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Open in Browser Contact Issue no. 7 | May 2020 Indo-German Biodiversity Programme Newsletter This newsletter shares project updates and thematic news from our programme A service by IGBP, GIZ Dear Reader It’s close to two months in COVID-19 lockdown. With lockdown of industries and traffic over an extended period, people started noticing cleaner air, rivers and lakes and quieter surroundings. While the lockdown heightened our collective awareness of the environment, it also caused severe suffering for millions of people and migrant workers who lost their jobs and income and were forced to take desperate measures to return to their villages. To add to the misery cyclone Amphan has battered few millions in the states of Odisha and West Bengal and Bangladesh in the neighbourhood. Recovery from the unprecedented economic shock will be possible only with government stimulus and rebooting the economy. Can we prepare an economic recovery plan that provides jobs to the millions who have lost livelihoods during the lockdown, while at the same time furthering our collective awareness of the environment? Can there be a fiscal stimulus to implement nature-based solutions at scale, decarbonising economic sectors for economic, social and environmental benefits and help build resilience? These are some questions that policymakers and practitioners across all sectors and scale need to ponder upon. This seventh issue marks the completion of one year of the IGBP newsletter. The anniversary issue is a bit different from the previous ones. This issue features articles and a poem on wetlands by a colleague on the themes of the International Day for Biological Diversity - “Our solutions are in nature” and the World Environment Day – “Biodiversity”, which emphasise the importance of working together to build a future in harmony with nature. We’ve featured articles on the interlinkages of biodiversity with science, conservation, health and culture. We've also included experiences shared by our partners and beneficiaries who have worked with us. We thank you for your continuous support and welcome your feedback and ideas towards further improving our engagement with you. Stay safe and healthy. Warmly, Ravindra Singh, Programme Director UPDATES FROM THE PROJECTS » Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation SPOTLIGHT » Science and Knowledge: The world has gone viral! » Conservation of Biodiversity: How birds can help us save forests and livelihoods » Health, Food and Biodiversity: Sustainable agri-supply chains » People, Culture and Biodiversity: Benefit-sharing and bioresource traceability » Diversity of Life and Values: A poem on wetlands EXPERIENCES FROM PARTNERS AND BENEFICIARIES »
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Indo-GermanBiodiversityProgrammeNewsletter
ThisnewslettersharesprojectupdatesandthematicnewsfromourprogrammeAservicebyIGBP,GIZ
DearReader
It’sclosetotwomonthsinCOVID-19lockdown.Withlockdownofindustriesandtrafficoveranextendedperiod,peoplestartednoticingcleanerair,riversandlakesandquietersurroundings.Whilethelockdownheightenedourcollectiveawarenessoftheenvironment,italsocausedseveresufferingformillionsofpeopleandmigrantworkerswholosttheirjobsandincomeandwereforcedtotakedesperatemeasurestoreturntotheirvillages.ToaddtothemiserycycloneAmphanhasbatteredfewmillionsinthestatesofOdishaandWestBengalandBangladeshintheneighbourhood.Recoveryfromtheunprecedentedeconomicshockwillbepossibleonlywithgovernmentstimulusandrebootingtheeconomy.Canweprepareaneconomicrecoveryplanthatprovidesjobstothemillionswhohavelostlivelihoodsduringthelockdown,whileatthesametimefurtheringourcollectiveawarenessoftheenvironment?Cantherebeafiscalstimulustoimplementnature-basedsolutionsatscale,decarbonisingeconomicsectorsforeconomic,socialandenvironmentalbenefitsandhelpbuildresilience?Thesearesomequestionsthatpolicymakersandpractitionersacrossallsectorsandscaleneedtoponderupon.
ThisseventhissuemarksthecompletionofoneyearoftheIGBPnewsletter.Theanniversaryissueisabitdifferentfromthepreviousones.ThisissuefeaturesarticlesandapoemonwetlandsbyacolleagueonthethemesoftheInternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity-“Oursolutionsareinnature”andtheWorldEnvironmentDay–“Biodiversity”,whichemphasisetheimportanceofworkingtogethertobuildafutureinharmonywithnature.We’vefeaturedarticlesontheinterlinkagesofbiodiversitywithscience,conservation,healthandculture.We'vealsoincludedexperiencessharedbyourpartnersandbeneficiarieswhohaveworkedwithus.
Wethankyouforyourcontinuoussupportandwelcomeyourfeedbackandideastowardsfurtherimprovingourengagementwithyou.
