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Building capacity in biodiversity conservation, ecosystems services and climate change
Links in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and climate change: teaching materials and building capacity
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BackgroundEcosystems provide numerous benefits -ecosystem services- which are underpinned by biodiversity. Climate change has increased vulnerability and reduced resilience of ecosystems globally with potentially far reaching impacts on human well-being. There is therefore a need to foster a greater understanding of the links between biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and climate change to enhance leadership at a local and global scale. The ProjectTo foster a greater understanding of the links between biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and climate change, this project aims to develop training materials and tools to effectively bridge the knowledge gap of early- and mid-career conservation practitioners and business leaders with the potential to facilitate change at a local level, where the greatest impacts of climate change are felt. Training topics focus on climate change impacts on ecosystem services and natural solutions to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Project objectives:
How this project came aboutThe conservation organisations involved in the project are all directly or indirectly involved in capacity building. The experience borne on the subject matters is diverse working with varied target groups. There was a common recognition of a steady debate and information accumulation at the international scene on climate change, ecosystem services and how they are linked or impact on biodiversity conservation. Although this was steadily building up at the international level there was far less support at the local, sub-national or national level. These aided a common desire to design capacity building materials for the target groups working in the biodiversity conservation front-line to use at site level. This will empower them to engage with local stakeholders at various levels informed by well synthesised materials easy to comprehend and toned-down from the jargon often found on literature used at international scene.
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Partners – CCI
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BirdLife International : BirdLife International is a strategic global partnership of conservation organisations in over 100 countries, working to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, and to promote sustainability in the use of natural resources. |
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Fauna & Flora International : Fauna & Flora International (FFI) acts to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, delivering global and regional programmes of conservation and community projects.
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Tropical Biology Association : Tropical Biology Association is dedicated to building the capacity and expertise of people and institutions to conserve and manage biodiversity in tropical regions. Its network spans 40 countries.
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UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre : The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is the specialist biodiversity assessment arm of the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organisation. The Centre delivers scientific analyses to the UN, multi-lateral environmental agreements, national governments, organisations and companies to use in the development and implementation of their policies and decisions.
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Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (University of Cambridge) : The Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) works with business, government and civil society to build the capacity of leaders to address global sustainability challenges. Seminars, leadership groups and partnerships aim to transform public and private sector policies and practices and build greater understanding of our interdependence with the natural world.
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Department of Geography (University of Cambridge) : The Department of Geography's research clusters focus on society and environment, development and political ecology, culture and demography, environmental processes, landscape modelling and climate change. The department provides the Masters Programme in Conservation Leadership. The department also hosts the Scott Polar Research Institute. |
Partners – non-CCI
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Conservation International : Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, CI empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the long term well-being of people.
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Wildlife Conservation Society : The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks. These activities change attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. WCS is committed to this work because they believe it essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
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Conservation Leadership Programme : The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is a partnership of four conservation organisations (BirdLife International, Conservation International, Flora & Fauna International, Wildlife Conservation Society) and BP plc working to promote the development of future biodiversity conservation leaders by providing a range of awards, training and mentoring support via an active international network of practitioners.
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CIESM - The Mediterranean Science Commission : The Commission was created to promote international research in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. CIESM acts as a focus for the exchange of ideas, the communication of scientific information and the development of scientific standards across the Basin. |
Funded by:Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) : The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) is a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations clustered in and around Cambridge, UK. |
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Credits
Photos: Main: Ajith, U.; flickr.com. 1: Community Centred Conservation (C3). 2: Espadarana Andina & Aldemar Acevedo. 3: Michael Foley Photography; flickr.com. 4: Danilo Rizzuti; freedigitalphotos.net. 5: baswallet; flickr.com. 6: David Thomas. 7: Jim Maragos/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; flickr.com. 8: whologwhy; flickr.com. 9: Burung Indonesia. 10: CIFOR; flickr.com. 11: Anirban Dutta Gupta.
Webpages: Shaun Hurrell.