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28 June 2023
Nature based solutions (NBS) are interventions inspired and supported by nature and benefit biodiversity while supporting the delivery of a range of ecosystem services. They are cost-effective, builds resilience, and provide environmental, social and economic benefits. NBS are effective in…
28 June 2023
The Philippines is host to some of the world’s richest and biodiverse wetlands ecosystems. It is blessed with about 796,000 hectares of coral reefs and 303,373 hectares of mangrove forests, among other significant wetlands sites. A signatory to numerous multilateral environmental agreements…
28 June 2023
Climate change is significantly impacting and will continue to impact all nations of the world. With emerging technologies and tools now being made available, more in-depth analysis on the value of nature is increasingly supporting decision-making. One of the most important tools now readily…
27 June 2023
The framework for priority site selection has equipped the team in developing a priority list with 147 sites (Phase 1), which will evolve into a short list of 50 sites (Phase 2). The site prioritization criteria are aligned with the existing and widely accepted criteria used in the definition of…
27 June 2023
A deep dive session on wetland ecosystem services, this takes off from the importance of wetlands to examples of how interventions can benefit both society (human beings) and nature. Different approaches such as (i) natural infrastructure (nature-based solutions) and (ii) coastal blue carbon (…
27 June 2023
To guide policy- and decision-making, tools that allow economic valuation of ecosystem services (ES) are used to assess and measure ecosystem values in a way that will be useful and practical even to non-technical people. One of the tools being used to measure ES is TESSA, which is a practical step…
27 June 2023
TESSA typically involves six (6) steps. The Preliminary Scoping Appraisal (PSA) is the second stage and aims to derive an initial understanding of the dynamics of a site including the ecosystem services that it provides. To support the work of those who are participating in the workshop, the PSA…
27 June 2023
Ecosystem services are measured and valuated through different tools. Other tools (aside from TESSA) are also being used, allowing practitioners and site managers options that are suitable to their sites. Two of such tools are the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST)…
26 June 2023
This presentation gave an overview of the energy outlook in ASEAN region.
26 June 2023
This presentation discussed the role of the Community of Practice and Clean Air Asia’s Guidance Framework towards Clean Air and Clean Energy.