generación de empleo temporal.

En el año 2012, se actualiza la Política Nacional de Ambiente en El Salvador y se crea el Programa de Restauración de Ecosistemas y Paisajes -PREP-, el cual tiene como objetivo promover y facilitar la restauración de ecosistemas y paisajes rurales para asegurar la provisión de servicios ecosistémicos claves, así como, la conservación de la biodiversidad para reducir el riesgo y adaptarse a los impactos del cambio climático en 5 paisajes priorizados.

Para el año 2014, las inversiones en restauración de ecosistemas y paisajes eran escasas, por lo que el Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de El Salvador -MARN- , a través del Acuerdo Ministerial No.31 definió la suscripción de convenios de cooperación con fondos ambientales, con el objeto de establecer mecanismos para darle cumplimiento a las medidas de compensación ambiental; y que los recursos identificados fueran invertidos en la restauración de ecosistemas y paisajes.

En Centroamérica, la producción cafetalera ha sido negativamente impactada por la inestabilidad en los precios, impactando a los pequeños caficultores y sobre todo a los que tienen cafetales en zonas medias y bajas con calidad estándar.

El Silvocafé  es un modelo de negocio agroforestal para cafetales bajo sombra que agrega el manejo y aprovechamiento silvicultural con árboles de perferencia nativos y de alto valor comercial (AVC). La solución esta basada en las experiencias implementadas en Guatemala y Costa Rica.

El modelo Silvocafé al implementarlo, le permite al caficultor restaurar el ecositema mejorando los servicios ecosistemicos (prevención de la erosión, captación de agua, reducción de la frangmentación del paisaje, aumento en la captación de carbono y conservación de la biodiversidad) en su terreno; al mismo tiempo, que produce subproductos de madera con arboles de AVC, con retornos a corto, mediano y largo plazo, según su planificación.

Guatemala se comprometio a restaurar 1.2 Millones de hectareas en el Bonn Challenge. Para lograr su compromiso elaboró una estrategia nacional de restauración de paisajes y identifico al programa de incentivos forestales como el principal instrumento de politica publica. En el año 2015 con la publicación de la Ley PROBOSQUE, incorporó la modalidad de restauración y recuperación de tierras degradas. 

Con esta solución se propuso un esquema para aumentar la oferta de bienes y servicios ambientales en ecosistemas estrategicos, empleando tecnicas y especies que brinden la mejor estructura ecologica del sitio a restaurar y ademas, aumenten la inversión publica en temas de restauración de paisajes.

La solución  propone el siguiente metodo para incorporar el enfoque ecosistemico en los incentivos forestales: 1) Caracterización del ecosistema de referencia , 2) Definición de niveles de degradación, y 3) Propuestas de especies priorizadas para la restauración. 

Los cantones de Puriscal y Turrubares son paisajes degradados por el avance de la frontera agrícola. El cultivo de tabaco y la ganadería extensiva causaron la pérdida del 60% de la cobertura forestal en el área entre las décadas de 1,950 a 1,980; actualmente, la ganadería doble propósito (carne y leche); y la agricultura (cultivos del café, hortalizas, caña de azúcar y plantas ornamentales) son los ejes principales de la economía de la zona.

Con esta solución se propuso un esquema para aumentar la oferta de bienes y servicios ambientales en sistemas silvopastoriles, incorporando: a) practicas sostenibles (introducción de pasto mejorado, inocuidad y ordeño limpio, sistemas de riego e incorporación del componente arboreo en las unidades productivas), y b) la combinación de financiamiento publico (PSA) y privado (Creditos).

La régénération du Cèdre de l’Atlas est très sensible au parcours dû à l’élevage extensif, voir impossible. Il faut mettre la régénération en défens et compenser les éleveurs organisés en associations sur les superficies interdites au parcours. Dès lors, un texte législatif a vu le jour au sujet. On compense avec 250MAD/ha/an (bientôt 1000MAD), à financer par l’association sous forme d’actions de développement sur son Parc Pastoral en concertation avec le département des eaux et forêts. 

Grace au Parc National d’Ifrane les éleveurs sont organisés actuellement en dix associations comprenant 1127 éleveurs qui perçoivent un montant global de 2053750MAD. La régénération du cèdre évolue alors de plus en plus. Un travail commun est entamé par des projets générateurs de revenus autour de l’écotourisme, l’aménagement des parcours, l’agroécologie, l’eau…etc avec l’implication des jeunes et des femmes, sachant que le but ultime est la régénération du cèdre et la conservation de son écosystème.

L’ONF a associé les cultivateurs de Vanille en sous-bois (+ de 200 à St Philippe) à la restauration écologique de certaines parcelles forestières très envahies situées en Réserve Biologique, en leur attribuant des concessions. Les concessionnaires ont réalisé un important travail de lutte contre les plantes invasives (en particulier contre Schinus et Psidium), tout en conservant les arbres indigènes pour servir de tuteurs à la Vanille. Les autres espèces indigènes sont aussi conservées et la disparition des espèces invasives a favorisé leur retour dans le sous-bois (fougères en particulier). Dans ces parcelles concédées, les espèces indigènes dominent à nouveau le couvert forestier, tout en permettant une production de Vanille en sous-bois. Ce dernier fait l’objet d’un entretien par le concessionnaire, qui est régi par un cahier des charges et contrôlé par les agents de l’ONF. Ce dispositif permet le contrôle des invasives telles que Clidemia hirta et limite leur invasion dans les reliques avoisinantes bien conservées.

La fixation des dunes a été réalisée par la combinaison des méthodes mécanique et biologique.

La méthode mécanique a consisté en l’érection de palissades en matériel végétal (tiges, herbes, branches, etc.) en quadrillage serré et en bandes d’arrêt. Quant à la méthode biologique elle a consisté à l’installation d’une végétation dans les quadrats.

Des plans de gestion simplifiés ont également été élaborés pour organiser une gestion plus consensuelle de ces sites qui sont souvent collectifs.

