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🌳hashtag #generationrestoration event alert 📢 🌟The Restoration Initiative Series🌟 📅 Date: 3 Oct 2024 ⌚Time: 11:00:AM - 12:30:PM (GMT+2 / Rome time) 🌟Topic: Best practices and success stories on ecosystem restoration 🔗Registration link: https://bit.ly/3XYPEVf The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is launching a hashtag #generationrestoration series of webinars to showcase its achievements in large-scale Forest and Landscape Restoration projects across Africa and Asia. Since 2018, TRI has united three Global Environment Facility (GEF) agencies—IUCN, FAO, and UNEP—with nine countries to overcome barriers to sustainable restoration: Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, DRC, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, CAR, Kenya, China and Pakistan. This event is part of a broader series aimed at sharing best practices and demonstrating the impact of collaborative efforts between local communities and decision-makers at all levels. The first webinar will share the best practice lessons of the in-country teams and their TRI projects. Each participating country team will reflect on one or two of their most insightful and valuable experiences and explain how this can contribute to future ecosystem restoration projects. IUCN, Global Environment Facility, FAO, UN Environment Programme, CIFOR-ICRAF Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Convention Biological Diversity - Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative WWF Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)

The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) recently participated in the UWI “Pathways to Action: Prioritizing Strategic Interventions for the Uptake of Nature Based Solutions in the Caribbean” Workshop in Trinidad and Tobago. The workshop was part of the UWI Nature-based Services (NbS) Engrossed Project, a research project which seeks to inform a general approach to the design specification of NbS in the wider Caribbean. The workshop brought together environmental stakeholders from across the region to validate the results from previous consultations on a Group Model Building (GMB) approach to developing a causal loop map of factors that help explain behaviors which contribute to low uptake of NbS in Latin America and the Caribbean. One of the highlights of the event were the invaluable insights from presentations by The Nature Conservancy, NAREI/Conservation International and UWI Mona on experiences with implementing past and current NbS initiatives in Grenada, Guyana and Jamaica. The before and after photos of interventions inspired hope of what could be achieved across the wider Caribbean. Represented by Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) Facility Program Officer Shanna Prevost, the CBF presented an overview of the EbA Facility, its regional impact through 34 grants awarded to 11 Caribbean countries and promoted its recently launched 5th Call for Proposals that closes on December 17. This Facility is well positioned to support future NbS projects that utilize EbA approaches to assist in climate change adaptation efforts within the marine and coastal zones of the insular Caribbean. #EcosytemBasedAdaptation #CaribbeanConservation #SustainableDevelopment #Environment #SustainableLivelihoods

🔍 New Research Alert! 🌿 Our latest study highlights the crucial role of Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) alongside Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in boosting marine conservation efforts in Indonesia! 🐠🌊 🌱 Key Findings: - Potential OECMs, though in average smaller in size, form a denser conservation network with MPAs, contributing significantly to the protection of Indonesia's coastal habitats. - These potential OECMs could help safeguard over 50% of seagrass and coral reefs in Indonesia when combined with MPAs, enhancing resilience against climate change. - If fully recognized, OECMs could complement Indonesia's existing MPA network, covering to 13% of national waters by 2030, helping to meet the CBD Global Biodiversity Target 3 of conserving 30% of marine areas through OECMs and MPAs. - Recognizing OECMs can bridge conservation gaps, especially in regions where traditional MPAs may not be sufficient, providing a pathway to more inclusive and effective marine conservation. 🤝 It's a pleasure to collaborate on this paper with key people who share the same passion for promoting OECMs in Indonesia, highlighting our collective effort to advance marine conservation. Thanks and kudos to Dedi S Adhuri, Firdaus Agung, Luky Adrianto, Gabby Ahmadia, Sonia Bejarano, Stuart J Campbell, Faridz Rizal Fachri, Hari Kushardanto, Ray Chandra Purnama, Veda Santiaji, Mardha Tillah, Hesti Widodo, Christian Wild, Sebastian Ferse, and some other co-authors! 🔗 Read the full study to learn more about the potential of marine OECMs in advancing marine conservation in Indonesia! https://lnkd.in/e3SF778G Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) GmbH #IndonesiaMarineOECMs #MarineConservation #OECM #MPA

OECM research in Indonesia; and if fully recognised it can contribute in achieving 30% of global biodiversity targets. I think Malaysia or Sabah should map out all this existing and potential OECMs for marine area and establish framework to get it recognised.

Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) are areas that deliver effective conservation of biodiversity regardless of their primary purpose. They can be governed by a variety of actors, including: indigenous peoples, local communities, government agencies, and private organisations. They are increasingly becoming an alternative to traditional protected areas such as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) which are designated with a primary conservation objective in mind, such as preserving habitat for endangered species. While vital, this top-down framework may not fit all sites in need of conservation. OECMs highlight that conservation can thrive outside protected areas and emphasises the importance of valuing those who govern these resources. Explore how OECMs can help achieve the global initiative to protect 30% of the planet by 2030, through long-term sustainability and community well-being, in the post below ⬇️ Rare #OECMs #MarineConservation #30x30 #MPAs #IndonesiaOECMs

OECMs might be a pathway as it decided as headline indicator of the KM GBF. But, we really need to be careful to interpret what is OECMs will be in national level, would it really be able to ensure contribution of IPLCs and non state actors for conservation and sustainable use of bidiversity? Or will it just be a new way to extend area based conservation withouth acknowledging rights of IPLCs? There is an a disegregation indicator of Indigenous and Traditional Territories now in Target 3, and the government should take into account this point in the effort of achieving Target 3. Ensuring land tenure for community is more important, bcz the lense of the governmet and communities see conservation will remain different. Thus, Section C of the GBF either mentioned to respect different values of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use. Further : https://lnkd.in/g_TpUYT9 This guideline might help us better understanding to implement HRBA in the target 3 of the KM-GBF.

Conservation that matters Estradivari again leading some critical work on area- based conservation in Indonesia - showing the potential of OECMs to recognize community efforts in Indonesia to manage their coastal areas - that are so important for biodiversity and people.

Exciting paper led by Estradivari on the potential for the OECM policy tool to support marine management led by diverse actors, including local and customary communities, in Indonesia

🪸The seventh International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) conference  convened this week (13-18 Oct), where early-career researcher Dr Nina Rivers will be contributing in two of the events: 🔹Today, Nina will be part of a panel discussion on "Preserving Cultural Heritage, Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, and Decolonising Marine Conservation" (Wednesday 16 October at 13:30): – she will be drawing from her experience in Algoa Bay as well as across the Hub regarding participatory research methods. The panel is organised by SANBI - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. 🔹On Friday (18 October at 15:30) Nina will also be presenting "Our Coasts, Our Voices: Mapping and integrating sociocultural uses in marine spatial planning in Algoa Bay”- this talk will speak to the importance and complexity of trying to map culturally significant areas for marine spatial planning in South Africa. 📖 Read more here >> https://lnkd.in/eHy8yQ9p International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) The Nature Conservancy, WWF, CORDIO East Africa , African Union - Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), WIOMSA - Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, Nairobi Convention Secretariat , SCB Marine #culturalheritage #indigenousknowledge #traditionalknowledge #decolonising #marineconservation #algoabay #participatory #panel #oceanbiodiversity #coastalmapping #marinespatialplanning #sociocultural #southafrica #collaboration #capacitybuilding #scalability #sustainability #ecosystems #IMCC7

🌿 Mozambique Pioneers Seagrass Conservation! 🌍 On November 20, 2024, the COMBO+ Program brought together 36 experts—including marine biologists, environmental consultants, and project managers—for a vibrant virtual workshop to create a cutting-edge seagrass metric. As industrial growth threatens these vital ecosystems, this initiative bridges biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, guided by Mozambique's Mitigation Hierarchy and the Ministerial Diploma No. 55/2022. With the metric still in development, there’s room to contribute and make an impact! 🌊 🔗 Discover more about BIOFUND’s conservation efforts on our website and stay updated on this and other exciting initiatives. #SeagrassConservation #BiodiversityMatters #SustainableFuture