Gobernanza para la adaptación en la cuenca compartida del Río Goascorán

This initiative was born from the vision of David Sarmiento, IMARPE field observer and renowned 2023 Leatherback Champion, who decided to go beyond his job. David realized that, in order to achieve effective marine conservation, it was important to build bridges with artisanal fishers, based on mutual trust and respect. Using everyday tools such as local radio stations, social media, and training spaces, David forged an authentic connection with the crews of fishing boats in the cove of San Jose (Lambayeque). His approach combined scientific expertise with a deep human sensitivity. By listening, valuing, and exchanging ideas with the fishers, he enabled them to take the lead in bringing about change. Today, they are the ones who share recordings of rescues, reflections, and data on marine megafauna. Experience shows that conservation is most effective when it stems from strong human relationships and committed local leadership, generating sustainable learning and trust among stakeholders.

Esta solución integra la gestión de la biodiversidad a nivel municipal y la educación virtual, con el propósito de que los actores locales y sus administraciones municipales conozcan las competencias y las herramientas con las que cuentan para ser grandes aliados en el cuidado de la biodiversidad que está en sus territorios.

El cuidado de la biodiversidad es una tarea de todos los habitantes de un territorio. Las administraciones en especial tienen un rol importante en esta tarea, pero ¿saben cómo hacerlo? ¿Conocen las estrategias que pueden aplicar? En efecto, estas preguntas motivaron a diez (10) entidades a diseñar e implementar en Colombia el curso virtual “herramientas de conservación de la biodiversidad en municipios”.

La Asociación Defensores del Chaco Pyporé (l’association défenseurs du Chaco Pyporé), au Paraguay, œuvre dans le domaine de la conservation des zones sauvages protégées et de la responsabilisation de la jeunesse au Paraguay. Une partie de son travail consiste à diriger l’initiative Voluntaria de Guardaparques (gardiens de parc bénévoles) et la campagne #SoyGuardaparque (je suis gardien de parc).

L’objectif principal de l’initiative consiste à reconnaître le travail des héros de la conservation et à impliquer la société civile dans la conservation de la nature en insistant sur la jeunesse.

Cette initiative a été créée en 2017 et, à ce jour, a réuni un total de 200 gardiens de parc bénévoles.

This is the first volume in the WCPA Good Practice Guidelines that is predominantly by rangers, for rangers. The editors worked with partners to collect good practices and stories from rangers worldwide, reflecting global experience and lessons learned. The text focuses on actions that rangers, and to a lesser extent managers, can do themselves. It does not address institutional changes that would need intervention at government level. Whilst the latter are often necessary, decisions are out of the hands of individual rangers. Nor is the guide the last word on the state of play, another global ranger survey is being carried out simultaneously with the production of these guidelines and we will continue to learn about ranger needs, strengths and challenges in the future.

Watershed management is, at its root, a human behavior challenge. But where humans are often the source of such problems, they are also the solution. Rare trains local leaders to implement behavior change campaigns that inspire communities to adopt new norms for how they interact with nature. Rare empowers communities in Colombia’s most water dependent geographies to participate in the management of their watershed ecosystems so that they benefit from higher water quality and flow and reduce the risk of droughts and floods due to extreme weather changes.

Since 2013, Rare has built the capacity of 14 officials of one of the largest regional environmental authorities of Colombia, Corporación Valle del Cauca, to engage local stakeholders in protecting riparian areas and improving land use practices using the Pride for ARA approach. These farmers are inspired by the Pride campaigns and the offer of technical assistance to protect critical ecosystems for watershed resilience.

The solution aims at sustainable development in coastal areas of the East Asian Seas region by reducing and preventing impacts of natural disasters, climate change and sea level rise. It provides references and capacity building for national and local authorities in coastal and marine spatial planning. National adaptation activities and best practices for capacity building and field application tailored to needs and priorities of each country are provided.