Cette solution a vu le jour dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du Projet CODEVAL, qui se donne comme objectif la mise en oeuvre d’activités pour le contrôle de la dégradation des terres et de la promotion de leur valorisation.

Au travers d’une démarche opérationnelle, il a été question de solliciter auprès de la municipalité, un espace de droit de propriétaire communautaire, notamment l’affectation de la terre dans le but de concevoir une mise en défens pour une gestion rationnelle et durable des ressources naturelles.

Avant l’avènement du Projet CODEVAL, en 2012, ont été constatés une exploitation excessive et abusive des ressources naturelles, telles que la coupe abusive des espèces herbacées et ligneuses, les feux de brousse, une mauvaise gestion du pâturage, la déforestation, la carbonisation, la chasse, la sècheresse, les érosions hydriques et éoliennes, les défrichements et la surexploitation du bois de chauffe.

Dans le cadre d’un projet mené en 2017 par le Service Territorial de l’Environnement (STE) de Wallis et Futuna, avec le soutien financier du programme européen BEST 2.0, 2.5 hectares de mangroves ont été replantés. Le projet a impliqué les scolaires, les associations et les villages. Il a consisté à la construction de 6 pépinières dans différents villages de l’île par des associations, qui ont pu être accompagnées techniquement et financièrement.
Les associations locales ont été essentielles à la réalisation des principales activités. La Direction de l’Education Catholique (DEC) a également été l’une des principales parties prenantes concernant le volet sensibilisation. En effet, une étroite collaboration s’est nouée entre le STE et la DEC se traduisant par la réalisation d’un grand nombre de sorties scolaires et la réalisation de plantations par les élèves des écoles primaires. La chefferie est également une entité importante du projet, son aval étant indispensable pour réaliser ces actions.

Through a deliberate strategy of getting Parliament votes and media attention, the Murray Darling Basin Plan was passed through Federal Parliament in 2013. The Darling River is one of the largest in Australia and runs from north to south. The Darling River flows into the Murray River and had been reduced to a trickle at the mouth due to big ag’s water usage for irrigation. A consortium of community members spent 10 years getting this plan passed.

While industrial farming practices contribute to a changing climate, agriculture done right has the ability to save the planet! That’s why Trees for the Future (TREES) helps farmers in the developing world to increase food security, generate sustainable income, and revitalize degraded lands through the Forest Garden Approach (FGA). Each year, TREES works directly with about 5,000 farming families consisting of over 30,000 people and teaches them 14 different agroforestry modules over a 4-year program. Annually, TREES helps farmers plant 20 million trees and cultivate farms to grow, on average, 27 varieties of crops/shrubs on land thought to be infertile. This achieves average income gains of an average 400% over four years. TREES also collaborates with agricultural development and food assistance organizations to train extension experts in the FGA to help others adopt sustainable, climate-smart agriculture programming, amplifying these powerful impacts.

Large parts of the rainforests in Borneo (Kalimantan) have been cleared or are degraded. The degraded areas are subject to erosion, offer little in terms of Ecosystem Services and provide no income to the locals. A solution is Forest Landscape Restoration with native tree species and agroforestry systems, starting with fast-growing, commerically viable pioneer species that stabilize and improve the soil with nitrogen fixing. In a second step, agricultural plants and tree species with longer rotation are added. Organic fertilizers such as compost contribute to the restoration of soil fertility.

Hoa Binh village – located along the coastline in central Vietnam – is seriously exposed to strong storms, sea encroachment, sand moving, drought and coastline erosion. In addition, the village has approximately 123ha of sandy protection forest areas along a 3.5km coastal stretch. The forest was degraded because of bombing in the war, serious storms and over-harvesting of trees for firewood by local people, making the communities more vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather impacts.

Reforestation and rehabilitation of the coastal protection forest along with livelihood development activities for communities proved to be the most effective measure in reducing the vulnerabilty of local people. The pilot measure consisted of reforesting and rehabilitating 10 ha degraded sandy coastal protection forest as well as providing technical trainings and raising awareness among local communities

Reforestamos México developed a solution that allows Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) located near big cities to become a center point that brings alliances, hands and financial resources together in order to plant trees in degraded forests, improve the livelihood of local communities and increase forest awareness among urban people, which derives in better private and public political will to develop initiatives for the benefit of protected and unprotected forests.

 Industries such as mining, forestry, and oil and gas have been trying for years to minimise their environmental and social impacts, but there is a growing expectation from civil society, regulators and investors that companies not only ‘do no harm’, but also make a positive contribution to the environment and society.

In many companies, projects follow procedures to avoid or minimise biodiversity impacts and restore biodiversity or offset impacts when these are unavoidable. This framework, known as the mitigation hierarchy, is increasingly used by companies and governments to improve environmental management and contribute to a net positive impact (NPI) or biodiversity net gain (BNG).

Following a NPI commitment by the mining company Rio Tinto, IUCN worked with the company to develop and trial a review protocol that could track its progress towards reaching NPI at an operational level. This protocol was tested at Rio Tinto operations in Australia, Mongolia and Madagascar.

Forest degradation, loss of biodiversity, declining agricultural productivity and soil erosion, exacerbated through climate variability and change threaten natural resource dependent communities in Mandla district. The project pursues an integrated approach of eco-restoration, sustainable forest management and agriculture, combining ecosystem-based measures (forest restoration, agroforestry) with technical measures (e.g. stone bunds, seed replacement, improved farming techniques).

The castanea henryi tree is an excellent kind of tree with great economic value. It grows in mountain regions with a temperature range between -16 celsius degrees and 41 celsius degrees, therefore it is suitable to be planted in many countries with a subtropical climate. Castanea henryi fruit (nut) is a kind of grain with high nutritional value, which can be introduced to be planted to help reduce the grain and food shortage problem. Castanea henryi tree stem are also quality timber for various purposes.

People can use hillside lands to plant Castanea henryi trees，the castanea henryi nuts can be sold as a kind of grain or raw materials used to make various foods, highly matured castanea henryi tree stems can be sold to make various wooden products. In consequence, people engaging in planting castanea henryi trees can have stable income from planting this kind of tree.

The Peaks National Park is home to the last remaining fragments of endemic cloud forest habitat on St Helena Island. It is a premier hiking destination for locals and tourists, but as tourism numbers increased so did the impacts on the national park. Foot traffic was eroding the trails, the trails were becoming unsafe, and it was beginning to affect the surrounding habitat. Wooden boardwalks, staircases, handrails and a hiking shelter were constructed to improve access, safety and reduce visitor impacts. The trails are now safe and accessible, the profile of conservation in the cloud forest has been improved, and the National Park is now an eco-tourism icon for St Helena. 

Biodiversity Sri Lanka in partnership with the Sri Lanka Forest Department, IUCN Sri Lanka and selected private sector partners, undertook a pilot project to establish a biodiversity baseline in a 10ha area of degraded rainforest, which was cleared for cultivation and subsequently abandoned, resulting in the colonization of it by the pioneer fern species Dicranopteris linearis, located in the Kanneliya Conservation Forest. The intension was to restore this area using principles of restoration ecology, to enhance its ecological functions, habitat quality, species diversity and its capacity to provide biodiversity and ecosystem services that is in close approximation to the surrounding wet lowland forest of which it was a part previously, before it was converted to its present state. The project aimed to develop a Biodiversity Credit Accrual System for Sri Lanka using the insights derived, with the objective of assigning a unit value for enhanced biodiversity and ecosystem services.

El proyecto de gestión del Área Ecológica de Conservación y Uso Sustentable (ACUS) Yunguilla ha sido el resultado de un proceso iniciado en el año 1995 , el cuál continúa en activo desarrollo. Se ha restaurado el ecosistema y su biodiversidad,  pasando de actividades no sostenibles y dañinas para el hábitat como el avance de la frontera agrícola, presión sobre los recursos naturales, tala de bosque y  quema indiscriminada a actividades sostenibles. La estrategia desarrollada en el ACUS ha permitido la implementación de sistemas agrarios más sostenibles y amigables con el ambiente, la explotación turística ecológica y responsable, la elaboración de productos artesanales y el consecuente mejoramiento de las condiciones sociales, económicas y  la calidad de vida de las familias en la comunidad, como así también, la continuidad de los servicios ambientales, lo que convierte a Yunguilla en  un  caso emblemático y potencialmente replicable  en otros lugares.

Growth corridors are regions where natural resource-based industries, such as agriculture and mining, are being developed to boost economic growth. SUSTAIN (Sustainability and Inclusion Strategy for Growth Corridors), an IUCN-led initiative, aims to shape the investment and design of these corridors so that they are environmentally and socially sustainable.

Located in a vast floodplain, Tanzania’s Kilombero district hosts wetlands, waterfalls and iconic wildlife species, such as elephant, hippo, antelope and lion. The mountain rainforests are a vital water source  for the surrounding area and its economy. As part of SUSTAIN, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is working with one of Tanzania’s biggest rice producers, valley farmers and mountain villages in Kilombero to increase agricultural productivity while conserving forests, water sources and wildlife at a coordinated landscape level. A pillar of the programme is a payment for ecosystems services (PES) scheme.

Mangroves and beach forests provide coastal greenbelts that act as a protective buffer to sea level rise and storms. Moreover, they are particularly effective in mitigating global warming and rising carbon dioxide levels by capturing and storing carbon in both above- and below-ground biomass. On Panay Island, protection of remaining mangroves and rehabilitation of degraded areas is carried out by local communities and supported by local governments.

The regional strategy addresses coastal erosion due to sea-level rise, policy and operational gaps in six East Asian Seas countries. National authorities assess the national setting, gaps and needs and identify directions and priority actions for addressing coastal erosion. National reports on results and recommendations are presented, discussed and agreed through public participation and a national consultation process with all stakeholders.

The solution recovered natural conditions and protects 3,900 ha of unique peat swamp forest ecosystem. The conservation of Melaleuca trees found in this forest type is a national priority because they buffer floods, recharge aquifers and provide habitat for endangered wetland species. About 25,000 people living in the park’s buffer zone benefit through the provision of clean water and small cultivated fish.

The Eco-Corridor Fund for the Caucasus (ECF) is a funding instrument supporting community-based biodiversity conservation in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Eco-corridors are created by connecting various classifications of parks and protected areas across all three countries. ECF uses contractual nature conservation agreements and a clear set of processes to fund ecologically sustainable land use in specific regions and selected communities in Armenia. The result is an interconnected mosaic of managed and unmanaged habitats under various land categories and classifications. These community-managed landscapes protect, connect and support healthy native ecosystems while ensuring the socio-economic status of the communities involved is not harmed or diminish, and in many cases is improved. ECF is a not-for profit, practical conservation organization funded by KfW Development Bank and WWF Germany.

The wellbeing of people in Madagascar depends on its natural resources and its goods, such as fuelwood, food and water. Many areas are heavily degraded due to unsustainable land use. Climate hazards add more risks for people, nature and the entire economy. Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is a key priority under AFR100 to ensure sustainable development. Resilient & multifunctional ecosystems improving the economy, food security & water supply, biodiversity protection and carbon sequestration are its cornerstones. Moving rapidly from pledges to practical implementation is crucial. This solution describes this successful process, covering the establishment of multi-stakeholder platforms, capacity building measures of actors, developing a national FLR strategy and prioritizing areas based on a multi-criteria assessment. Future steps will include identifying sites for piloting restoration activities in Boeny region.  

