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Encourage residents’ low-carbon behaviors

Develop a low-carbon lifestyle and carbon reduction verification standard focused on repairing used items. Establish a “low-carbon credits” system to incentivize participation and allow residents to redeem community services. Specifically, residents earn carbon reduction credits by repairing old items, which can then be redeemed with community partners for benefits such as reduced hospital registration fees, and discounted grocery products or repair materials. This approach promotes resident engagement and encourages sustainable living practices.

Participation of enterprises, with residents benefiting from credit redemption, such as property fee deductions or discounts on daily necessities.
Enterprise involvements: Brand companies pursue product recycling and sustainable development solutions.

Resource integration and technical empowerment: Communities collaborate with repair companies and environmental organizations to establish a “carbon accounting model” that quantifies carbon reductions from repairs (e.g., repairing one appliance reduces 0.5 kg of carbon emissions). Clear data allows residents to see the environmental impact instantly, boosting participation.
Digital platforms: A community-based app digitalizes the “repair → credits → redemption” process, allowing residents to earn points that can be redeemed for repair services, health checks, and other in-demand services.

Implementation

Documentation and dissemination of results

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Subnational

Farming Clusters

The farming cluster in Al Za’atari

IUCN

The clustering of farms is a modality that was adopted for the establishment of new farming activities. A farming cluster is a group of agricultural units adjoined on one site. This was designed to overcome many obstacles that individual farmers face, such as high transportation costs, fluctuating market prices, and a lack of technical capacities to address issues arising during the operation of relatively new agricultural technologies.

The farming clusters in Al Za'atari and Al Serhan municipalities in Al Mafraq Governorate (Northern Jordan), comprise a set of 58 agricultural units adjoined in two sites with a total approximate area of 60,000 m². Such a setup enables selling the products of all farmers at once to large business off-takers, thus reducing transportation costs and allowing all farm to management components to get the same quality of products.

The agricultural units are greenhouses equipped with internal soilless-culture systems and powered by solar energy, while the products are sold through a project spin-off company, named after the project (Smart DESERT Company). All farmers follow the same working steps, and conditions are controlled to the highest extent possible.

Greenhouses are equipped with internal systems for soilless-culture systems that are fully functional and produce various crops. Such a system enables the collection of return irrigation water in basins, providing an opportunity to circulate this water to irrigate the surrounding trees and an open cultivation plot.

Day-to-day follow-up for operation and maintenance needs
Market linkages
Post-harvest activities

The soilless-culture systems have proved to have higher productivity and lower water consumption compared with traditional protected agriculture.
The farming clusters' modality significantly reduces resource consumption and maximises production.
Hands-on agricultural skills are optimally taught on-site.
Selection of crops should consider agroecological conditions in the target area and the market demands.

Implementation

Monitoring

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Subnational

Sama Sarhan cluster - Smart DESERT Project

Knowledge Management and Sharing

Knowledge, attitudes and practices improved, and knowledge management structures enhanced to broaden participation in the conservation and sustainable use of GRFA. Through the construction of provincial database on agrobiodiversity and APPs and websites for the 3 GRFA varieties, WeChat official account of the project, preparation of annual timelines of the project, broadcasting activities through Hainan TV, and meetings and exchange activities etc. The effective communication among the stakeholders and with the C-SAP Program projects has been expanded, and the understanding of farmers and other key stakeholders on the value of the endemic GRFA varieties and importance of in-situ conservation and utilization, and more importantly, farmers’ access to information, has been improved. As a result, stimulating wider participation in the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity in Hainan.

1)Participation of local media is crucial for the knowledge management and dissemination of the project. 2)Through activities such as the Shanlan rice planting ceremony, the establishment of farmers‘ field schools, science popularization for students, the construction and operation of community seed banks, livestock competitions, and cooking competitions, the confidence and identity of ethnic minority cultures has been enhanced, public awareness raised, contributing to conservation and utilization of GRFA.

Awareness raising activities targeting young people can be combined with multiple fields such as science popularization education, art education, and farming culture education.

