The Environment, Climate Change and Biodiversity, one of the priority areas of the Indo-German Cooperation, recently published a notebook on Agenda 2030. The publication illustrates the contribution of the projects towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in India. The priority area assist partners in the fields of (1)...

This paper introduces a framework and tool for mapping the interlinkages among the different Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, and for understanding and better addressing potential trade-offs and synergies derived from them. The paper presents the approach based on identified interlinkages between nature-focused SDG targets and others in the Asian...

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is happy to announce the launch of the Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS). This Toolbox was made possible through the global initiative Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand...

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Over 240 GIZ technical staff working in the sectors of natural resources, rural development, transport, environment, energy and water from all over Asia recently met at the biennial “Sector Network Conference of SNRD Asia and TUEWAS” in Bangkok. This year’s edition was held from 14 – 18 May 2018 on...

This course provides an overview of the most relevant developments, concepts, and practical tools in biodiversity conservation and management in the context of international cooperation. The aim is to familiarize participants with the international framework of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) as well as concepts and approaches for its implementation...

An FAO project helped farmers in rural areas of LAO PDR to expand their rice-fish-aquatic animal production Lao PDR enjoys a rich aquatic biodiversity, with rice fields acting as an environment that is home to an impressive diversity of aquatic organisms. The aquatic animals and plants that thrive in these...

Do you hear about GIZ’s SNRD Asia but don’t know what they are exactly? Check out this 2-minute video that provides you with all the-need-to-know! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FpCo3VQmaU

The MIDORI Prize, a biennial international prize co-organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), honors three individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The prize winners will each receive a wooden plaque, a commemorative...

With less than two years to go to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, improving governance of protected areas moves more and more into the focus of protected area managers. So, how exactly can the governance of a protected area be assessed? Four SNRD Asia member projects piloted a newly developed...