In Tajikistan, forests have suffered from deforestation due to an energy shortage after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today a weak forest governance system and imprecise land use rights lead to mismanagement and consequently a slow reforestation process. A weak financial infrastructure and a steady inflow of remittances have entailed an increase in livestock which has resulted in land use conflicts, enforced by few and partially contradicting regulations. A changing climate, increasing the frequency and intensity of disasters intensifies the pressure on communities and their surrounding ecosystems. Consequently, climate change adaptation, sustainable pasture management, and clear land use rights must form an integral part of forest management. This solution forms a guideline for integrative forest management rooted in the Joint Forest Management (JFM) approach, accounting for adaptation to climate change, sustainable pasture management, biodiversity preservation, and gender equity.

Utooni Development Organization (UDO) is a non-governmental organization established in 2002 and registered in 2005. It is based on the early works of Utooni Development Project, a community-based self help group formed by Joshua Mukusya in 1978. Its vision is to build peaceful, healthy and happy interlinked self-sufficient communities through justified sustainable development.

The organization supports disadvantaged communities living in the arid and semi arid lands to transform their environment in a sustainable manner, enabling them to improve water supply, food production, income and health.

The process to develop an adaptive, community-driven and resilient co-management plan for the Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) in Cambodia addresses the need for climate change adaptation through a participatory approach. This plan will support ecosystem and social resilience through maintenance and restoration of mangrove areas; the development of alternative livelihoods, as well as conservation of key species.

London Wetland Centre is a re-creation of a historic wetland through an unusual partnership between the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) NGO, a water utility company, and a housing developer. Under this arrangement, around 3 hectares of the site was developed for housing, with proceeds used to create over 40 ha of natural wetlands. The site is managed by WWT, under a 125 year lease, as an important urban site for both wildlife and for people engagement

Sharm El-mia, a small bay on the outskirts of Sharm El-Sheikh city; the bay is an integral part of RMNP that includes Ras Mohammad Peninsula and the coasts of Sharm El-Sheikh. Being the main marina for diving and live-aboard boats, the bay suffered the accumulation of boats effluents that smothered marine life. Moving the marina to another location gave way to restoring the afflicted bay. The restoration process, which was carried out through partnership with various stakeholders, set an example of how to successfully coordinate work between actors who in many cases have conflicting interests. Overcoming red tape was a daunting mission that had to be accomplished. Marine life re-inhabited the bay, and benthic living cover was recorded in values comparable to similar sites. Bio-remediation of the ailing aquatic environment and elimination of potential pathogenicity induced by boats effluents was achieved. Finally, the bay was rendered viable to recreational tourism activities.

Through an inclusive approach, involving the community in land use planning and natural resource governance, supporting agro-forestry, equitable benefits sharing and poverty reduction, the Ekuri Initiative has addressed problems caused by deforestation and forest degradation, such as exacerbated climate change including drought, fire and flood, as well as food insecurity, illiteracy and poverty in Ekuri community in Cross River State, Nigeria.

A rights-based approach is an approach to avoiding deforestation. The indigenous territorial management program in the Madidi Landscape of Bolivia demonstrates that the recognition of indigenous land rights, local autonomy, and internal regulations of access and use of natural resources can significantly reduce forest loss over large forest areas. A recent study by WCS has shown that forest conservation strongly depends on local capacities of land management.

This project is improving the ecological connectivity between 2 protected areas in Sabah, Malaysia: Kinabalu Park (World Heritage site) and Crocker Range Biosphere reserve. It addresses the issue of forest fragmentation due to uncontrolled deforestation and expansion of agricultural activities by establishment of several community conserved areas (CCAs) in between both parks, habitat restoration, improving agriculture production and creating alternative incomes.

The Lower Mekong River Region is a biodiversity hotspot. Forests, rivers, flood planes and wetlands support innumerable species, and are the foundations of rural livelihoods and local economies. Over the past 30 years, human development has forced many of these ecological systems to exist within landscapes and seascapes of anthropological pressures. Recognizing that communities and economies are better suited to adapt to climate change if natural systems remain intact, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam formed a region-wide partnership to adopt action plans for the strategic expansion of the region’s protected area (PA) network, and to formally integrate PAs into national, sector and regional development. The collaborative effort of governments, NGOs and corporations continues to study the nexus of conservation and development, examining the role of PAs in poverty reduction and climate change mitigation.

The Greater Cape Town Water Fund (GCTWF) was established by The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with the City of Cape Town and a coalition of partners in response to serious water insecurity in the greater Cape Town region.

The GCTWF brings together private and public sectors stakeholders to restore the catchments supplying the city’s water. The Fund aims to support and align with existing initiatives and act as a catalyst for systemic change in catchment management by cost-effective use of resources, strengthened capacity, and robust monitoring and evaluation.

The Fund will stimulate funding and implementation of catchment restoration efforts and, in the process, create jobs and momentum to protect global biodiversity and build more resilient communities in the face of climate change.

In 2018, the Fund published a business case for ecological infrastructure investment which articulated the value of landscape-level interventions to secure and protect critical water catchment areas around Cape Town.

The site was a former private golf course, out of use since 2015 and is now operated by South Lanarkshire Council. The land was vacant and derelict, and safety concerns were raised due to vandalism, fly-tipping, vehicle abandonment and fires. The conversion of the site into a new urban park presented an opportunity to address such anti-social behaviour and create a desirable area for positive activities and community development. South Lanarkshire Council provided the match funding for the project and applied for additional funding from the Green Infrastructure Strategic Intervention, which was granted in 2017. A ‘friends of’ group was established during the implementation period of the project and became involved in community engagement as well as the on-going management and maintenance of the new park. 

Key aims

• Increase social inclusion
• Preserve and protect greenspace
• Improve habitat and increase biodiversity

The Kumamoto region has benefited from abundant groundwater, which covers almost 100% of the total water supply. This was made possible mainly by the three following factors: 1) a large groundwater basin of approximately 600 km2,  2) easy infiltration and huge storage of rainwater due to unique soils layers developed by volcanic activities, and 3) relatively higher annual rainfall. However, the amount of groundwater has decreased in recent years due large part to increasing water consumption and lowering rainfall infiltration caused by urbanization. To manage and conserve groundwater resources in a sustainable manner, the group of more than ten municipalities in the basin developed a comprehensive plan to control groundwater. Also, a foundation sponsored by governments, companies, and residents financially supports various projects and research activities for groundwater conservation.

