UNDP’s Global Programme on Nature for
Development brings together three different initiatives -- the New York
Declaration on Forests Global Platform, the Equator Initiative, and the
National Biodiversity Initiative under one program in order to identify, foster,
showcase and celebrate nature-based solutions that help achieve the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development at local, national, and international levels. The
work of the Global Programme on Nature for Development contributes to UNDP's
Strategic Plan 2018-2021 by charting sustainable development pathways through
the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of biodiversity and
ecosystems; and by promoting inclusive and effective democratic governance in
the area of natural resources.
The Equator Initiative brings together the
United Nations, governments, civil society, businesses and grassroots
organizations to recognize and advance local sustainable development solutions
for people, nature and resilient communities. The Equator Initiative seeks to:
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Recognize the success of local and
indigenous initiatives,
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Create opportunities and platforms to
share knowledge and good practice,
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Inform policy to foster an enabling
environment for local and indigenous community action, and
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Develop the capacity of indigenous
peoples and local communities to scale-up their impact.
The Global Platform for the New York
Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a partnership of governments, multinational
companies, civil society and indigenous peoples who strive to halve deforestation
by 2020 and to end it by 2030. The NYDF outlines ten ambitious global targets
related to protecting and restoring forests. The Global Platform for the New
York Declaration on Forests seeks to fill an important gap in multi-stakeholder
engagement and collaboration necessary to achieve the goals of the NYDF. The
NYDF Global Platform works to increase ambition, forge new partnerships and
accelerate progress on the NYDF goals by responding to NYDF endorsers’ requests
for a dedicated, multi-stakeholder platform to re-invigorate political
endorsement of the NYDF, to facilitate coordination and communication, to share
best practices, resources and lessons, and to support ongoing monitoring of
progress.
The National Biodiversity Initiative supports
countries to manage their ecosystems and biodiversity in order improve national
planning and governance of biodiversity, ecosystems, and development, and to
promote resilience for sustainable development. The National Biodiversity
Initiative works in three project areas: National Biodiversity Strategies and
Action Plans (NBSAPs) Support, National Reporting, and Capacity Building. The
use of spatial data for spatial planning is a cross-cutting theme across these
project areas.
Knowledge
Sharing is a main goal of the Equator Initiative, the National Biodiversity
Initiative, and NYDF. The Equator Initiative has a large series of research
papers, books, and other publications focusing on local approaches to poverty
reduction and conservation, informed by community-based initiatives. 180 case
studies in over 30 languages have documented the Equator Prize Winners’
innovative practices that deliver the win-win-win solutions that ensure social,
economic, and environmental sustainability. The National Biodiversity Initiative
works in partnership with UN Environment’s MapX to share knowledge on the role
of spatial data in biodiversity planning, policymaking, and reporting through
story maps. The NYDF Global Platform aims to use case studies about NYDF
endorsers from a variety of stakeholder groups, including companies,
governments, indigenous peoples and NGOs in order to share best practices and
challenges in implementing the NYDF goals.
Learning for
Nature is a capacity-building offer provided
by the Global Programme on Nature for Development, cutting across the three
areas of work. This programme connects biodiversity policymakers,
change-makers, and on-the-ground subject matter experts to facilitate the
delivery of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Aichi Biodiversity
Targets, and the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development
Goals. Access to the global multi-stakeholder networks mobilized by the NYDF,
the Equator Initiative, and the National Biodiversity Initiative allows Learning for Nature to circulate
knowledge while promoting best practices. Building on our learnings on the
ground, we seek synergies, build linkages, and engage thousands of course
participants on their journey towards sustainable development solutions for
people, nature, and resilient communities. Learning for Nature invites you to explore opportunities for
building capacity to scale up efforts for nature-based sustainable development
through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), webinars, self-paced e-learning
modules, and private training courses.
For
further information please go to: www.equatorinitiative.org, www.nbsapforum.net, www.learningfornature.org, www.mapx.org,
or www.nydfglobalplatform.org.