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7 December 2021
At the heart of RFI is the need to develop a funding mechanism where projects may be implemented sustainably. The lessons learned from CEPF and other multi-donor granting initiatives provide guidance through which a grant mechanism that enables local CSOs and project owners can access funding that…
7 December 2021
Site-based projects are key to the survival of migratory waterbirds and other species in flyways and wetlands. RFI aims to identify 50 priority sites for protection and sustainable management, hopefully providing for viable projects and investment opportunities in participating countries. The Site…
7 December 2021
The Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) provides accessible guidance on low-cost methods on how to evaluate the benefits people receive from nature at protected areas (or other sites) in order to generate information that can be used to influence decision making. TESSA helps…
7 December 2021
New earth observation models are now being used to assess risks to coastal ecosystems. The overarching aim is to develop an operational system for monitoring losses and gains of saltmarsh, mangroves and tidal flat ecosystems at the global scale. These tools and systems allow the monitoring of…
6 December 2021
BirdLife International, as the world’s largest partnership for birds, nature and people, recognizes that conservation work should always benefit both nature and people. Through its work in the world’s most important flyways, including the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, BLI helps push the the post-…
6 December 2021
Strengths and weakness in capacity for wetland/flyway conservation, and integrating this into conservation action to ensure the sustainability of initiatives on wetlands is important. Capacity building activities for partners are assessed using a framework called the Quality Assurance System, which…
6 December 2021
Loss of nature is not only an environmental issue, but a developmental, economic, health, and social issue. Investing in nature leads to significant co-benefits including climate resilience, creation of jobs and business opportunities, and biodiversity conservation. As the world rebuilds from a…
6 December 2021
To address the continuing decline of wetlands particularly in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), the Asian Development Bank, with partners BirdLife International and the EAAF Partnership, recently launched the Regional Flyway Initiative. RFI leads to the development of investment-ready…
6 December 2021
Paris Agreement motivates countries to improve their Nationally Determined Contributions. There is now observed shift in thinking and decision-making, increasing innovations and financing commitment. As part of enhancing ambition and expanding opportunities, wetlands can be considered by DMCs,…
6 December 2021
The EAAF Partnership provides a flyway wide framework to promote dialogue, cooperation and collaboration between and among a range of stakeholders. Through the partnership, governments and CSOs find strategic ways toward collaboration particularly on how they can design and implement interventions…