The main objective of the Hochfeld Managed Biological Reserve (MBR) – differing from Strict Biological Reserves (SBR) – is the conservation of an exceptional population of lycopods (6 taxa). In a dense beech forest, a development in the 1960s resulted in deforestation and even soil stripping. This attack on the forest was followed by the spontaneous reconstitution of a pioneering wild ericaceous heath, which allowed the emergence of lycopods. The conditions could not have been so favorable in the case of a forest cutting, less traumatic for the environment and which would have been followed by a rapid reconstitution of the stand, without any real interruption of the forest vegetation.

There is no pastoral history in the Hochfeld RBD, and the cattle could in any case cause too much damage to the club mosses. We are in a situation where the maintenance of the moor is necessarily done by the combination of mechanization and manual interventions.

Gauteng is South Africa’s smallest and most transformed province, situated in the threatened Grassland Biome. Gauteng maintains pockets of grassland forming crucial ecological corridors for wildlife, and Modderfontein Reserve is a stepping stone in this network. The vision for the reserve is to provide an urban open space that is socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable, accessible, and a place for people to connect with nature and embrace the importance of urban green spaces.

The reserve hosts school and scout groups, and its six walking trails, cycling routes, picnic area, and bird hides are very popular. The successful operation of the reserve is a result of strong partnerships that allow for all of these activities to run concurrently. The Endangered Wildlife Trust assists landowners to rehabilitate disturbed and transformed areas, and monitor progress as per an Environmental Management Plan, adapting management interventions as needed to restore the reserve’s ecological functioning.

Urban areas are prone to the effects of extreme rainfall events due to their largely impermeable surface cover. Intense rainfall hits tarmac or paving slabs and runs straight to drainage channels, reducing infiltration and increasing pollution downstream. 

Bioswales are artificial urban wetlands placed along streets and urban areas to act as infiltration basins. Built using wetland vegetation and porous soils, they replace impermeable surfaces with natural cover and slow the movement of water allowing it to be filtered and stored.

In six cities across North America, 71 bioswales were studied to assess how their design, the environment and the climate affected their functionality. Citizen scientists measured infiltration rate, classified soil type, mapped bioswale features and installed real-time soil moisture sensors on site. The results of the study showed that hydrological functionality of bioswales was strongly influenced by their management, age, size and initial soil type.

Artisanal mining can significantly degrade the environment. It is also a difficult sector to engage with given its informality and lack of institutional identity.

The Frugal Rehabilitation Methodology (FRM) is a practical approach that is economically affordable, socially acceptable and equally importantly, ecologically viable. FRM is comprised  of the following six steps:

1. Preparation and Planning;

2. Technical Rehabilitation;

3. Topsoils: identification, conservation/storage and use;

4. Biological rehabilitation;

5) Mitigation hierarchy/whole mine cycle approach;

6. Handover of completed rehabilitation site to relevant government administrations for approval/sign-off.

The technical and biological rehabilitation prescriptions are specifically designed for application at degraded and abandoned ASM sites as well as active ASM areas that are soon to be rehabilitated. The prescriptions are specifically designed for artisanal mining of alluvial and hard rock deposits.

Biodiversity was one of five priority sustainability themes of the Olympic and Paralympic Games London 2012. The remediation and construction of the site of the Olympic Park (now known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) provided for the establishment of a large urban habitat patch with 45 hectares of new wildlife habitat in addition to recreational space for visitors. Prior to redevelopment, the park site was heavily impacted by invasive species and pollution from previous industrial use, and provided few social or ecological services. The Biodiversity Action Plan was compiled by the company for the delivery of Olympic Works (Olympic Delivery Authority) to guide park management. The plan outlined joint goals of biodiversity conservation, social well-being and economic welfare, emphasizing the provision of natural habitat and education of park visitors. It included a list of ’species aspirations’, or particular species that the park aimed to support, which facilitated planning to reach specific biodiversity goals.

The Kenilworth Racecourse is a well-established horse racing venue in Cape Town, South Africa, which has been functioning for over 130 years. Besides hosting world-renowned racing events, it is also the home of the Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area (KRCA), a small but valuable nature reserve situated within the racecourse itself. KRCA is regarded as one of the best examples of Cape Flats Sand Fynbos remaining in the Cape Peninsula. Being one of the largest stretches of natural vegetation remaining in Cape Town’s Southern suburbs, KRCA’s fynbos is of great historic and cultural significance. Its educational potential is of great value, seeing how the natural habitat is situated within the urban environment. The KRCA is a natural goldmine and is jointly managed and preserved by Kenilworth Racing, the City of Cape Town Nature Conservation and CapeNature Conservation. 

As part of the development of the Olympic Village for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010, a new island was constructed in the highly urban Lower False Creek inlet to create a habitat patch for fish and other wildlife. The Olympic Village was constructed in a former industrial area with degraded shoreline, high pollutant concentrations and low biodiversity value. To offset an area of degraded shoreline filled for the construction of the Olympic Village, the developers designed Habitat Island, a new island adjacent to the Olympic Village site with features including a naturalistic shoreline and native vegetation. Special resources, including intertidal habitat and naturalised wetlands in Hinge Park, which connects Habitat Island with the Olympic Village site, were also added to increase the biodiversity value of the area

Lower Mill Estate has been designed as a landscape-led redevelopment of a former quarry, providing up to 575 holiday homes in a green and blue setting in the heart of the Cotswolds. The scheme, which been Awarded an Excellent accreditation from Building with Nature, integrates a network of green infrastructure features which perform varied functionality for people and wildlife, both within the boundary of the scheme and beyond. 

