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Priročnik in orodja za presojo vplivov v kontekstu svetovne dediščine

As the World Heritage Convention celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022, over 1100 sites around the world are recognized as World Heritage – places  that are so valuable to humanity that there conservation has been deemed our collective responsibility. Yet many of these exceptional places face  increasing pressure from diverse types of development projects within and around the sites. Assessing the impacts of such projects is essential to both prevent damage to World Heritage and identify sustainable options. This Guidance and toolkit explains the process for achieving these goals. Offering practical tips and tools including checklists and a glossary, it provides a framework for conducting impact assessments for cultural and natural heritage sites.

Panduan upaya konservasi berbasis kawasan yang efektif lainnya (OECM)

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in 2022, provides a framework for the effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) through four goals and 23 targets. Target 3 (known as the ‘30×30 target’) calls on Parties to conserve at least 30% of terrestrial, inland waters, and coastal and marine areas by 2030. These guidelines are designed to promote good practices relating to identifying, reporting, monitoring and strengthening OECMs. They are intended for use by a wide range of rightsholders and stakeholders to promote understanding of whether a site meets the CBD criteria for identifying an OECM, how to report OECM data at the national and global levels, and how to monitor and strengthen OECMs.

The Nature Conservancy & National Geographic Society Externship Program

Together, the partners developed a program centered around a rigorous externship open to young adults ages 18-25 to equip them with the knowledge, tools, and relationships to seek solutions and take action in their communities around the globe. The program intentionally creates more opportunities for young people from all communities to prepare for careers in conservation and exploration. At the end of this eight-week experience, externs create an ArcGIS StoryMap presentation based on the local conservation issue they investigated. As the externship concludes, participants can apply for seed funding to begin enacting the solutions they identified in their communities. The program has addressed the challenge of inadequate leadership opportunities for global youth, by providing young adults from ages 18-25 with the opportunity to tackle global conservation issues, while gaining conservation skills.

Comunidades fortalecen la gestión sostenible de la tierra, el bosque y la biodiversidad en la Cadena Volcánica de Guatemala

El Proyecto Promoviendo Territorios Sostenibles y Resilientes en Paisajes de la Cadena Volcánica Central en Guatemala busca integrar la conservación de la biodiversidad y la gestión sostenible de la tierra y los bosques en paisajes productivos, generando beneficios locales y ambientales globales. Mediante un enfoque participativo, ha fortalecido capacidades técnicas y organizativas de pequeños productores, promoviendo prácticas sostenibles como abonos orgánicos, reforestación y producción orgánica. También ha impulsado la participación activa de mujeres en procesos organizativos y de comercialización, mejorando sus medios de vida. Hasta la fecha, ha beneficiado a 64,450 personas (31,715 hombres y 32,733 mujeres), con 216 acuerdos voluntarios que gestionan 19,802.24 ha con herramientas de manejo del paisaje y establecen conectividad en 59,265.41 ha, entre sistemas agrícolas/forestales y áreas protegidas.

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As the World Heritage Convention celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022, over 1100 sites around the world are recognized as World Heritage – places  that are so valuable to humanity that there conservation has been deemed our collective responsibility. Yet many of these exceptional places face  increasing pressure from diverse types of development projects within and around the sites. Assessing the impacts of such projects is essential to both prevent damage to World Heritage and identify sustainable options. This Guidance and toolkit explains the process for achieving these goals. Offering practical tips and tools including checklists and a glossary, it provides a framework for conducting impact assessments for cultural and natural heritage sites.

Seeding Success: Sustainable Financing for Climate-Resilient and Biodiversity-Positive Startups in Rural Communities

Successful implementation and scaling up of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures requires short-, medium- and long-term financing. Rural enterprises in agriculture, livestock, and community-based rural tourism are highly vulnerable to climate change and face particular challenges in investing in sustainable solutions. While EbA is an efficient strategy, its benefits often materialize over the long term, which delays the return on investment for land users. 

