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Registration is open: Nature
for Life Hub
2023
Over the past four years,
the Nature for Life Hub has fostered a diverse and
empowered nature-positive coalition. Featuring
nature champions, mobilizers, leaders, dreamers,
and doers, the Nature for Life Hub 2023 will serve
as a vital platform to help drive the
implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global
Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The event will
allow participants to "choose their own adventure”
as they explore the Hub over the three-day event
and beyond.
Register
here for priority access and
updates about this year's event. Save the date
and join the conversation on social media
using #NatureForLife.
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Registration is open:
Self-paced course “Introduction to Forest
Monitoring Tools for Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities”
There is an abundance of
spatial data, tools, and resources available to
help protect, monitor, and manage forests
worldwide. However, these resources are often not
accessible to the Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities who need them most. This course
will support frontline Indigenous communities in
mapping, monitoring, and managing community
forests by providing introductory guidance on the
use of existing forest mapping and monitoring
tools.
Learn more and register here. To help us make
your learning experience more focused and
engaging, complete this short pre-course
survey. The course will be
available in English and
Portuguese. | | |
Now available in Spanish:
Self-paced course “Operationalizing Article 6.2 of
the Paris
Agreement”Ready to gain key insights
into the long-awaited cooperative approaches under
Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement? This
course delves into the intricacies of Article 6.2
processes, and how policies and procedures can be
tailor-made to support countries wishing to
participate.
Learn more and
register here. Available in
English and
Spanish. | | | |
Save the date: NBSAP
Accelerator Partnership Operational
Launch
Join the operational
launch of the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership - a
new initiative that aims to strengthen the
capacity of countries to deliver on their National
Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
and spearhead efforts to foster collective action
to address the urgent biodiversity crisis and
deliver the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
Framework (GBF). The partnership is led by
Colombia and Germany, as well as UNDP, UNEP, and
the CBD. Learn more here. The event will be
livestreamed on 20 September 2023 at 9 am
ET.
Save the date and watch the
event here. | | |
Save the date: High-Level
Event for Nature and People: From Ambition to
ActionOn the sidelines of the
high-level week of the 78th session of the UN
General Assembly, the High Ambition Coalition for
Nature and People, the Global Ocean Alliance, and
the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature are convening a
high-level event to demonstrate momentum at the
highest-level in rapidly translating ambition to
halt and reverse biodiversity loss into tangible
and impactful actions. The event will be
livestreamed on 29 September at 7 pm
ET.
Save the date and watch the
event here. | | |
GEF Early Action Support
Project Webinar
SeriesThe Global Environment
Facility (GEF) Global Biodiversity Framework Early
Action Support (EAS) Project is offering a monthly
webinar series to support governments to
fast-track early actions to implement the
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
Framework.
Recordings of the
first four webinars are available here:
- Biodiversity Finance –
an Introduction to the UNDP BIOFIN
Methodology
- Aligning National
Biodiversity Targets to the Kunming-Montreal
Global Biodiversity Framework
- Strengthening NBSAPs by
Integrating Capacity Building and Technical and
Scientific Cooperation
- Integrating Human Rights
and Gender Considerations into
NBSAPs
Stay tuned for upcoming
webinar recordings.
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Google Earth story “Equator
Prize 2023 Winners: Celebrating the Power of Local
Action”
Learn about the winners of
the 14th Equator Prize, UNDP’s prestigious award
recognizing and advancing local sustainable
development solutions for people, nature, and
resilient communities.
This year’s Equator
Prize celebrates ten Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities from ten countries. Winning
organizations demonstrate how innovative,
nature-based solutions can enable communities to
achieve their own local development goals, even in
a time of economic, environmental, political, and
public health shocks.
Read
the story here. Available in
English. | | |
Call for applications:
Course on the Convention of Biological Diversity
and the Kunming-Montreal Global Framework for
Indigenous Women and Youth of Latin America and
the
Caribbean
The Indigenous Women
Network on Biodiversity of Latin America and the
Caribbean (RMIB-LAC), in partnership with the
National University of Tres de Febrero, the Julio
Godio World of Work Institute, UNTREF, and NIA
TERO are launching the call for applications
to participate in the Course on the Convention of
Biological Diversity and the Kunming-Montreal
Global Framework for Indigenous Women and Youth of
Latin America and the Caribbean.
This
course aims to strengthen the capacities of
Indigenous leaders, with a special focus
on women and youth in Latin America and
the Caribbean, and equip them with the tools to
effectively participate in and influence the
update of National
Biodiversity Strategies and Action
Plans.
Learn more here. The registration
form is available in Spanish here until 15 September
2023. | | |
We
look forward to your continued participation in
our upcoming e-learning offerings. There are
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fill out the form here. We are always
happy to share how our learners are
applying the knowledge and skills they have
gained in LfN courses.
Thank
you for being a part of the LfN
community!
Sincerely,
The
Learning for Nature
Team | | |
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