The key ecological characteristics of the Estate comprise a rich variety of rivers, tributaries, drainage channels and open water bodies; watercourses lined with riparian vegetation with prominent lines of willows; scattered pattern of woodland copses resulting in a sense of enclosure and an intimate landscape; floristically rich hay meadows and pastoral land use; level land form with wide open skies; and modern waterside development with distinctive architectural style, making the most of building materials which reflect local vernacular.

With an Excellent accreditation from Building with Nature, Silverlake is a great example of how the natural landscape can be used as the starting point for site design and how that landscape can be protected into the future. 

The site was an active sand extraction quarry with a former landfill that had been restored to heathland, with a number of areas of woodland around the margins of the site and several waterbodies of various size, age and permanence. The scheme identified these important local character features as the basis for the green infrastructure proposals and incorporated them into the development in order to reference, reflect and enhance the local environment, contributing positively to a distinct sense of place whilst creating a multifunctional network that provides clear benefit to both people and wildlife. 

The entire development comprises 227 hectares, with the final built footprint will only take up 18% of the site.  

Biomatrix specialises in water restoration. Our Floating Ecosystems are engineered to improve water quality within rivers, lakes, ponds and canals as they increase aquatic life, leading to a balanced and revitalised waterscape.

Floating Ecosystems inject life into an area, as the islands provide an opportunity for nature and wildlife to take hold. Islands break up open water surfaces and provide shade under water. Plant roots provide habitat for Microbes to break down pollution and nutrients, and are a shelter and feeding ground for small fish. Mechanical aeration can further improve water quality. Birds can find an undisturbed nesting and resting space in areas where there is often little safety.

The Biomatrix floating ecosystem structure is designed to make wetland creation and water restoration possible, even in locations with waves, changing water levels, hard edges and fast currents. The structural floating technology allows thriving wetland communities to be created in challenging and dynamic waterbodies.

Augustenborg experienced socio-economic decline and floods from overflowing drainage. This collaborative solution aimed to retrofit the area with Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems as part of a broader regeneration project, thereby creating a more sustainable neighborhood and benefiting biodiversity. The main goal was to handle 70% of storm water from roofs and sealed areas, thus eliminating combined sewer overflow by lowering the total volume of storm water and reducing the peak flow rates.

In order to address the issue of water and flood management in Panamá the Municipality of Panama, the Dutch government and its pool of water experts and the NGO Wetlands International initiated a multi-stakeholder ‘Water dialogue’ restoring trust of flood affected communities and planning infrastructure including urban wetland reservoirs and regulatory adjustments.

Warby-Ovens National Park was established in 2010 with the addition of over 4,000 hectares of riverine woodland and forest along the lower reaches of Ovens River to Victoria’s parks estate. This state-owned land had been used under license as a resource to water and graze stock since European settlement in 1838. The lower Ovens River and floodplain is a place of significance to the Yorta Yorta people as it was a source of food, fibre and medicine and provided places to camp, hunt, fish, swim and connect with traditional cultures and stories. Creation of the park led to the removal of grazing rights to protect this area of cultural and conservation significance, with grazing licenses successfully phased out by 2013. The park now protects some of the best examples of iconic River Red Gum vegetation in the state, with the Ovens River being one of only two unregulated rivers in Victoria.

This solution responds to deforestation and habitat loss in the tropical forests in the mountainous Chinantla region of northern Oaxaca, Mexico, while improving the livelihoods of the region’s primarily indigenous residents. The ecologically significant forests of the Chinantla include the last remaining cloud forests and the third-largest rainforest in Mexico, and are part of the Mesoamerican global biodiversity hotspot. The Chinantla region is also recognized by the Mexican government as a Priority Region for Conservation. Both the landscape and its indigenous residents — who have a long history of poverty and socioeconomic marginalization — are growing increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Through a collaboration between EcoLogic Development Fund and its local partner, the Fondo Ambiental Regional de la Chinantla (FARCO), this solution focuses on forest restoration, reducing pressure on forest resources, community-led protection of land, capacity building, and sustainable forest income generation.

The Yerba Mansa Project (YMP) is an Albuquerque-based community-supported non-profit organization started in 2014 to reestablish the connectivity of people, plants, and the land in the Middle Rio Grande Valley. Our work with the Rio Grande Valley State Park supports the health of ecologically and culturally important native edible and medicinal plants and provides an opportunity for people to reclaim their role in caretaking our land and perpetuating our culinary and healing traditions. Regional botanical healing practices are of increased importance as we navigate an ongoing pandemic and will remain integral to the wellbeing of people moving forward. Our volunteers work to restore some of our most legendary nutritive and healing plants, teach youth and adults about their importance, and help to protect critical habitats and associated cultural knowledge for present and future generations.

The Sunderbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest spanning territory in Eastern India and Bangladesh. Human encroachment and pollution have caused extensive degradation of these mangrove ecosystems, leaving the coastal communities exposed to nature’s fury. Our project engages the local communities, in Bangladesh as well as in India, by educating and empowering their youth to become stewards who protect their fragile environment through a change in lifestyles. They conduct cleanups, remove litter and plastic, teach households to segregate waste and stop plastic usage. As a community they replant and regenerate mangroves on the islets which have become degraded. The project is building a grassroots bottom up campaign wherein the local community, led by young people, has taken the lead.

Since 2012, the Inga Foundation’s simple agroforestry system of Inga Alley Cropping has empowered 300+ families who have planted over 4 million trees dramatically transforming their lives.The ability of the resilient Inga tree to anchor, enrich, and regenerate depleted soil provides food security with 100% success for families with 2 year-old alleys. These fast-growing native Inga species which fix nitrogen in the soil  provide organic cash crops as well as significantly reduce global carbon emissions, protect wildlife and marine habitats, preserve water sources and yield a year’s worth of firewood. The basic grains/cash crops are grown without herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or heavy equipment.  Inga seedlings are planted in rows on steep, degraded slopes and require no technology or heavy equipment.  The Model positively addressing 11 of the 17 United Nations SDGs with NO NEGATIVE IMPACT whatsoever on the remaining 6.

