EP RESOLUTION 2

A method of combating plastic pollution and organic matter in the ocean.

The EP in collaboration with O.I.N.G PACO have set up a multi-community committee for the environment. Collective action to combat plastic pollution in the towns of the African community.

1. Effective coordination mechanisms, but less practical

2. B1000B waste management methods effective and implemented progressively

PE RESOLUTION

program created to contribute to sustainable development
the ability of states to better control the movement of populations in order to preserve the environment.
the environment.

Program goal :
(First phase)
1. study new methods and carry out in-depth research to develop new
new technologies for the development of the
ENVIRECOLOGY
2. Teach and train future Doctors, Experts, Specialists and Practitioners in the
Envirecology profession
3. Create and develop new scientific and technical bases and strengthen the methodology
methodology and expertise of Men and Women in favour of
ENVIRECOLOGY

Teaching list :

1. Certain geographical areas in Cameroon require in-depth studies in soil management,

2. The microclimate is difficult to adapt to,

3. The communities in the various regions are experiencing growth due to a lack of rehabilitation,

4. Public spaces require constant assistance to minimize the environmental footprint in urban environments,

Solutions with less impact :

1. Behavior change,

2. Unsanitary conditions,

3. Adaptation methods for behavior change,

1) Land-use Planning (baseline requirement).

This strand, the first to be developed, proposes to prepare a planning work that takes into account both production needs (current and future) and the context in which they are carried out. It requires visualization, through field and cabinet work (development of a GIS), of the characteristics of the landscape where the production is developed :environmental units, water basins, sectors under production, actual or planned infrastructure, critical or interesting habitats for nature conservation, topography, environmental and social environment of the property, local demographic pressures, connection of the territory with the categories of the Land-use Planning of Native Forests of the Province (OTBN for Argentina), other land-use regulations, etc.

Having wild areas within the property and connected to other neighboring wild areas. Also, the willingness and openness of the owner/s for planning their territory in a consensual way.

From these first 10 years of experience applying the PPP concept in different territories in northern Argentina and Paraguay, we have several lessons learned: a) the need to identify valid stakeholders and to generate bonds of trust with them; b) to clearly identify the environmental values that are primarily to be protected; c) to interpret the genuine needs for productive growth; d) the need to build a relationship between "partners" rather than "service providers"; and the willingness to accompany and/or face the public jointly.

Education, awareness, and traditional knowledge documentation

Over the past 10 years, we have focused on assessing the conservation status of endemic species and their rehabilitation in the wild. We have made a great effort to preserve it and plan for its sustainability. The most important thing that my team and I reached is that the surrounding community, users of resources, researchers, and decision-makers, whether in the site or in the government away from the place, the private sector, and students even the public can destroy everything we built during the previous years as a result of their ignorance of what we work and its importance to us and them. Dissemination of information is an external protection shield to ensure the sustainability of activities on the site. Continuous training and awareness activities should be in the target area and throughout the country in order to avoid destruction due to ignorance. Also, not documenting the traditional knowledge inherited by the local community is extremely dangerous and its loss is a waste of wealth that will cost the state and the world huge sums to discover again.

Education, awareness, and documentation, could reduce the current and future pressures and reduce the impact and the cost of recovery.

The most important factor for the success of training and awareness programs is the appropriate choice of the recipient, who preferably has contact, whether from close or from afar, with the natural resource.

 

Involving the community in planning and implementing conservation programs and agreeing on the sustainability and conservation of the natural resource consolidates the principle of partnership and trust and facilitates the process of documenting their knowledge.

Share with the community all your next steps and challenges and hear from them their opinions and suggestions, even if they are simple from your point of view.

Teach children in the region to understand the next generation.

Follow-up and engagement of trainees after training and awareness is very useful and works to establish and implant information within them.

Educate stakeholders about the importance of your role for their future and share the decision with them.

Involvement of Local Community in conservation Planning

The local communities that are located inside Protected Area suffer from some restrictions on the use of natural resources, which they believe are their property and right, and that they are the people of the place before the establishment of the PA. Usually, restrictions on the use of natural resources are for the purpose of protection and reducing pressures, which may affect the livelihood of some members of the local community, which they consider a process of denial of their rights. The local community owns cultural wealth that has been passed down from generation to generation on the optimal use of resources, their protection, and their propagation in simple ways. Involving that community in planning processes to protect natural resources will remove many of the penalties, whether for the management of the PA or for the community itself. Traditional knowledge is a hidden treasure that can be used to improve the state of natural resources and enhance the local community's sense of ownership and importance in protecting its resources, which will support the sustainability process and reduce disturbances

Those in charge of the selection process should map the community’s priorities in this area and points of contention, and identify influential community leaders, heard and loved by their community.

