International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

East and South Africa

Seaweed farming in Zanzibar: addressing the common challenge of aquaculture and marine conservation

Kristin

Meyer

Co-management approaches and women empowerment

Defining priority and corrective actions to strengthen the intervention

Southeast Asia

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Act

Angelique M.

Songco

Participatory Development of the Act

Information Campaigns

Locally-based Park Management and Law Enforcement

Financing Park Management

Economic incentives for communities

North Africa

Sustainable Management of Morocco's Marine Resources

Houssine

Nibani

Stakeholder involvement in the management of marine areas

Community management of no-take areas within the MPAs

Sustainable commercial management of marine resources in MPAs

Participatory research and planning through a systemic and prospective sustainability analysis

Network of Mediterranean Fisheries Cooperatives

América del Norte

Restauración de manglares para la seguridad alimentaria de comunidades en la Reserva de Gancho Murillo, Chiapas, Mexico.

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

“Aprender haciendo” y monitoreo para incrementar capacidades y conocimientos

Aumento de la resiliencia ambiental y social por medio de la restauración de manglar

Fortalecer la gobernanza para la adaptación

South Asia

Designation of Astola Island, Pakistan’s first Marine Protected Area

Alex

McWilliam

Mulit stakeholder process

Science informing decision making

Sharing lessons learned for replication

Southeast Asia

Shrimping Horizons: How Shrimp Farmers are Saving Thousands of Hectares of Mangroves in Vietnam

Ann

Moey

Education and training for farmers on organic shrimp certification

Incentives to conserve and restore mangroves through organic shrimp certification

Oceania

Isn’t there an App for that? Smartphone Apps in marine resource management

Team

MACBIO

The spectrum of Smartphone Apps in (marine) resource management

A guide for App Development

Open Data Kit for data driven marine management in Fiji

West and Central Africa

Addressing resource degradation to enhance climate change resilience

Radhika

Murti

Design of participatory steps for village engagement

Capacity building of local stakeholders

Documenting strategies and success evaluation

Creation of awareness raising and policy influencing tools

Facilitation of livelihood and economic diversification

América Central

Promoción de la agrobiodiversidad y la restauración de riberas en la cuenca binacional del río Sixaola

Melissa

Marín

“Aprender haciendo” y monitoreo para incrementar capacidades y conocimientos

Apropiación comunitaria de las medidas de adaptación basadas en ecosistemas y biodiversidad

Escalamiento y sostenibilidad de las medidas de adaptación

West and Central Africa

Development of a community-based marine turtle conservation program

Edward

Aruna

Community involvement in data collection

Community involvement in biodiversity protection

Information and communication of biodiversity matters

Southeast Asia

Adaptive, community-driven and resilient co-management plan

Raphaël

Glémet

Understanding local impacts and threats

Creating ownership

Testing of conservation and rehabilitation techniques

Developing a management plan of shared solutions

National upscaling and transboundary exchanges

Caribbean

Coastal Protection at Point Sables Environmental Protected Area (PSEPA), Saint Lucia

Ulrike

Krauss

América Central

Fortalecimiento del liderazgo comunitario para la restauración de manglares y la seguridad alimentaria del río Paz, El Salvador

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

“Aprender haciendo” y monitoreo para incrementar capacidades y conocimientos

Implementación comunitaria de medidas de adaptación y conservación en manglares

Fortalecer el liderazgo y la gobernanza del agua para la adaptación

América Central

Fortalecer la gobernanza para la AbE en la sub-cuenca compartida del río Sumpul (El Salvador-Honduras)

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

Gobernanza multidimensional para la adaptación

Creación de capacidades para lograr el enfoque ecosistémico

Desarrollar marcos flexibles de gobernanza para la adaptación

South Asia

Combining ecological and infrastructural restoration in Panchase Mountainous Region, Nepal

Xiaoting

Hou Jones

Integrated on-farm soil nutrient management

Community pond restoration

Broom grass cultivation

Oceania

Co-management bridging Biodiversity Conservation and Fishing Rights

Milika

Sobey

Providing the scientific and legal Evidence Base

Repeated Community Consultations

Visualizing first-hand Challenges and Solutions

Facilitating multi-input Management Plan

Ensuring Endorsement of End-product

Seeking international Management Status

Oceania

Food security and climate change adaptation in an Atoll community

James

Hardcastle

América Central

Mejora de la seguridad hídrica y la gobernanza del agua de comunidades indígenas en Guatemala

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

“Aprender haciendo” y monitoreo para incrementar capacidades y conocimientos

Implementacion de medidas escalables de AbE que aumentan la cobertura forestal y la dispobibilidad de agua