For the project titled “Community Water Stewardship:Replenishing Groundwater Resources in Lahore”, one of the identified replenishment methods included treatment of wastewater through Floating Treatment Wetland (FTW). For its installation, Manak village was found to have large sewage wastewater and rain fed ponds along with musty odor creating nuisance and posing a significant health risk to the community.

FTW was created by using floating mats that provide foundation for plants to grow. The aligned mats float on the surface of the water and allow plants’ roots to spread throughout creating a vast activated surface area for microbes to live. These plants then uptake pollutants as nutrients from the inland water body. The microorganisms growing on the plant root systems break down and consume organic matter in the water through microbial decomposition, hence, effectively removing the pollutants from the water body.

Nieuwoudtville is primarily a sheep and tea farming area but is also the worlds ‘bulb’ capital, experiencing a seasonable tourism industry based on the spectacular annual wildflower display. Poor management of indigenous rangelands and climate change have made farming largely non-viable forcing farmers to diversify their income streams to remain financially viable.

Through our unique conservation exchange, we provide expertise and resources to build multi-purpose trails on farms in return for landowners signing commitments to join the Biodiversity Stewardship Programme (BSP) – a voluntary but legal process to declare private properties as part of the national protected area estate.

This obligation is underpinned by management plans that result in improved range management and include activities such as correct stocking rates, habitat rest, erosion control and alien plant removal which all lead to improved resilience. In this way we demonstrate that conservation can have tangible benefits to farmers.

The lowland hilly ranges in Nepal are geologically young and tectonically active, posing a huge issues of geo-disasters such as landslides, soil erosion and environmental degradation. The area is also home to tribal communities who along with living at risk of environmental hazards experience a range of livelihood challenges shaped by historic socio-economical marginalization.

In order to mitigate natural disasters such as floods and landslides which are frequent in the hilly terrains, this nature-based solution aims to plant Broom Grass and  Bamboo on degraded lands and landslide prone areas, to save the households at risk communities while also addressing their economic issue by training them on social enterprise and finding the market for the produced goods from, those planted cash crop.

Broom grass and bamboo are able to mitigate landslide and  pose a huge financial potential as their byproducts such as brooms, bio fuel, papers and handicraft are in huge demand in global market.

Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary (BRMS) is an offshore continental shelf-patch reef in Sri Lanka that has been bleached. The area flourished with tourism-related businesses and the dependency of local livelihoods on the coastal ecosystem grew. The 2016 La -Nina/El-Nino reduced the live coral cover to less than 1% and the coral was turning to rubble. To allow the reef to recover its biodiversity, natural functions & to ensure the sustainability of their livelihoods, the community demarcated core areas & “A-Zone Left Aside for Restoration” were declared in 2018.

The main objective of this practice is to sustainably manage and protect BRMS by avoiding significant adverse impacts due to anthropogenic activities via strengthening resilience in sustaining green livelihoods, strengthening capacity in the community in natural resources management, and taking restorative action towards healthy and productive oceans. With the engagement of stakeholders, restoration of BRMS is in progress.

At Yayasan Planet Indonesia we are dedicated to conserving Earth’s at-risk ecosystems. In Indonesia, we have pioneered a model of community-based conservation through our ‘Conservation Cooperative’ model that addresses the underlying drivers causing climate change vulnerability in our partner communities. We create village-led partnerships to support ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) by instituting community governance structures (Conservation Cooperatives) that enable access to financial and non-financial services that catalyze community-based adaptation. Using our award-winning approach, we establish ‘Conservation Cooperatives’ (CC) to develop pathways for vulnerable rural communities to overcome the barriers to climate change adaptation. Simultaneously our CC approach builds EbA by securing the well-being benefits (e.g. livelihood, health) that humans derive from ecosystem services (e.g. forests, land, fisheries, etc.), and facilitates how these benefits can be utilized to promote climate change adaptation.

“ASAL – Arid and Semi-Arid Lands”, covers around the 80 % of the national territory of Kenya. The inhabitants of these counties are mainly pastoral communities covering vast areas. Yet, Kenya’s Arid and Semi-arid lands are endowed with a rich diversity of plant resources exuding gum and resins.

The KAVADI approach builds capacity in arid lands by training communities in wild harvesting techniques of gum Arabic and other resins such as Frankincense and Myrrh, and through the farming of Aloe plots and the pilot plantations of trees with commercial interests. These drought resistant resources create alternative livelihoods opportunities, making communities more resilient and in a better position to mitigate vulnerability to drought. On top of livelihood building, the plantations of drought resistant trees and plants regenerate and restore landscapes, since these species do well in terrains considered “degraded” hence not used for either traditional agriculture or pasture.

Ol Pejeta (OPC) is a private non-profit conservancy, registered Protected Area, and IUCN Green Listed. It is home to the largest population of Critically Endangered black rhino in E.Africa, the world’s last 2 northern white rhino and other Endangered species. OPC is in Laikipia County where rain-fed agriculture and livestock contribute >75% of household incomes.

This initiative challenges the traditional ‘either/or’ approach to conservation, demonstrating the benefits of integrating livestock with wildlife. Rather than setting aside land for conservation, the sustainable land management approach involves using cattle as a habitat management tool. Carefully managed grazing keeps rangeland healthy as well as ensuring land is productive. This additional revenue stream contributes critical income, all of which is reinvested in conservation and community development – extension services enhance livelihoods and resilience. The nature-based solution offers a model for conservation in areas where wildlife is usually not tolerated.

