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.