Consolidación de la gobernanza inclusiva para la adaptación

East Asia

Effective Protection and Rational Utilization of Geological Heritage

Zhang

Jiabo

Promote relevant legislation and strictly comply with the regulations, formulate planning and management measures and implement them

Strengthen domestic and international cooperation and exchange, strength science popularization and public awareness, improve scientific research and monitoring capabilities

On the premise of guaranteeing the ecological protection, sustainably develop the economy to improve the livelihood of local communities and residents

América Central

Gobernanza para la adaptación en el altiplano de Guatemala

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

Lograr una gobernanza multi-dimensional para la adaptación

Lograr una gobernanza participativa para la adaptación

Lograr una gobernanza flexible para la adaptación

Lograr una gobernanza ecosistémica para la adaptación

Caribbean

North America

Harnessing the power of AI and community centered approaches to monitor Jaguars in the Yucatan Peninsula

Regina

Cervera

Multi-stakeholder alliance

Community co-design and engagement

Camera traps and eco-acoustic monitoring devices deployment

Image recognition algorithms for jaguar detection and identification

Acoustic monitoring and analyses

Generation of inputs for the strengthening of AI tools and resources for biodiversity protection

South America

Consórcio Cerrado das Aguas (Waters of the Cerrado Consortium) – promoting coffee and conservation

Giulia

Carbone

Matching international expertise with on-the-ground knowledge

Detailed action plan and budget

Robust and independent governance structure

Caribbean

Central America

Coastal Communities combat Climate Change

Téa

Garcia-Huidobro

Focal management targets

Social indicators

Communication and coordination networks

East and South Africa

Ensuring marine protection through Locally Managed Marine Area at Vamizi island in Mozambique

Isabel

Marques da Silva

Developing basic education and health facilities

Sustainable financing for LMMA operations through tourism fee

Locally-based organization providing sustainable technical support

Conducting ecological monitoring

East Asia

Science-based evidence steers industry action on whale conservation

Anete

Berzina

Independence

Transparency

Accountability

Engagement

Leverage

América del Norte

Liderazgo comunitatio para la seguridad alimentaria e hídrica en el Volcán Tacaná, México

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

Aumentar resiliencia ambiental y social con base en cobertura boscosa y agua

“Aprender haciendo” y monitoreo para incrementar capacidades y conocimientos

Fortalecer la gobernanza para la adaptación

América del Norte

Negocios sustentables y gobernanza: Sello Colectivo Calakmul

Maira

Ortiz

East and South Africa

Enhancing access to information for rural communities surrounding North Luangwa National Park – IUCN Green List candidate 2022

Paula

Vrdoljak

West Asia, Middle East

Fishermen’s involvement in sustainable fisheries brings social and economic added value to Lebanon

Ziad

Samaha

West and Central Africa

Spreading and sharing knowledge on organic farming in Burkina Faso

Xiaoting

Hou Jones

East and South Africa

Integrating climate change aspects in protected areas management planning in Tanzania

doyi

mazenzele

Capacity building on climate change resilience

Assessment of climate change vulnerability and land use

Reviewing of the Park General Management Plan to include climate resilience aspects

Development of a park climate change strategy

Communicating the Park climate change strategy to stakeholders

South Asia

Dhamra Port Case Study

Ann

Moey

Strong partnerships and open communication

Science and technical expertise

Community outreach and governance

South Asia

Incentive-based hilsa fisheries management

Xiaoting

Hou Jones

Implementation of nationwide hilsa fishing bans

Food and income-based compensation scheme for fishers

Hilsa Conservation Foundation

East and South Africa

East Asia

Oceania

New protocol to help industry generate a positive impact on biodiversity

Rachel

Asante-Owusu

Corporate commitment and resourcing

Pilot new approaches

Involve host communities

East and South Africa

Integrating climate change aspects in protected areas management planning in Zambia

doyi

mazenzele

Capacity building on climate change resilience

Assessment of climate change vulnerability and land use

Development of a park climate change strategy

Reviewing of the Park General Management Plan to include climate resilience aspects

Communicating the climate smart GMP to stakeholder

South America

Biocultural preservation, innovation and benefit-sharing for climate change resilience

Xiaoting

Hou Jones

Potato Park for ecosystem-based adaptation through biodiversity conservation (and safeguarding biocultural heritage)

Informal trademarking and equitable benefit-sharing

East and South Africa

Locally-based mapping and management of resources in Kenya's northern drylands

Xiaoting

Hou Jones

Isiolo County Climate Change Fund

Participatory digital resource mapping

East Asia

Acoustic Monitoring for Improving the Conservation of Critically Endangered Hainan Gibbon

Yun

Xiao

Field Research

Sound Recording Equipment layout and installation

Data Quantification and Database Establishment

Sound pattern analysis

Recognition Modelling

International Symposium

Sudamérica

La educación virtual como estrategia de gestión de biodiversidad para los gobiernos locales