Implementation

Monitoring

Documentation and dissemination of results

Local

Mainstreaming and institutional capacity strengthening

Demonstrated approaches mainstreamed and capacities strengthened to facilitate upscaling of conservation and sustainable use of GRFA. The purpose works in 3 ways: 1)Strengthen capacities based on capacity building needs analysis and capacity training plan, including designing training courses (615 people, 31.22% women) for various target groups such as institutional staff, women (jointly with Women’s Federation of Hainan Province) and youth (jointly with the Youth League of Hainan Province). 2)The concept of agrobiodiversity conservation and utilization as well as the practices have been incorporated into the 14th 5 Year Plan for Agricultural and Rural Modernization of Hainan Province. The guidelines for best practices for the conservation and sustainable use of GRFA have been included in the local annual work plan and will be brought into the local 15th 5-year plan for agricultural and rural development, thus enhancing the mainstreaming of the incentive approaches in the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity conservation. 3)Replicate success based on pilot demonstrations, e.g. two new regions with two more traditional varieties, that is, Hainan camellia and Hainan big leaf tea, were selected for upscaling.

Full and equal participation of all stakeholders, and understanding and support of key approaches by relevant units at local governments is important for implementation and replication.

Effective knowledge transfer of good practices is important for replication and scale up.

Implementation

Documentation and dissemination of results

Local

Innovative tools for monitoring tree planting and maintenance

A geospatial system to monitor tree planting and their maintenance.

UNDP Costa Rica.

A geospatial system to monitor tree planting and their maintenance.

UNDP Costa Rica

The solution includes an online map on #Footprints4ourFuture’s website, through which it is possible to monitor tree planting and maintenance. This innovative tool was developed by a group of young women from the north of Costa Rica. It provides data on the number and location of trees planted, including their species, planting date, and care detail. By enabling contributors to locate their specific tree on the map, the tool enhances transparency and accountability, potentially encouraging adherence to the campaign. It also provides valuable information for the monitoring and evaluation of #Footprints4ourFuture.

Enabling factors include the availability of funding and technological support for maintaining the tool. Moreover, the map’s ability to enhance accountability and transparency depends on contributors’ being aware of its existence and using it to track progress.

Monitoring and evaluation tools are essential to engage donors and partners, besides ensuring that the project stays on track to achieve its intended impact, and enabling timely adjustments if needed.

Monitoring

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Subnational

National

“Our Footprint”: online map for monitoring tree planting and maintenance

Adding value to the services offered

Improving the competitiveness of the products and services offered by FEPACOIBA, increasing conservation with local economic development under a value-added scheme based on good practices.

To achieve this, we work with responsible fishing producers, complying with closed seasons, fishing gear, and size limits. We also train tourism service providers, diversifying services from a perspective of good practices such as experiential fishing, guided tours with historical narratives, and above all, offering our local cuisine that complies with conservation criteria such as size limits and the non-use of vulnerable species.

Training in sales and responsible trade, improving customer service and developing a brand identity.
Adequate infrastructure: collection centers, safe boats, tourism promotions, points of sale.
Access to financing and institutional support.

Good practices generate trust and loyalty among customers as an added value to the product.
Experiential fishing and responsible tourism are powerful tools for diversifying income and educating visitors.
Collaboration between sectors (fishing, tourism, environment) allows for the creation of unique and integrated connections.
Local empowerment in the management and responsible use of resources is essential to promote added value based on the sustainability of coastal and marine resources.

Documentation and dissemination of results

National

Political and regulatory advocacy

This consists of influencing public policies and legal frameworks in our country to ensure marine conservation and the sustainable use of resources, strengthening community governance through community participation. To ensure this process, it is very important to participate in public consultations, technical roundtables, workshops, and other activities.

Organizational capacity with community and regional leadership.
Political and local will to create regulations.
Creation and strengthening of capacities for managing participation in decision-making spaces.

Training community leaders in environmental regulations and establishing strategic alliances with government institutions has allowed us to be considered in decision-making processes.
There is still a need for clearer laws for the conservation of key ecosystems, such as mangroves, which still lack robust regulations.
Illegal fishing and pollution continue to be threats that require stronger regulations and effective enforcement.

Documentation and dissemination of results

National

Support with scientific information

Strengthen community decision-making based on scientific evidence.
Share our empirical/traditional knowledge with academic-scientific knowledge, generating synergies for conservation and sustainable development.
This is achieved through coordination with authorities, research centers, and scientists who recognize the empirical knowledge of fishermen, as well as through adequate regional governance that positions FEPACOIBA as a representative organization of the region that defends the proper management of its resources.

Willingness on the part of fishermen to provide data on landings, species caught, catch locations, etc.
Adequacy of collection centers in coastal communities to facilitate monitoring and recording information.
Inter-institutional collaboration, such as partnerships with universities, research centers, SENACYT, MarViva, ARAP, and ATP.

Interaction between science and the community builds trust and improves marine governance.
Ecological characterization of sites helps avoid negative impacts and promotes ecotourism.
Dissemination and socialization of research results on fish reproductive aggregations, climate change impacts, marine habitat characterization, and others generates empathy and raises awareness of the importance of data and the importance of protecting marine biodiversity and ensuring resilience.

Documentation and dissemination of results

Local

Consumer awareness and label visibility

Transform market demand toward sustainable options. Conscious consumers are key to pushing for changes in supply and legitimizing the label's existence.

NGOs that support the label and certified commercial partners must implement an awareness strategy, which may include training staff at processing plants and restaurants, displaying the label at affiliated locations, and developing public promotional events and informational campaigns through social media. The label image must be used in accordance with the brand manual, ensuring consistency and recognition.

Have clear and accessible communication materials.
The seal itself is an attractive and distinctive graphic identity, to which the names of other interested NGOs can be added.
At points of sale, actions should be developed or visual tools deployed to help educate consumers.

Informed retailers and consumers become allies for change.
All actions taken must seek to bring about positive behavioral change.
Educational and promotional campaigns must be ongoing, adapting the message to the target audience.
The impact of all these initiatives must be measured.

Documentation and dissemination of results

National

Community Building – Creating a Globally Adaptable Blueprint Model for Fibre Pad Manufacturing

While Sparśa in Nepal serves as a pilot enterprise, NIDISI’s ambition reaches far beyond one country. Years of networking with practitioners, academics, social entrepreneurs, and NGOs showed us that many projects across the Global South are working with natural fibres — banana, sisal, water hyacinth, bamboo — yet most face similar challenges: how to process fibres efficiently, ensure product quality, secure market access, and build financially sustainable social businesses. To address this, we launched the Sparśa Blueprint Project, which creates a global community of knowledge sharing for compostable pad manufacturing.

The Blueprint is where Sparśa’s technical expertise, R&D, and social business lessons are opened up for replication. It documents machinery CAD files, sourcing strategies, financial planning models, and outreach approaches, but also creates space for dialogue and co-creation. Connecting projects across the globe enables local innovators to learn from each other and adapt the model to their own contexts and fibre plants.

First building block of Journey of Community Building: Creating a Globally Adaptable Blueprint Model for Fibre Pad Manufacturing — will be published on the PANORAMA platform in September 2025, and a full solution page will follow in November 2025. There, we will share the accumulated experience of years of building networks across continents, including insights from collaborations with grassroots entrepreneurs, academic partners such as Stanford University’s Prakash Lab and LGP2 from the Grenoble INP-Pagora, NGOs, and local governments. This scaling of our project will serve as the gateway for replication, helping others create their own fibre-based pad enterprises.

Strong global partnerships: Years of networking and collaboration with practitioners across the world, building trust and connections.
Open-source commitment: All knowledge (CADs, SOPs, lessons) will be shared openly to reduce barriers to entry.
Donor support and legitimacy: Backing from institutions like the Kulczyk Foundation, GIZ, PANORAMA platform and IUCN strengthens global visibility.
Community of practice: Practitioners, founders, and academics form a living network, exchanging experience beyond documents.

Scaling Sparśa into a globally adaptable model requires open knowledge sharing, adaptation to different fiber plants and markets, and building strong networks across countries.
Networking is a long-term investment: Building trust across countries and sectors takes years but creates strong foundations for replication.
Knowledge must be contextual: Designs and business models need adaptation to local fibres, markets, and cultural norms.
Global collaboration fuels innovation: By connecting projects, new solutions emerge that no single initiative could achieve alone.
Donor/partner insight: Supporting the Blueprint is not just supporting one project — it is investing in a scalable, global movement for menstrual equity and plastic-free products.

Documentation and dissemination of results

Review phase

Entirety

Global