UNEP-WCMC

UNEP-WCMC’s data experts Laura Nery and Rita Trabulo, in collaboration with Syver Petersen and Ragnvald Larsen from the Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) and with support from Acácio Chechene from Wildlife Conservation Society Mozambique, conducted a training in GIS and data management workshop in Maputo, Mozambique 🇲🇿 , earlier last week. 🎉 The 3-day workshop covered a range of spatial data management topics, including the main concepts of GIS as well as practical exercises using the QGIS software. The workshop was attended by 20 technicians from different agencies across the Ministry of Land and Environment and the Ministry of Sea, Inland and Fisheries. The workshop presented an opportunity for technicians to learn and enhance their skills, share experiences and build a community of QGIS users. Find below some pictures from the workshop 📸 ⤵ The project is under the Oceans for Development Programme funded by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation 

Traditional and unsustainable infrastructure development is a key driver of the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution.🏗️🥀🌎 Infrastructure development has impacts ranging from degradation of natural habitats and deforestation to wildfires and illegal mining. 🚧🏞️ However, with high quality biodiversity data, identifying and assessing the environmental impacts of large-scale infrastructure projects could help them to prevent negative impacts and to deliver sustainable and nature positive outcomes. Learn more in our new blog: https://lnkd.in/ddR2Eycb

Tigers🐯 💉Maintain ecosystem health 🦌Control prey populations 🌺Preserve cultural heritage 🏞️Sustain diverse forest ecosystems ⚠️However, they are threatened by: 🔻Habitat loss 🔻Prey depletion 🔻Poaching 🔻Human-wildlife conflicts The species faces additional pressures from commercial logging, rapid development, expansion of agriculture and human settlements into forest landscapes, and climate change, impacting their survival. Tigers are vital to forest ecosystems and need to be protected. On #WorldTigerDay, learn about the critical role of the big cats🔗 https://lnkd.in/d2U9Wvgi

We are #hiring! 💼 Our Nature Conserved team seeks a Deputy Head with a passion for conserving the world’s wildlife. We need a skilled and detail-orientated individual with an ability to plan and deliver a portfolio of projects, outputs, budgets and funding applications. The Deputy Head will support the day-to-day running of a team of dedicated conservation professionals. If you are looking for a rewarding and challenging post where you can put your expertise and skills towards conserving the world’s biodiversity, we want to hear from you. Applications close 18 August ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dP32zags

📢We are #hiring a consultant! 💼 UNEP-WCMC’s Nature-based Solutions team seeks a National Stakeholder Engagement Consultant based in Kazakhstan🇰🇿 to join us and support the SPACES project in the country. The SPACES coalition mobilises financial and technical resources to help countries to develop spatial and financial plans and to support national governments to implement their priority and national contributions to the Global Biodiversity Framework #GBF.🌿 As a consultant, your responsibilities would include: 🔸Developing feasibility plans for 3️⃣ new protected areas 🔸Creating financial plans and roadmaps to support sustainability of protected area network 🔸Creating spatial prioritisation plans Project duration: 1 year Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dGRrHKUH

Mangroves are biodiversity hotspots with a plethora of benefits #ForNature and people 🏞️🐠🌿 Understanding the importance of mangroves to nature and people, what drives their loss and its consequences on #biodiversity is crucial to safeguarding these ecosystems. As we observe the International Day for the Conservation of Mangroves, we put a spotlight on some of the vital roles of mangroves and why they need to be conserved, restored and managed efficiently. #MangroveDay 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ffTj7P

📢 SAVE THE DATE 📢 Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the ONLY External Review of the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment! 📆 When? 24 July - 17 September 🗣️ Who? We invite businesses, governments, qualified experts, industry leaders, scientists, decision-makers, and knowledge holders to join the review. Why participate? ➡️Contribute your expertise to a global effort ➡️Ensure the assessment is robust and relevant ➡️Help drive sustainable & #biodiversity-supporting business practices 🔗 Your input is vital! Mark your calendars: https://lnkd.in/dryumNtQ

The IUCN Urban Nature Indexes (UNI) is a powerful tool designed to enable cities 🌎 to understand, measure and set targets encouraging nature-positive transformations and scale up ambition for urban nature. The tool comprises of 6 themes: 🚚Consumption drivers 👥Human pressures 🏞️Habitat status 🐅Species status 🌱Nature’s contribution to people 🏛️Governance responses With an intuitive dashboard and simple capacity assessment, the UNI provides decision-makers with a cost-effective, science-based method to establish baselines and set targets to protect and restore nature in an urban environment. Learn more about the tool in our blog: https://lnkd.in/dSBEwczN

TRADE Hub scientists find cocoa farming in the Tridom landscape within the Congo Basin is associated with higher rates of deforestation than comparable production-based livelihoods. However, many families rely on income from cocoa production. How do you support their livelihoods while preventing deforestation? 🌲 This journal article promotes sustainable and inclusive land management practices to balance these objectives. Read key messages 👉 https://bit.ly/3zVSOQc Jonas NGOUHOUO POUFOUN, Dr. Kevin Njabo

Earlier this month, the CABES project, funded by International Climate Initiative (IKI) and supported by UNEP-WCMC and IPBES, conducted a stakeholder workshop in Sierra Leone🇸🇱 to introduce the aims of Output 3 of the project on national platforms. The meeting also convened experts on biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) to raise awareness and share updates on the IPBES implementation and the Convention on Biological Diversity. 🌎🌳🏞️ Hosted by the project’s local partner, the Research Institute for Sustainability Transitions (RIST), with support from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the workshop aimed to: 🔸Identify existing national platforms to support dialogues on BES issues 🔸Engage with the IPBES process among stakeholders A key outcome from the meeting was the identification of existing platforms and policies across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the private and public sectors, NGOs, CSOs, and other stakeholders. For next steps, RIST, supported by IPBES and CBD (UN Biodiversity) focal points and guided by UNEP-WCMC, will conduct a rapid assessment of existing BES platforms to identify enablers and barriers to inform the CABES_iki project. The assessment will also identify existing national BES policies in Sierra Leone that could benefit from the IPBES assessments and products. Find below some photos from the stakeholder workshop 📸⤵️ For more information on the CABES project: https://lnkd.in/dj-8gTBw