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Updates from the Projects |
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Pilot Implementation of HWC Mitigation Guidelines Begins
The project with MoEFCC and State Forest Departments of Karnataka, Uttarakhand and West Bengal organised an online workshop on 1 July 2021 which commenced the pilot implementation of species-specific guidelines on HWC mitigation in India.
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Training Cardamom Farmers
The developPPP.de project organised the first training for the farmers of Idukki district, Kerala, on 'Sustainable Cardamom Cultivation Practices’ on 28 June 2021 in the local language. Many women farmers joined the virtual training. |
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The first draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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On 12 July, in a virtual press conference, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat released the official first draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework. This framework aims to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect nature and its essential services to people. It proposes 21 targets and 10 ‘milestones’ for 2030, en route to ‘living in harmony with nature’ by 2050, a vision adopted by 196 member parties of the CBD in 2010.
“Urgent policy action globally, regionally and nationally is required to transform economic, social and financial models so that the trends that have exacerbated biodiversity loss will stabilise by 2030 and allow for the recovery of natural ecosystems in the following 20 years, with net improvements by 2050”, said CBD Executive Secretary Elizabeth Maruma Mrema during the press conference. The framework operates on the theory of change which assumes that transformative actions are taken to..
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New Releases and Resources |
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The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department has been attempting to engage the communities of Shangarh, a pilot site of the HP-FES project, in the conservation of a UNESCO world heritage site, ‘The Great Himalayan National Park’. This trailer showcases capacity development initiatives such as birdwatching, trekking, cooking, and homestays operations conducted to empower communities in managing sustainable eco-sensitive tourism.
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Hamta is one of the most pristine sites of Himachal Pradesh, outside of having high camping pressure and unsustainable trekking footfall. It is also a pilot site of the HP-FES project. This trailer showcases major capacity development activities conducted with the communities who form the core workforce behind managing sustainable eco-sensitive tourism.
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| Socio-economic surveys with local communities in Himachal Pradesh indicated that water supply is the most crucial ecosystem service. This manual covers the important step of nursery establishment to produce robust tree saplings to maximise good forest cover. Well-established vegetation intercepts and retains precipitation and enhances the water storage capacity of the soil below. |
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| This guide is meant for State Biodiversity Boards, Biodiversity Councils and organisations authorised by them to support Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) in fulfilling their role as prescribed in the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The topics discussed in the guide are also useful for BMC secretaries and Technical Support Groups. |
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World Elephant Day, 12 August
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Third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | 23 August – 3 September (virtual)
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IUCN World Congress, 3 - 11 September 2021
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