Staysafeandhealthy.
Warmly,RavindraSingh,ProgrammeDirector
UPDATESFROMTHEPROJECTS» Human-WildlifeConflictMitigation
SPOTLIGHT» ScienceandKnowledge:Theworldhasgoneviral!» ConservationofBiodiversity:Howbirdscanhelpussaveforestsandlivelihoods» Health,FoodandBiodiversity:Sustainableagri-supplychains» People,CultureandBiodiversity:Benefit-sharingandbioresourcetraceability» DiversityofLifeandValues:Apoemonwetlands
EXPERIENCESFROMPARTNERSANDBENEFICIARIES»
Scienceandknowledge©www.cbd.int
TestimonyfortheABSProject» TestimonyfortheHP-FESProject
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UpdatesfromtheProjects
Human-WildlifeConflictMitigation
©GIZ/NeerajKhera
VirtualDiscussionwithSFSOfficerTraineesatCASFOSDehradunonHuman-WildlifeConflictMitigationwasorganisedfrom22-24April2020aspartofthe‘2018-20StateForestServicesInductionCourse’undertheproject.GIZandDirectorateofForestEdu…
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Spotlight
Theworldhasgoneviral!Reimaginingdevelopmentpost-COVID-19lockdown
Withmorethan4.5millionconfirmedcasesandover300,000deathsacross216countriesduetoCOVID-19overthelast4-5months,theworldhasgoneviral.Withnotreatmentorvaccineinstoretopreventormanagethespreadofthenovelcoronavirus,countriesaftercountriesrespondedtothepandemicbyimposingeconomicandsociallockdownastheonlyviableoptiontobreakthechainoftransmission,containspreadofthediseaseandpreventhealthsystemsfromcollapsingunderanexponentiallyrisingpatientload.Thelockdowncauseddisruptioninmostoftheeconomicactivities–industrialproductionalmostcametoahalt,surfaceandairtrafficstopped,andglobalandlocalsupplychainsexceptforessentialcommoditiesandservicesbrokedown.Consequently,theenvironmentalexternalities
oftheseeconomicactivities–carbonemission,pollution,effluentdischargeandnoisedeclinedremarkably.Citiesacrosstheworldexperiencedimprovedairquality,riversandlakesbecamecleanerwithreducedindustrialeffluents,andpeoplestatedwitnessingbirdsandwildlife..
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ConservationofBiodiversity©www.cbd.int
Health,FoodandBiodiversity©www.cbd.int
HowbirdscanhelpussaveforestsandprovidelivelihoodACaseStudyfromHP-FESProject
Humanbeingshavealwaysbeenfascinatedbybirdsandforgoodreason.Beitduetothesheervarietyofcolours,shapesandsizesortheircaptivatingsongs.Butlittle,dowerealisethatbirdsareanintegralpartoftheecosystemwheretheyplayanimportantroleinprovidingawiderangeofecosystemservices.Sincebirdsinhabitallhabitatsonearth,theirmerepresence/absencecanindicatethehealthofanyecosystem.
Birdsplayanimportantroleinmaintainingthediversityoffloraandfaunabecausetheyoccupynearlyallthetrophic
levelsinthefoodchainfromconsumerstopredators.Forexample,frugivorousorfruit-eatingbirds,suchasblackbirds,actasconsumersandinfluencethegerminationprocessofaseed..
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Grey-hoodedWarbler©GIZ/JyotiKashyap
Biodiversity-FriendlyPracticesforSustainableAgri-SupplyChainsACaseStudyfromtheSpiceSector
Theagriculturesectorcanplayavitalroleintherapidtransitiontoagreeneconomy.Thissectorincludescrops,agroforestryandfoodprocessing.MostoftheAgriandFoodsectorisdependentdirectlyonnaturalresourcesforproductionandprocesses,andhaveahugeimpactonit.Moreover,thecurrentpracticesfollowedbyproducersarenotverysustainable,andcreatechallengesofbiodiversityloss,soilerosion,watercontaminationandpests.Variousstudieshavereportedthatoverexploitationofnatureandunsustainableuseofnaturalresourcesdestroyshabitats,biodiversityandresultsinunsustainablesupplychains,thusincreasingcompetitionforbothbusinessesandproducerswhorelyuponit.
Theagriculturesectorisamajornaturalresource-basedtradethathasthepotentialtoprovidebiodiversitybenefitsbyapplyingsustainablemanagementsystemsandadoptinginnovativetechnologiesandpractices..
