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SDMSDM 2022 Call for Proposals!
The deadline for applications is Friday, 12 August 2022. Please note that SDM application is open to IPSI member organisations only.
2022.06.28 -
AnnouncementsNew Publication: The Biodiversity–Health–Sustainability Nexus: Integrated Solutions from Landscapes & Seascapes
A new policy brief offers recommendations on implementing nexus approaches for transformative change towards sustainability — ways of advancing integrated solutions across multiple sectors. Drawing from strategies used in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS), the brief elucidates interlinkages between biodiversity and human well-being to guide policymakers in applying solutions for policy coherence, such as One Health.
2022.06.20 -
AnnouncementsNew Publication: Satoyama Thematic Review Vol. 7
Our new book examines the links between biodiversity, health, and sustainability, focusing on how local and traditional knowledge can contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources, biodiversity conservation and restoration, and good health for all.
2022.06.17 -
Satoyama Initiative Featured in WorldBio 2022
On 8 June 2022, IPSI Secretariat participated in the WorldBio 2022 event organized by the CBD Secretariat, the Government of Sao Paulo, and ICLEI to discuss how local and subnational governments can catalyse the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
2022.06.10 -
OthersExperts Spotlight Landscape Approaches for Effective Area-based Conservation in 2nd Asia Parks Congress Side Event
The event explored the potential of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) in the designation and management of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs).
2022.06.06 -
OthersSatoyama Initiative Promoted at Biodiversity Day Symposium
UNU-IAS, host of the IPSI Secretariat, organised a symposium to celebrate conservation efforts from around the world for the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22. Focused on this year’s IDB theme “building a shared future for all”, the event explored local actions aligned with the international policy agenda.
2022.05.26 -
OthersWebinar Explores Interlinkages Between Biodiversity, Health, and Well-being in SEPLS
On 27 April 2022 UNU-IAS organised an online seminar exploring the nexus of biodiversity, health, and well-being, with a focus on social and economic drivers in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS).
2022.05.10 -
CBDOthersWorkshops Refine Draft Manual for National Biodiversity Plans
On 26 April 2022 UNU-IAS co-organised two online workshops to gather feedback on a manual designed to guide policy administrators in integrating landscape approaches into national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs). The event engaged Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and related organisations, which provided comments and suggestions to refine the draft manual. The manual has been developed jointly by UNU-IAS and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) with the support of the CBD Secretariat.
2022.05.09 -
AnnouncementsInnovative Biodiversity Education Projects Featured in New Publication
A new publication highlights innovative biodiversity education projects aimed at engaging local communities in the protection and restoration of ecosystems, species, and habitats. Bridging formal and informal education, the projects involved a variety of stakeholders at the local and regional levels, and focused on SDG 14 (life below water) and SDG 15 (life on land). They were developed by Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs) as part of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) from 2015-2019.
2022.04.22
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