Several initial meetings should be held with community leaders, discussing them and asking for their support to mobilize community participation.

We should go to them in their areas and hold community assembly meetings to elect local representatives to coordinate conservation program activities

We learned that the local community and its traditional knowledge is a scientific wealth that should never be wasted.

The process of selecting representatives of the local community should be considered carefully, taking into account the conflict between tribes and avoiding the involvement of two dissenting parties.

Alternative opportunities must be provided when the community is prevented from some of its activities for the purpose of conservation

They should be made aware that they have the power to decide and allow communities to prioritize and select quick-impact projects to strengthen support and stimulate local participation.

Improve Knowledge about target species

Having valid and up-to-date information on the ecological and conservation status of threatened species is one of the most important elements in the establishment of an effective conservation program. Collecting data about the current geographical range, population characteristics, threats, ecology, and habitat in which species occur will help t determine the suitable habitat for the most effective rehabilitation process. The IUCN Red List is one of the most important tools and indicators for determining the conservation status of biological diversity in the world. As well as Species Distribution Models (SDMs) in determining the potentially suitable habitat for target species.

To achieve the most accurate results from this block, you must conduct a comprehensive survey of all previous studies and identify the gaps and work to fill them in simple and available ways. You must plan how the data will be collected and the scenarios where it will not be able to obtain. Your team must be trained on how to collect data and standardize methods. Pay attention to cleaning the data before using it in the analysis. Careful review by individuals outside the team to ensure its accuracy

Reviewing what was done previously and making a plan and alternatives before going to the field is one of the most important factors to save time and to get the goal

Financing Tree Nurseries

The trees that HAF with community partners grow from seeds in nurseries in Morocco are generators of direct revenue from the a) sale of the trees at a subsidized rate to farmers, cooperatives, associations, and education centers, and b) voluntary and credited carbon offsets that are secured with HAF’s monitoring system of the trees that are transplanted from the nurseries, integrating and maximizing the benefits from remote sensing and ground-truthing with community engagement. The sale of carbon credits, in particular, ensures maximum impact - revenue generated by the trees planted is reinvested directly into the communities that grow the trees. 

In 2006, HAF established its first community nursery. Since then, HAF has been lent land without cost by the public agencies. HAF first developed regional agreements for land with the Department of Water and Forests, the Ministries of Education and Youth & Sports, universities, the Moroccan Jewish Community, and cooperatives. They are now extending more land to HAF for nurseries. This is key in allowing HAF to provide trees to farmers at subsidized costs so that they may benefit more fully from the future income of the trees they plant. 

 

 

By gathering data on social benefits related to trees planted, carbon credits can be sold based on not only the environmental benefits but social impact as well. In addition, trainings in local communities are vital for giving members the tools, resources, and confidence to pursue their goals - which often tend to relate to income generation. However, beyond knowledge and skills-building training, cooperative members need guidance on how to utilize not only already-existing resources but also how to collaborate for shared benefit. Participatory planning meetings allow participants to identify common needs and share experiences. By encouraging members of different cooperatives and commuities within one municipality or province to develop a supportive network through the participatory approach, projects such as tree planting can go further in achieving its objectives.

Solar lightning kits

Combines solar solution to provide ligth and access to power and charge phones 

Solar kits 

Financial resources 

Logistics 

Improve life in rural commnities 

 

Niassa biogas project

Build partnership to implement projects in biogas in niassa reserve and other reserves in Mozambique

Finance

Logistic 

Capacity building 

Sustainable development 

Data and Technology

Generate, through the processing of current satellite images in a geographic information system, the necessary geospatial information on biodiversity, built space, surface temperatures, green and blue infrastructure, among others, in order to have the "raw material" for the development of the Atlas. For this purpose, Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2B sensor images were used, which were processed and analyzed by personnel with knowledge in database management and remote sensing, as well as understanding of the social-spatial relationship.

  • CATIE had previous experience in similar projects with some municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica, so there was already a starting point.
  • Geospatial information was available in sufficient quantity and quality; data collection was not an obstacle.
  • Multidisciplinary work team with adequate technical capabilities.
  • Interest and a clear need on the part of the relevant authorities for the information to be generated.
  • Clear focus on what information is needed to build the tool.
  • Once the information has been generated, it is necessary to review it in order to analyze which of all the sources of information most accurately represents the physical-environmental state of each site.
  • The information needs to be strategically processed and communicated to specific target groups so that it can be used in decision making.