High Atlas Foundation (HAF) and its partners focus on restoring native plants and trees to rehabilitate Moroccan biodiversity. Through agroforestry methods, HAF aims to push back against the effects of climate change, including desertification, irregular rainfall, and rising temperatures. Trees grown in HAF’s nurseries are provided to farming families and education centers, who are the sole beneficiaries of the yields. HAF’s tree nursery projects are managed by the people who plant, irrigate, maintain, harvest, and gain income from them. The goal is to integrate communities in land rehabilitation, promote native species and sustainable livelihoods, and systematically monitor trees in the nursery and fields. HAF builds the capacities of agricultural cooperatives and rural people in food safety, financial management, marketing, and the development of agricultural business plans. 

Significant conservation impact from technology: the solution uses real-time analysis of satellite images to detect possible fire events. These are rapidly verified and fire events are communicated instantly to rangers in the affected protected areas. Speed is essential. Climate change is making fire more frequent with rapid spreading of events. However there has been a 71% decrease in serious fire events so far in 2021 because of this solution.

The “Forest Landscape Restoration through a Sustainable Wood Energy Value Chain” project, is implemented in the Bono East and Savannah Region of Ghana. Through the sustainable production and efficient use of energy wood, forests in selected regions in Ghana are being restored and preserved thus contributing to the implementation of the national climate policy and to the improvement of the framework conditions for sustainable forest management and energy supply in Ghana.  

Wood energy in form of charcoal and fire wood is the main source for cooking in Ghana. More than 14 Mill. cbm of wood are used annually for the consumption as charcoal or fire wood. Wood energy is therefore one driver for forest degradation, especially in charcoal producing hotspots. This solution elaborates on supporting partner institutions and small farmers in establishing a sustainable wood energy value chain integrated in Forest Landscape Restoration measures.

The regional strategy addresses coastal erosion due to sea-level rise, policy and operational gaps in six East Asian Seas countries. National authorities assess the national setting, gaps and needs and identify directions and priority actions for addressing coastal erosion. National reports on results and recommendations are presented, discussed and agreed through public participation and a national consultation process with all stakeholders.

Dans le cadre d’un projet mené en 2017 par le Service Territorial de l’Environnement (STE) de Wallis et Futuna, avec le soutien financier du programme européen BEST 2.0, 2.5 hectares de mangroves ont été replantés. Le projet a impliqué les scolaires, les associations et les villages. Il a consisté à la construction de 6 pépinières dans différents villages de l’île par des associations, qui ont pu être accompagnées techniquement et financièrement.
Les associations locales ont été essentielles à la réalisation des principales activités. La Direction de l’Education Catholique (DEC) a également été l’une des principales parties prenantes concernant le volet sensibilisation. En effet, une étroite collaboration s’est nouée entre le STE et la DEC se traduisant par la réalisation d’un grand nombre de sorties scolaires et la réalisation de plantations par les élèves des écoles primaires. La chefferie est également une entité importante du projet, son aval étant indispensable pour réaliser ces actions.

Biodiversity Sri Lanka in partnership with the Sri Lanka Forest Department, IUCN Sri Lanka and selected private sector partners, undertook a pilot project to establish a biodiversity baseline in a 10ha area of degraded rainforest, which was cleared for cultivation and subsequently abandoned, resulting in the colonization of it by the pioneer fern species Dicranopteris linearis, located in the Kanneliya Conservation Forest. The intension was to restore this area using principles of restoration ecology, to enhance its ecological functions, habitat quality, species diversity and its capacity to provide biodiversity and ecosystem services that is in close approximation to the surrounding wet lowland forest of which it was a part previously, before it was converted to its present state. The project aimed to develop a Biodiversity Credit Accrual System for Sri Lanka using the insights derived, with the objective of assigning a unit value for enhanced biodiversity and ecosystem services.

The regional strategy addresses coastal erosion due to sea-level rise, policy and operational gaps in six East Asian Seas countries. National authorities assess the national setting, gaps and needs and identify directions and priority actions for addressing coastal erosion. National reports on results and recommendations are presented, discussed and agreed through public participation and a national consultation process with all stakeholders.

Dans le cadre d’un projet mené en 2017 par le Service Territorial de l’Environnement (STE) de Wallis et Futuna, avec le soutien financier du programme européen BEST 2.0, 2.5 hectares de mangroves ont été replantés. Le projet a impliqué les scolaires, les associations et les villages. Il a consisté à la construction de 6 pépinières dans différents villages de l’île par des associations, qui ont pu être accompagnées techniquement et financièrement.
Les associations locales ont été essentielles à la réalisation des principales activités. La Direction de l’Education Catholique (DEC) a également été l’une des principales parties prenantes concernant le volet sensibilisation. En effet, une étroite collaboration s’est nouée entre le STE et la DEC se traduisant par la réalisation d’un grand nombre de sorties scolaires et la réalisation de plantations par les élèves des écoles primaires. La chefferie est également une entité importante du projet, son aval étant indispensable pour réaliser ces actions.

Biodiversity Sri Lanka in partnership with the Sri Lanka Forest Department, IUCN Sri Lanka and selected private sector partners, undertook a pilot project to establish a biodiversity baseline in a 10ha area of degraded rainforest, which was cleared for cultivation and subsequently abandoned, resulting in the colonization of it by the pioneer fern species Dicranopteris linearis, located in the Kanneliya Conservation Forest. The intension was to restore this area using principles of restoration ecology, to enhance its ecological functions, habitat quality, species diversity and its capacity to provide biodiversity and ecosystem services that is in close approximation to the surrounding wet lowland forest of which it was a part previously, before it was converted to its present state. The project aimed to develop a Biodiversity Credit Accrual System for Sri Lanka using the insights derived, with the objective of assigning a unit value for enhanced biodiversity and ecosystem services.

The regional strategy addresses coastal erosion due to sea-level rise, policy and operational gaps in six East Asian Seas countries. National authorities assess the national setting, gaps and needs and identify directions and priority actions for addressing coastal erosion. National reports on results and recommendations are presented, discussed and agreed through public participation and a national consultation process with all stakeholders.