A public Environmental Budget and Expenditure database was developed to disclose environmental budgets and expenditures (since 2023). Its intuitive and visual layout allows users to track how much each province has spent on biodiversity each year. This has two main implications.  

 First, by having to thoroughly fill the database, local governments can use it as a tool to better understand how to develop their own environmental budgets and clarifying which categories should be included.  

 Second, the public database promotes accountability and transparency in environmental planning and budgeting, encouraging governments to fulfill their biodiversity finance responsibilities under the NRUF and, ultimately, functioning as an effective monitoring tool.  

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.

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. 
 

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

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.