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Global HighTech Agricultural University Network GHAN Current Status and Future Prospects

11 April 2024
This presentation looks into the trends and opportunities relevant to the Global High-Tech Agricultural University Network.

Seed Without Border Overview

11 April 2024
This presentation provides an overview of the Seeds Without Border program--how it started and the ways forward.

Best Practices for Restoring and Rehabilitating Ecosystem Services in Wetlands Examples from the United States

15 March 2023
The restoration and rehabilitation of ecosystems (and their services) is an important approach in ensuring sustainable management of wetlands. There is a need to understand different restorative and adaptive management measures to be able to choose the “best approach”. Examples of disturbance to…

Connecting ecosystem services values to decisionmaking

15 March 2023
Knowing the full range of benefits and values offered by different wetland ecosystem services is important in making decisions, not just for the purpose of conservation but also in determining best options for uplifting the lives of households and communities. Several cases had been shared here,…

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 Sitebased 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…

VIDEO 6 December 2021 500 pm Manila Consultations on Land Acquisition Land Use Restriction and Involuntary Resettlement with Civil Society Organizations and other NonGovernmental Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia

6 December 2022
Safeguard Policy Review and Update (SPRU): This is a video recording of the regional consultation on Land Acquisition, Land Use Restriction, and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards with Civil Society Organizations, and other Non- Governmental Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia…