Biodiversity
Background information of your Working Group
āTake urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a path to recovery for the benefit of people and planet by conserving and sustainably using biodiversity and by ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of genetic resources, while providing the necessary means of implementationā. ā 2030 mission of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Under the light of the 4 goals and 23 targets of the GBF, the Biodiversity Working Group is engaging on a wide variety of issues related to biodiversity and nature conservation. The Working Group connects professionals in more than 10 South and Southeast Asian countries, working on the conservation of biodiversity in a variety of ecosystems and contexts. Supported by the Tandem-Partners in GIZ headquarters, the working group promotes the exchange and discussion on the latest scientific knowledge and initiatives on biodiversity.
In addition, the working group members are encouraged to participate in other Working Group meetings for a better knowledge exchange and networking, as biodiversity is a cross-cutting issue and biodiversity mainstreaming also in other GIZ projects is highly encouraged.
Objectives
Knowledge exchange, and sharing of good practices and lessons learnt among biodiversity projects in SNRD AP, creating synergies
Issues / Topics
- Exchanging on processes of international negotiations on Biodiversity: Convention on Biological Diversity and the new Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
- Biodiversity Planning: exchange on support to National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) review und updating, and monitoring of achievement of indicators
- Protected Area (PA) Management and Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs): exchanging experiences of governance and management effectiveness assessments, sustainable use of resources in PAs, gender and cross-border nature protection
- Capacity building on Ecosystem Services Assessment and Valuation
- Biodiversity Mainstreaming: exchanging on tools, approaches and strategies re. biodiversity mainstreaming in various economic sectors and policies, plans and programmes
- OneHealth: Participation in the Community of Practise on One Health
- Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)
- Institutionalization of the training course on āBiodiversity and Human Well-beingā into the Asia-Pacific region
- Biodiversity-based Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
PROJECTS / PROGRAMMES
- Climate Policy and Biodiversity Project
- Ecosystem-based management and ecosystem services valuation in two river basins in the Philippines (E2RB)
- Enhancement of Smallholder Spice Farmerās Capacities in Sustainable Farming
- One Health and agroecology
- Promoting Integrated Management of the Sundarbans Mangroves and the Marine Protected Area āSwatch of No Groundā
- Protection and management of Aquatic Biodiversity in the North Eastern Region of India
- Protection and sustainable use of forest ecosystems and biodiversity
- Sino-German Environmental Partnership Phase III
- Solutions for Marine and Coastal Resilience in the Coral Triangle
- Strengthening Coastal Biodiversity Conservation and Management through Protection and Rehabilitation Incentives for Coastal Carbon Sinks in Pacific Island countries
- Strengthening national implementation of global biodiversity targets (GBF Implementation) - NBSAP-Partnerschaft
- Support programme Biodiversity-Environment-Oceans
- Support to the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade
- Supporting Protected Areas for the Conservation of Ecosystem Services in Mongolia
- Transformative Actions for Climate and Ecological Protection and Development (TRANSCEND)
- Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection
PUBLICATIONS/KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
WG Biodiversity is actively producing a number of knowledge products each year. To learn more about their work and gain an insight into this thematic focus, please see below:
- HNN FPIC Report 2023
- Conceptual Guideline Online Trainings on Nature-based Solutions
- Health-Biodiversity Nexus in Southeast Asia
- Guide Tamil
- Guide Sinhala
- Visitor information guide ENG
- WNP Management Plan
- Management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests for Biodiversity Conservation and Increased Adaptation to Climate Change (SMP)
- Conservation law enforcement and monitoring in Sundarbans mangroves through SMART
- Support to Co-Management in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
- Mud-crab hatchery development in Bangladesh
- SMART handbook
- Protected area governance and management
- Beyond Priority Areas and Sectors
- Good Governance Training Field Manual
- Co-Management Training and Lessons Learned Guide
- Biodiversity Monitoring For Natural Resource Management
- Co- Management Regulation By-Law and Hin Nam No NPA Protection at District, Village Cluster and Village Level
- Experiences and added value of participatory governance assessments of protected areas in Bangladesh, Laos and the Philippines
- Wetlands Factsheet
- Wetlands Brochure
- HP-FES factsheet
- Forest Ecosystem Services (FES) factsheet
- Good Practices of Access and Benefit Sharing
- ABS standee
- ABS Factsheet
- ABS Communication Strategy
- ABS Monitoring Tool Brochure
- Training on nature-based solutions: from planning to successful governance and implementation
HIGHLIGHT ACTIVITIES
CONTACT PERSON
CONCLUDED PROJECT
- ABS Capacity Development Initiative - Supporting the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
- Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Partnership Project-Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
- Biodiversity-Based Products as Economic Source for Nature Conservation and Livelihood Development (BBP)
- Blue Solutions - Implementing the CBD Strategic Plan in the field of marine and coastal biodiversity
- Conflict Sensitive Resource and Asset Management Programme (COSERAM) Technical Cooperation Module 2 Indigenous Practices for Biodiversity Conservation (IP4BioDiv)
- Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Viet Nam
- Conservation of Biodiversity - Mitigating Human-Wildlife-Conflicts
- Conservation of Biodiversity in the Kailash-Region
- Environmental Benefits of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA-EB)
- Forest and Climate Protection in Panay-Phase II
- Himachal Pradesh Forest Ecosystem Services (HP-FES) Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
- Human Wildlife Conflict Mitigation in India (HWC)
- Incentive for Sustainable Biodiversity Management (ISBM)
- Institutional Strengthening of the Biodiversity Sector in ASEAN
- Institutional Strengthening of the Biodiversity Sector in ASEAN (ISB)
- Integrated Nature Conservation and Sustainable Resource Management in the Hin Nam No Region
- Local and Provincial Economic Development (LPED) / Green Resilient Agricultural Productive Ecosystems (GRAPE)
- Management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests for Biodiversity Conservation and Increased Adaptation to Climate Change (SMP)
- Programme Implementing the Nagoya-Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity (ABS Initiative)
- Promotion of the Management of Sunderbans-Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh
- Protection of Biological Diversity in the ASEAN Member States in Cooperation with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Program (CARE4BioDiv)
- Sector Programme Implementing the Biodiversity Convention
- Sino-German Environmental Partnership Phase II
- Strengthening Regional Experiences in Sustainable Peatland Management (ASEAN-REPEAT)
- Support Project Conservation of Biodiversity on Land
- Support to the Management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests in Bangladesh (SMP-II)
- Supporting Wilpattu National Park and Influence Zone Management in Sri Lanka
- Sustainable Aquaculture and Community Fish Refuge Management (SAFR)
- Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystem Services