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Farming systems enhancement in North-East Badia Highlands, Jordan
   

North-East Badia, Jordan, is inhabited by half a million Syrian refugees and an equal number of Jordanians, whose livelihoods depend on agriculture. Working in the agricultural sector is characterized by low wages, long hours, poor working conditions, lack of occupational health and safety, and a high incidence of child labour. In addition, Jordan faces severe water scarcity, with annual demand roughly double the available supply and weak water resource management exacerbating the problem. Climate change further threatens the water supply and the agricultural sector, that is also constrained by limited arable land, while increased groundwater salinity in the past 30 years has had a negative impact on crop yield and farmer incomes. Innovative pathways are needed to improve the livelihoods of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians in the agricultural sector.
Les Index de nature urbaine
   

L’Alliance urbaine de l’UICN, une large coalition d’entités constitutives de l’UICN concernées par les dimensions urbaines de la conservation de la nature, a dévoilé un nouvel produit de connaissance pour mesurer la performance écologique des villes : les Index de nature urbaine de l’UICN (en anglais « Urban Nature Indexes » ou INU). Composé de six thèmes et de cinq « sujets indicateurs » imbriqués dans chaque thème, les INU ont pour but d’aider les décideurs politiques, les parties prenantes et les communautés locales à comprendre leur impact sur la nature, à fixer des objectifs d’amélioration fondés sur la science et à suivre les progrès réalisés à l’aide de mesures scientifiques. En renforçant la transparence et la responsabilité environnementales, et en se concentrant sur l’amélioration plutôt que sur des objectifs fixes, les INU visent à catalyser l’action locale en faveur de la nature dans toutes les villes.
Índices de Naturaleza Urbana
   

La Alianza Urbana de la UICN, una amplia coalición de Miembros de la UICN preocupados por las dimensiones urbanas de la conservación de la naturaleza, ha presentado un nuevo producto de conocimiento para medir el desempeño ecológico de las ciudades: los Índices de Naturaleza Urbana (INU) de la UICN. El INU, compuesto por seis temas con cinco temáticas anidadas en cada tema, una para cada indicador, pretende ayudar a los responsables de la formulación de políticas, a las partes interesadas y a las comunidades locales a comprender su impacto en la naturaleza, establecer objetivos de mejora basados en la ciencia y supervisar los avances utilizando, también, medidas basadas en la ciencia. Al aumentar la transparencia y la responsabilidad medioambientales, y al centrarse en la mejora más que en metas fijas, el INU busca catalizar la acción local en favor de la naturaleza en todas las ciudades.
Engaging industry in conserving nature
   

With 26 case studies from 10 multinational companies, this publication highlights their positive actions, interventions and initiatives contributing to specific conservation and restoration goals. The concrete examples illustrate a pivotal part of their work which have direct impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem on their sites and operations, focused on a variety of additional and proactive biodiversity conservation and restoration actions more commonly within the landscape and seascape. The different case studies seek to present current voluntary practices and initiatives that are above and beyond addressing the negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services onsite. While not exhaustive, these case studies seek to be illustrative of current voluntary practices and demonstrative of some of the kinds of initiatives that are currently being carried out.
Nature positive for business
    Baggaley, Stacey | Johnston, Mark | Dimitrijevic, Julie | Le Guen, Camille | Howard, Pippa | Murphy, Leo | Booth, Hollie | Starkey, Malcom

Nature (covering the water, biodiversity, soil/land, and air/climate realms) continues to decline with significant negative impacts on society. Businesses need to understand their impacts and  dependencies on nature, manage their nature-related risks and embed the value of nature into their decision making to identify and implement opportunities that contribute towards the nature-positive global goal. Achieving nature-positive requires collective action across sectors, value chains and landscapes. Fundamentally, nature positive represents a systemic and transformative shift rather than ‘re-shaping’ of current practices. Utilising prioritisation approaches can enable businesses to identify areas where they can have a material and meaningful  contribution from the outset as systemic and transformative change is adopted through the business.
The conservation status and distribution of the mammals of the Arabian Peninsula
    Mallon, David P. | Hilton-Taylor, Craig | Amori, Giovanni | Baldwin, Robert | Bradshaw, Peter L. | Budd, Kevin

The Arabian Peninsula contains a wide diversity of sand and gravel deserts, mountains, coastal and offshore habitats and sparse wetlands. It also contains a diverse mammal fauna which comprises a mix of Arabian endemics, species with affinities to the Horn of Africa and Saharo-Sindian, Iranian-Central Asian, and Mediterranean elements. There are 166 terrestrial and 23 marine species whose occurrence in the region is confirmed, giving an overall total of 189 confirmed species. The status of the terrestrial species was assessed using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria and application of the IUCN Regional Guidelines. The distribution and status of each marine mammal species was reviewed and updated.
Site-level tool for identifying other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) : first edition
    Jonas, Harry D. | MacKinnon, Kathy | Marnewick, Daniel | Wood, Pete

Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are sites outside protected areas that deliver effective and long-term in situ conservation of biodiversity. Biodiversity conservation may be the primary objective of the site, a secondary objective of a site that is managed for other purposes, or it may be an unintended consequence of the way the site is managed. OECMs may be governed and managed by governments, private entities or Indigenous peoples and local communities, or a combination of these. This tool guides an assessor through three steps to apply eight criteria which determine if a site qualifies as an OECM as set out under the Convention on Biological Diversity. For sites which do not currently meet all the criteria, the tool serves to highlight areas where further information or improvements in governance and management are required.
International policy framework for blue carbon ecosystems
   

Coastal blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrasses and target_idal marshes, are some of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth, and are vital to mitigating the impacts of climate change. They are also critical for coastal biodiversity, food security, livelihoods and human well-being, in addition to climate adaptation – protecting millions of people globally from the impacts of storms, coastal flooding and erosion. However, these ecosystems are threatened – half of global mangrove forests have already been lost – and once these ecosystems are degraded or destroyed, their carbon stores are released as carbon dioxide, contributing to climate change. This policy framework, developed by Conservation International and IUCN, provides an overview of the intersections and opportunities for blue carbon ecosystem conservation and restoration in the relevant international policy processes.
Coaching manual for the Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool
    Paolini, Carlo | Rakotobe, Domoina

The coaching manual (COMIT) is for the second version of the Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool (IMET) and of coaching or professional support for protected area management teams. IMET is a decision-support tool intended to develop the planning-monitoring-evaluation process in order to improve protected area management effectiveness. It is suitable for all protected areas, regardless of their management and governance category. IMET collects, organises and visualises data related to protected areas in order to facilitate analysis and guide decision-making for the planning, management and organisation of operations.
دليل تقييم فاعلية إدارة المحميات الطبيعية
    Allam Harhash, Khaled

Protected areas are considered one of the most effective and widely used methods for biodiversity conservation on a global scale. Therefore, effective, and equitable management and operation of these areas are crucial for conserving their biodiversity. Guidelines for evaluating the management effectiveness of protected areas have been developed, and their impact is widespread around the world. These guidelines serve as a means to adapt and replan the components of ecosystems and vital processes, addressing the increasing pressures on reserves. This technical guideline has been prepared and translated into Arabic, providing a step-by-step approach for evaluating the management effectiveness of protected areas, which can be adapted to the national context if necessary. It includes the tools used in the evaluation process, utilizing METT-4.
الخطوط الإرشادية لإدارة المناطق المحمية في جمهورية العراق
    Zaarour, Mohammed

Protected areas are the basic corner stone for protecting and managing the world's biodiversity, given their major and effective role in reducing the degradation of many ecosystems and habitats as a result of unsustainable human practices. These guidelines will contribute to the day-to-day management of protected areas and targeting any person/ employee who participates or is responsible for the day-to-day management of the protected areas, especially the employees who participate in the management and implementation of wildlife enforcement and inspection programmes, local community engagement and development programmes, ecotourism programmes, outreach programmes, human resource management, institutional development and monitoring programmes, management planning and zoning plans.
Addressing ecological connectivity in the development of roads, railways and canals
   

