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Brazil and Guatemala collaborate on forest landscape restoration . . . - IUCN Achieving forest landscape restoration (FLR) at scale is contingent upon the engagement and commitment of thousands of landowners and communities Add conducive public policies, economic and financial incentives, good governance, multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder approaches and capacity-building, and you have all the factors for success The challenge lies in translating this into reality
Concerted action on restoration and REDD+ in Mexico | IUCN Furthermore, the political agendas and environmental targets of state governments can be quite different from the priorities of the federal government This represented both an obstacle to effective implementation of Mexico’s international commitments and a constraint to major investments in forest landscape restoration (FLR); seen as a
Key Figures - IUCN The world’s largest and most diverse environmental network Overview; moved into restoration as of
Ecologically or biologically significant areas in the pelagic . . . - IUCN For the Aichi Biodiversity Targets to be met in full, and for the other relevant processes to be successful, examples and guidelines for the identification of important pelagic areas must be made available to policy makers involved in the process of identifying ecologically or biologically significant areas (EBSAs)
ESMS Clearance of Project Proposal - IUCN expected to enhance livelihoods, buildclimate resilience and conserve biodiversity Environmental and social impacts are expected to be largelypositive, as the project intends to restore forest landscapes and employ the FLR ROAM methodology - a tested model for forest restoration processes that entails strong stakeholder participation
Nature loses a heroine - IUCN IUCN is deeply saddened by the loss of Wangari Maathai, one of Africa’s foremost environmental campaigners and a great advocate for social justice, human rights, peace and democracy Wangari Maathai has passed away in Nairobi at the age of 71
Natural resource dependence, livelihoods and development . . . - IUCN fishing, coupled with broad-scale environmental degradation, have already reduced the productivity of coastal fisheries in East Africa, lowering catches and undermining livelihoods This is in part due to the pressing needs of widespread poverty, and continues because poverty reduction strategies are failing in coastal communities
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) - IUCN EbA can also provide significant social, economic and environmental co-benefits For example, the restoration of mangrove systems provides shoreline protection from storm surges, but also supports fisheries-based livelihoods through increased productivity due to the provision of habitat for fish, and provides mitigation
World Forum on Natural Capital calls for ground-breaking case . . . - IUCN Case studies must have a clear focus on environmental benefits, supported by a strong business or economic case, and involve lessons learned that are relevant to a wider audience IUCN’s Director General Inger Andersen is serving as an Ambassador for this year’s Forum, and an op-ed that she published earlier this year on this issue can be