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Case studies: Sustainable agriculture and its role in maintaining ecosystem services

15 March 2023
Wetlands, if sustainably managed for agricultural and conservation purposes, can significantly contribute to ensuring food security. Cases in sustainable agriculture are shared, with key recommendations highlighted: • Promotion of the sustainable coexistence of agriculture and wetlands; • Use of…

Introduction to Wetland Ecosystem Services and Payment for Ecosystem Services

14 March 2023
Knowing and appreciating the ecosystem benefits that are derived from the natural environment improves our ability to preserve benefits or understand the trade-offs. Similarly, putting a ‘value’ on nature allow users to commit to its conservation, protection, and optimal use. The benefits are often…

Introduction to ecosystem services assessment tools: the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA)

14 March 2023
Economic valuation of ecosystem services (ES) is frequently used to present ecosystem value in a policy-relevant and accessible way (which can be leveraged into decision-making). Practitioners and decision-makers use a range of methods to assess the value and relative importance of the full range…

Adapting ecosystem service assessment tools: Experiences and lessons learned

14 March 2023
Aside from TESSA, there are other tools that are used to measure and valuate ecosystem services. Two of them are the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) and Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES). InVEST models are spatially-explicit, utilizing maps as…

Building a Business Case for the Future of our Shared Flyway

14 March 2023
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) team joined the 11th East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Meeting of the Parties in Brisbane, Australia (12-17 Mar 2023). ADB’s Duncan Lang and BirdLife International’s Ding Li Yong delivered the keynote presentation, which covered the status of…

MON: Law of Mongolia on Land

19 January 2023
The purpose of this law is to regulate possession and use of state-owned landand other related issues.

City Enabling Environment Rating: Assessment of the countries in Asia and Pacific

23 November 2022
This presentation discussed the environmental assessment of the countries in Asia and the Pacific countries.

MON: Gap Analysis - Mongolia Legislative Framework and ADB Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards

19 September 2022
(Created on 31 October 2011) The SPS considers resettlement involuntary when the affected persons have no right to refuse land acquisition by the state that results in their displacement.

MON: Reform of Legal and Regulatory Framework for Involuntary Resettlement–Phase1 : LAND ACQUISITION LEGISLATION AND EXPERIENCE IN OTHER COUNTRIES

19 September 2022
(Project date: 31 August 2011) The Consultant Team has been asked by the Working Group to provide further information on land acquisition legislation and experience in certain countries, discuss the pros and cons, and suggest what can be learnt for Mongolia from their experiences.

MON: Reform of Legal and Regulatory Framework for Involuntary Resettlement–Phase I :LAND ACQUISITION LEGISLATION AND EXPERIENCE IN OTHER COUNTRIES

19 September 2022
(Project date: 31 August 2011) This paper provides background and context for the information contained in the matrix.It touches on the extent to which social safeguard standards are implemented in the sample countries. The detailed matrix is presented as Annex 1. The list of references used in…