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.

Experts 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).

Satoyama 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.

Webinar 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).

Workshops 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.

Innovative 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.

Manual Provides Guidance on GIAHS Monitoring and Evaluation

IPSI member, the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (UNU-IAS OUIK), recently published the GIAHS Monitoring and Evaluation Manual: A Technical Reference. The publication provides a guide to designing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process for Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.

Symposium Promotes Community-based Activities & Governance for Seascape Restoration

New publication: "Landscape approach for biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development co-benefits"