Juliana

Echeverri

Educación como una herramienta para la conservación

Herramientas de los gobiernos locales para la gestión local de áreas protegidas

América Central

Seguridad alimentaria e hídrica en comunidades de la sub-cuenca compartida del Río Sumpul

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

“Aprender haciendo” y monitoreo para incrementar capacidades y conocimientos

Implementación comunitaria de medidas de adaptación en bosques y sistemas agroforestales

Revitalización de la gobernanza para la adaptación

Southeast Asia

Flood-based agriculture in the Upper Mekong Delta

Kristin

Meyer

Building the intervention around supportive legal and policy frameworks

Enhancing collaboration between various projects to increase impact at scale

Financial support to transition to flood-based agriculture

South America

Beyond protected areas: recognition of OECMs in Colombia

Marcela

Santamaria Gómez

Identification and sthrength of OECM in Colombia

The National Route for reporting OECM to WCMC

East Asia

Eco-Longmen, living Dongjiang: protecting watersheds for sustainable drinking water

Matthew

Koehorst

West and Central Africa

Microprojects for revolving schemes of cattle farming benefitting communities around Lake Kainji National Park, Nigeria

Mohammed Dikko

Bala

West Asia, Middle East

A model of trust building: private sector and communities tackling environmental issues

Samar

Taha

East and South Africa

CORCOPA - Optimized Conservation of Europa’s Coral Reefs using Ecoacoustics

Simon

Elise

América Central

Gobernanza para la adaptación en la cuenca compartida del Río Goascorán

Marta

Pérez de Madrid

Lograr una gobernanza multidimensional para la adaptación

Lograr una gobernanza participativa para la adaptación

Lograr una gobernanza flexible para la adaptación

Lograr una gobernanza ecosistémica para la adaptación

East and South Africa

Caribbean

Southeast Asia

Supporting UNCCD Parties to embrace gender equality and women’s empowerment as a guiding principle in LDN projects

Jackie

Siles

West and Central Africa

North Africa

Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Change Finance Projects

Jackie

Siles

Central America

Agroforestry systems for sustainable cocoa farming in the Lachuá Ecoregion

Kristin

Meyer

A robust business model considering the entire cocoa value chain

Long-term engagement and local knowledge to maximise biodiversity impact

Ensuring social inclusion and involvement of indigenous women and youth

South Asia

Restoration of Chilghoza forest ecosystem in Suleman range, Balochistan province, Pakistan

Ashiq

Ahmad Khan

Restoration of Chilghoza forest ecosystem in Suleman range, Balochistan province, Pakistan

West and South Europe

Increasing Community Contribution to the Buna Delta

Liz

Drury

Community and CSO Training program

Small Grant program

West and South Europe

Building PA Management Capacity in the Buna Protected Landscape

Liz

Drury

Developing a management plan

Creating Management Committee

Mid term review - management effectiveness assessment and capacity analysis

Training program

Sudamérica

Construyendo relaciones de confianza para reducir el riesgo climático: El caso de la comunidad de Tanta en Perú

Florencia

Zapata

Fortalecimiento de la institucionalidad y la organización comunal

Fortalecimiento de capacidades y conocimientos locales

Mejoramiento de infraestructura verde-gris

Central America

South America

The Jaguar Corridor Initiative: A range-wide species conservation strategy

IUCN WCPA

Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group

East and South Africa

Central America

South America

West and South Europe

Seeking Protected Area Financial Sustainability

Lorena

Martínez Hernández

Clear picture of PA financial gaps, needs and opportunities

Design of a business model

Development of a sustainable investment project and reach out to financiers

West and Central Africa

Forest Landscape Restoration through a Sustainable Wood Energy Value Chain

Joshua Palance

Tetteh

Increase woody biomass sources

Sustainable management of forest resources

Reduce demand on wood energy

Support government strategies for a sustainable wood energy value chain

North Africa

East and South Africa

North and Central Asia

West Asia, Middle East

South Asia

A participatory sustainable rangeland management toolkit with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach

ICARDA

Solutions

Participatory Rangeland Management and Planning framework

Technical methods and toolkits

East and South Africa

Protecting Chumbe Island Nature Reserve from increased poaching threats due to COVID-19 pandemic, through re-assignment of local rangers, skills development of youth fishers, and sustaining its conservation activities

Salim

Environment Education based on an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) approach

Decision-making based on Community Engagement

East Asia

Establishing a Policy Framework Facilitating Forest Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Forest Management in China's State Forest Farms

Adriana

Vidal

Ensuring national and subnational forestry policymakers are equipped with information and tools to integrate forest and landscape restoration as a cornerstone of SFFs management

Supporting goals of reform and technical tools upgrades in SFFs’ governance structures