The development of linear transport infrastructure (LTI) can have a variety of direct and indirect impacts on protected and conserved areas (PCAs) and other intact areas with high biodiversity and ecological connectivity values. Poorly planned and constructed roads, railways and canals can sever habitats, disrupt ecosystems and threaten species. However, a growing number of solutions are available for overcoming these challenges, balancing the social and economic benefits of LTI development with ecological well-being. This technical report provides an overview of practical, feasible science-based strategies for PCA managers, transport practitioners, industry, conservationists and other stakeholders interested in biodiversity and ecological connectivity conservation in, and adjacent to, PCAs. It identifies effective solutions that can be used in a variety of contexts around the world and promotes best practices for the various phases of infrastructure development: planning, design, construction, operations and monitoring. Furthermore, it underscores the need for cross-sectoral commitments to good governance, effective policies, and financing for avoiding and mitigating the impacts of LTI on the environment.
The best we share
    Brumann, Christoph

The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is one of the most widely ratified international treaties, and a place on the World Heritage List is a widely coveted mark of distinction. Building on ethnographic fieldwork at Committee sessions, interviews and documentary study, the book links the change in operations of the World Heritage Committee with structural nation-centeredness, vulnerable procedures for evaluation, monitoring and decision-making, and loose heritage conceptions that have been inconsistently applied. As the most ambitious study of the World Heritage arena so far, this volume dissects the inner workings of a prominent global body, demonstrating the power of ethnography in the highly formalised and diplomatic context of a multilateral organisation.
Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae)
   

The Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae) is categorised as Critically Endangered. The entire distribution of pink iguanas is within the protected area of the Galápagos National Park (GNP), which is managed by the Galápagos National Park Directorate (GNPD). This conservation and management plan (2022–2027) has the vision to ensure the long-term survival of Galápagos pink land iguanas in the wild, and as a general objective to establish a comprehensive conservation programme for Galápagos pink land iguanas that facilitates their recovery and persistence in the wild. The plan prioritises a set of strategies that will be addressed in the time frame set for this. Section three includes an overview of each strategy.
Iguana rosada de Galápagos (Conolophus marthae)
   

La iguana rosada de Galápagos (Conolophus marthae) está clasificada como En Peligro Crítico de Extinción. La distribución de la iguana rosada se encuentra dentro del área protegida del Parque Nacional Galápagos (PNG), el cual es administrado por la Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos (DPNG). Este plan de conservación y manejo (2022-2027) tiene la visión de asegurar la supervivencia a largo plazo de la iguana rosada de Galápagos en la naturaleza y como objetivo general establecer un programa de conservación integral para la iguana rosada de Galápagos que facilite su recuperación y persistencia en la naturaleza. El plan prioriza un conjunto de estrategias que serán abordadas en el plazo previsto para ello.
UICN 2022 : Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature rapport annuel
UICN 2022 : Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza informe anual
IUCN 2022 : International Union for Conservation of Nature annual report
Governance for Ecosystem-based Adaptation
    Iza, Alejandro | Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío

Effective governance is a fundamental requisite for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA). CLIMA is a practical tool to plan, execute, evaluate, and improve governance in the context of specific initiatives, actions and measures for climate change adaptation and ecosystem management. CLIMA helps generate recommendations for the development and implementation of action plans applied to situations at multiple spatial and temporal scales. The objective is to have simple and practical instruments for improving EbA governance in accordance with countries' political and legal frameworks and international commitments, particularly those arising from biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management instruments and the Paris Accord, and especially Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), for their continuous improvement and sustainability over time.
Gobernanza para la adaptación basada en ecosistemas
    Iza, Alejandro | Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío

La gobernanza efectiva es un requisito fundamental para la adaptación basada en ecosistemas (AbE). CLIMA es una herramienta practica para la planificacion, la implementacion, la evaluacion y la mejora de la gobernanza en el contexto de iniciativas, proyectos, acciones y medidas especfficas para la adaptacion al cambio climatico y la gestion de los ecosistemas. CLIMA pretende aportar recomendaciones para el desarrollo y la implementacion de planes de accion aplicados a situaciones en multiples escalas espaciales y temporales. Se busca con ello contar con instrumentos sencillos y practicos que permitan mejorar la gobernanza para la AbE en concordancia con los marcos politicos y legales de los paises y sus compromisos asumidos a nivel internacional, especialmente en lo relativo a aquellos instrumentos relacionados con la conservacion de la diversidad biologica, la gestion de ecosistemas y el Acuerdo de Paris, en especial con las Contribuciones Determinadas a nivel Nacional; su mejora permanente y su sostenibilidad a traves del tiempo.
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas annual report 2022
Principes « Une seule santé » pour un tourisme durable dans les aires protégées et conservées
   

Les vastes effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 ont inclus d’immenses pertes de vies et de graves conséquences sanitaires et économiques pour les communautés et les écosystèmes. Le tourisme, qui a lui-même subi de fortes perturbations durant la pandémie, fait partie des industries ayant un fort intérêt à réduire les risques et à accroître la résilience vers un modèle plus durable, conforme à une approche « Une seule santé ». Les aires protégées et conservées (APC) offrent un cadre particulièrement important pour le tourisme durable et peuvent servir de catalyseur à une adoption plus générale de meilleures pratiques ancrées dans les principes « Une seule santé », qui aident à équilibrer durablement la santé des personnes, des animaux et des écosystèmes. Ce document présent six principes fondamentaux, qui fournissent des stratégies pratiques pour les voyagistes et les parties prenantes de l’industrie touristique au sens large dans les APC.
Des personnes et une vie sauvage en bonne santé à travers la protection de la nature
   

Les aires protégées et conservées (APC) sont concernées de diverses façons par les risques et impacts des maladies, comme en témoignent de récentes épidémies et la pandémie mondiale de COVID-19. Leur rôle potentiel dans la prévention, la détection, la réponse et le rétablissement face aux maladies est important, à la fois pour réduire les risques de propagation et pour se préparer efficacement aux crises sanitaires. Un message clé est que les aires protégées peuvent, et devraient, jouer un rôle essentiel dans les approches « Une seule santé » visant à réduire le risque de maladies et améliorer les résultats en matière de santé humaine, animale et environnementale.
Principios de Una Sola Salud para un turismo sostenible en áreas protegidas y conservadas
   

Los amplios efectos de la pandemia de COVID-19 han significado una inmensa pérdida de vidas y graves consecuencias sanitarias y económicas en comunidades y ecosistemas. El turismo, que a su vez  sufrió una fuerte ruptura en la pandemia, se encuentra entre las industrias que tienen un gran interés en reducir los riesgos y aumentar la resiliencia hacia un modelo más sostenible en consonancia con el enfoque Una Sola Salud. Las áreas protegidas y conservadas (APC) son especialmente importantes para el turismo sostenible y pueden servir de catalizador para una  adopción más amplia de las mejores prácticas ancladas en los principios de Una Sola Salud que ayuden a equilibrar de forma sostenible la salud de las personas, los animales y los ecosistemas. Los Principios presentan seis principios básicos, que proporcionan estrategias prácticas para los operadores turísticos y otros agentes del sector turístico en las áreas protegidas y conservadas. Son intencionadamente amplios, lo que permite su uso y adaptación en cualquier contexto de APC.
Protección de la naturaleza para la salud de las personas y la fauna
   

Las áreas protegidas y conservadas (APC) se ven afectadas por riesgos e impactos de enfermedades de formas muy diversas, como demuestran las recientes epidemias y la pandemia mundial de COVID-19. Su papel potencial en la prevención, detección, respuesta y recuperación de enfermedades es significativo, tanto para reducir los riesgos de propagación como para prepararse eficazmente ante los brotes de enfermedades. Un mensaje clave es que las áreas protegidas pueden -y deben- desempeñar un papel vital en los enfoques de Una Sola Salud para reducir el riesgo de enfermedades y mejorar la salud humana, animal y ambiental.
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