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Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development project updates
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development project updates
… July 2017 The final guidance from the Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Policy and Planning Initiative brings … from the members of the African Leaders' Group around mainstreaming biodiversity. An easy to read but comprehensive document, this guidance is the final output from the project. Mainstreaming biodiversity and development. Guidance from African experience 2012-17 …
Article, 21 March 2014
Vegetables street vendors sitting on the floor.
Transformative food systems governance and the environmental agenda: lessons from the national and city level
… vulnerable, to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Yet, governance plays a critical role … has direct consequences on how natural resources are managed and how ecosystems are functioning. IIED and the United Nations Environment …
Event, 13 September 2023
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Biodiversity, climate change and poverty: exploring the links
… Biodiversity — the variety of all life, from genes and species to ecosystems — is intimately linked to Earth’s climate and, inevitably, to climate change. Biodiversity and poverty are also inextricably connected. For instance, … Biodiversity … Biodiversity, climate change and poverty: exploring the links …
Publication, 01 February 2008
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Nature-based solutions in action: lessons from the frontline
Publication, 30 July 2021
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Maximising ecosystem benefits through EIAs in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… instrument to govern the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction can provide … Biodiversity …
Publication, 01 April 2019
A group of four men and women wearing overalls, one with an axe over his shoulders and one crouching down, pose for a photo. In the foreground are a few rocks, with a dusty landcsape and mountains in the background.
Lessons from a fruitful journey: seven years of EbA research and action
… recognition that the interlinked challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss must be tackled together. June will see global events … in Nairobi as countries move towards adopting the post-2020 global biodiversity framework later this year. This is the latest in a  series … the profile of locally-led action on the road to the COP15 global biodiversity conference in Kunming Ecosystem-based approaches for …
Insight, 31 May 2022
A woman surrounded by maize
Women ally with nature to adapt to climate change
… Ecosystem-based Adaption (EbA) is a nature-based approach that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to climate … can tackle the interconnected challenges of climate change impacts, biodiversity loss, and poverty, while remaining cost-effective, … Biodiversity …
Insight, 06 March 2020
Statements and workshop reports
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
… The Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development project  supported African countries to use their national biodiversity and strategy action plans (NBSAPs) as a vehicle for integrating biodiversity into development policy and planning.  Between 2012 and … Biodiversity … Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events …
Article, 09 July 2013
a young man walks along an irrigation channel
Jobs, nature and the Green New Deal: lessons from the global South
… They all aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve biodiversity and ecosystems. The European Green Deal promises a ‘just transition for all’ … a leading global role in combating the climate crisis and global biodiversity loss. The resolution Ocasio-Cortez put forward has … Biodiversity …
Insight, 30 January 2020
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Improving the evidence for ecosystem-based adaptation
… Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation (EBA) integrate the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into an overall strategy for helping …
Publication, 01 November 2011