Therefore, it is essential to secure stable sources of financing that allow land users to make investments, especially for entrepreneurs in rural areas. Non-reimbursable financing allows them to implement business plans that foster business resilience in the context of climate change. In Costa Rica, the EbA LAC program in partnership with the Development Banking System (SBD) and CATIE established a non-reimbursable financing program that promotes the creation, development and growth of resilient enterprises in rural areas called Adapt-ACTIVA

Shifting from conservation to a comprehensive approach – Biological Corridors as an effective solution to scaling up EbA measure

In Costa Rica, climate change and biodiversity strategies are closely interrelated and contribute to the country’s commitments to international agendas. Biological Corridors used to focus solely on conservation, supporting multisectoral dialogue as a key to successful recovery and sustainable use of biodiversity. With the technical support of the EbA LAC Program, two Biological Corridors have become platforms for not only for conservation but for combining conservation and climate adaptation by scaling up effective ecosystem-based adaptation measures.

Year after year, floods and droughts increase, causing serious damage to infrastructure, property, and people’s health, severely affecting rural communities. The need to implement adaptation measures to counteract this trend is urgent. Biological corridors with improved skills are able to elevate successful one-off projects into larger-scale initiatives that contribute to the resilience of people and ecosystems.

IUCN guidelines on responsible translocation of displaced organisms

Displaced organisms are individuals and groups of animals, plants, or fungi that have been recovered from legal or illegal trade, driven from their habitats through habitat destruction or human-wildlife conflicts, displaced or incapacitated by catastrophic events (fires, floods, and extreme weather events) or climate change, or captured or collected by humans. The full scale of irresponsibly translocated organisms is difficult to measure as most are unrecorded. Following the steps in this guidance, attempts can be made to maximise the conservation benefit of translocations of displaced organisms. 
 

Guidelines on harvesting threatened species

Societies around the globe harvest wild species, to a greater or lesser extent, for food, building materials, healthcare, medicines, pest control, ornamentation, income, recreation, and cultural and spiritual purposes. While this use of wild species directly contributes to the well-being of billions of people globally, over-exploitation of wild species is one of the key drivers of biodiversity loss. The IUCN Guidelines on harvesting threatened species advise decision-makers on whether, how and what to harvest to ensure the sustainable use of threatened animal, plant and fungal species. Drawing on insights from the IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment, they complement and expand on existing guidance and tools, such as the Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of IUCN Red List Data in Harvesting of Threatened Species and recent CITES guidance on the conduct of Non-Detriment Findings.

Practice guidance for protected and conserved area finance

Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) have been proven to provide enormous value to nature, people and the economy. They are an effective means by which species, habitats and ecosystems can be conserved, restored and sustainably utilised. This Guide provides detailed frameworks, descriptions and insights into the use of conservation finance solutions to achieve PCA outcomes. The guidance presents the case for PCA investment and sustainable finance, describes the role and use of finance and economics to achieve PCA outcomes, and presents guidance on how to conduct strategic and practical financial planning in support of these outcomes. 
 

Investigación de tránsito, conservación y monitoreo de megafauna marina

Debido a la pesca ilegal en el Parque Nacional Isla del Coco, en 2021, el Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía de Costa Rica amplió esta área marina protegida a 54.844 km2, así como el Área Marina de Manejo del Bicentenario a 106.285,56 km2. El objetivo es aumentar la conectividad entre estas áreas para proteger los montes submarinos que son hábitats de distintas especies de fauna. En este contexto, nació la iniciativa de investigar el tránsito, conservación y monitoreo de megafauna marina (grandes mamíferos marinos y peces pelágicos como tiburones, rayas y atunes), a través de la alianza entre Costa Rica, Francia y Reino Unido, cuyo objetivo es conservar el 30 % de la superficie terrestre y marina de Costa Rica para el 2030. 

Cabe señalar que en este país se implementa desde 2017 un plan para monitorear mamíferos marinos, con protocolos diseñados para evaluar su estado de conservación y distribución en áreas costeras. 

Conteo navideño de aves de la bahía de tela, participación de Lancetilla

Lancetilla participa activamente en el conteo navideño de aves, el esfuerzo colectivo de todos los participantes ha rendido frutos. Principiantes, entusiastas, fotógrafos y expertos se reunieron del 1-3 de diciembre de 2023 para registrar la mayor cantidad de aves en las rutas establecidas en el Jardín Botánico Lancetilla, PN Punta Izopo y PN Jeanette Kawas.

Este conteo reunió no solo a Teleños, sino también personas provenientes de Tegucigalpa, Guaimaca, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Omoa, El Progreso, Ocotepeque, Roatán, Guanaja y Siguatepeque.