Forests, land use, climate, Indigenous and local community tenure, governance, and rights.
This report also contains a strong summary of the evidence on Indigenous contributions to biodiversity conservation and makes the clear recommendation that the World Bank's conservation work would be more effective with stronger partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. "The World Bank should engage, empower, and protect IPLCs to achieve sustainable and inclusive biodiversity outcomes at scale. This entails (i) internalizing and raising awareness about the role of Indigenous Peoples as effective stewards of biodiversity-rich landscapes; (ii) enhancing the identification of IPLCs and placing these groups at the center of biodiversity solutions; (iii) strengthening resource rights to ensure sustainable biodiversity outcomes; and (iv) in conservation efforts, enhancing collaboration between social development, Indigenous Peoples specialists, and environmental teams." Well done Lauren Kelly & team
Biodiversity is essential to sustaining human well-being, economic stability, and climate resilience. Yet it is declining at a rate unprecedented in human history. Our new evaluation asked how well The World Bank Group supported countries in addressing biodiversity loss through conservation, sustainable production, and by addressing risks through offsets. The Independent Evaluation Group found that The World Bank Group has established a credible foundation for biodiversity action but now faces a critical test: turning high-level commitments into measurable outcomes that benefit people, sustainable production, and jobs. ▪️ To help countries achieve their biodiversity goals, the WBG must strengthen ecological monitoring, meaningfully include Indigenous Peoples and local communities, invest in long-term conservation funding, and connect biodiversity with climate in development planning. ▪️ To help countries achieve their sustainable growth goals, replicate and scale proven biodiversity-positive production models that deliver positive ecological, economic, and social benefits. ▪️ To address negative biodiversity impacts, address gaps in the monitoring, supervision, and information disclosure of biodiversity offsets. Read our evaluation to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ewpW3_-f Lauren Kelly, Joy K. Butscher, Penelope Jackson-Vougo, Carmen Nonay, Sabine Bernabe, Ugo Amoretti, Iren Bagdasarian, Unurjargal Demberel, Christian Freymeyer, Josh Fuchs, Azada Hussaini, Cecil John, Xiaoyi (Baker) Lu, Nina Rinnerberger, Gabriel Stephan, Sally Johnson, Steve Fletcher, Antaya March, Malcolm Childress, Christen Corcoran, Gabriela Rodrigues Eklund, Christina Kuntz, Stephanie Keene, Ashwin Bhouraskar, Tobias Fast, Estelle Raimondo, PhD, Harsh Anuj, Virginia Ziulu, Benny Istanto, GISP, Min Jaegal, Jeffrey Pagel, Iren Bagdasarian, Edward Willsteed, Kevin Crockford, David Kaimowitz, Pisupati Balakrishna, Arunjana Das, Ph.D., Victor Beltran #Biodiversity #Evaluation #Sustainability #IndigenousPeoples #Conservation #IUCNcongress
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1wMany thanks Kevin Currey for helping to amplify our evalaution evidence on the role of Indigenous Peoples in achieving Biodiversity Outcomes. Thank you also for helping to spread the word amongst forest, land use, climate and IPLC concerned communities,