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People,CultureandBiodiversity©www.cbd.int
BenefitSharingandBioresourceTraceabilityDigitalApplicationtoTracetheOriginofBioresources
India’sBiologicalDiversityActrecognisesthecrucialroleoflocalcommunitiesinconservingandmanagingbioresourcesthatoccurintheirvicinity.Theirlivesarecloselyinterlinkedwiththesebioresourceswhichserveasanimportantsourceoffoodandlivelihood.TheprovisionofAccessandBenefitSharing(ABS)intheBiodiversityActisakeytooltoempowersuchcommunitiestogenerateresourcesforthemanagementoftheirlocalbiodiversity.
Ensuringfairandequitablesharingofbenefitsforconservationandsustainableuseofbiodiversityisoneof
thecoreobjectivesoftheBiodiversityAct.Tofulfilthisobjective,identifyingthebenefit-claimerswithwhomthesebenefitsorABSissharedrequirestracingtheoriginofthebio-resourcetotheplaceofgenesis.However,lackoftraceabilityinthesupplychaindoesn’talloweithertheStateBiodiversityBoardsorcompaniestracetheoriginofabio-resource..
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Wetlands-DiversityofLife,DiversityofServicesSpecialfeatureontheoccasionofIDB2020
Whatissospecialaboutthe‘landwhichiswet’,Theplaceswhere‘terra’and‘aqua’haveceremoniouslymet.Fromcradlingcivilizationsthousandsofyearsago,Tonourishingbillions;thewetlandsbestow.
Withespecially‘tailored’plantsandsoil‘unique’,Keepingthewaterandnutrientsinmotion,justsotospeak.Not‘mosquito-infestedwastelands’butbiodiversity’sabode,
©GIZ/PradeepMehta
©GIZ/HarishKumar
Guardingthecoastlineandstowingawaycarbonload.
Riversandlakes,tolagoonsandpeatlands,Reefs,marshes,andmangroves,andevensaltpans.FromTundratoTropicstheyrangesowide,Justlikethemultitudeofservicestheyprovide.
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ExperiencesfromPartnersandBeneficiaries
TestimonyfortheABSProjectBySSRasaily,MemberSecretary,UttarakhandBiodiversityBoard
“TheIndo-GermanABSprojectinUttarakhandwasofgreathelpandsupporttoUBB,IwishtheprojectcouldhavelastedlongersothatwecouldjointlytakeupmoreworkonABS.”
TheconceptofAccessandBenefitSharing(ABS)intheConventionofBiologicalDiversityisnotverydifficulttounderstand.Butwhenitcomestoimplementation,boththeconcernedofficialsandtheUsersofbioresourcesfacemany
challenges.TheUttarakhandBiodiversityBoard(UBB)hasbeenattheforefrontofsigningmanyABSagreementswiththeUserindustrialunits.Overtheyears,we’verealisedthattheindustrieswillinglycomeforwardtosharebenefitsiftheyunderstandtheABSconceptproperly.SinceUBBenforcestheimplementationoftheABSprovisions..
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TestimonyfortheHP-FESProjectByHansaKumar,Resident,Pathrevi
“Ilookforwardtoself-dependencybysellingpineneedleproducts”
Pathreviisascenicvillage,situatedtotheNorth-EastofKarsog,inMandidistrictofHimachalPradesh.TherearepatchesofChirPinetreesacrossthevillage.Pineneedlesareasourceoffuelforforestfiresduringthesummermonths.TheHimachalPradeshForestEcosystemServices(HP-FES)projectencouragedthevillagecommunitiestousepineneedlesasaresourceformakingartefactsandearncash-income.Moreimportantly,thedirectdependenceofthecommunityonforestresourcesensurestheiractiveparticipationinforestprotectionandconservation.Thus,pine-needleweavingwasidentifiedasanentry-pointforusingtheFESapproachinmicroplanning.Thecapacitydevelopmentprogra..
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AbouttheProgramme
TheMinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChange(MoEFCC),GovernmentofIndia,inpartnershipwithGIZIndiaisimplementingtheIndo-GermanBiodiversityProgramme(IGBP).
CommissionedinIndiaonbehalfoftheGermanFederalMinistryforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(BMZ)andtheFederalMinistryforEnvironment,NatureConservationandNuclearSafety(BMU),theprogrammeaddressesthechallengesofbiodiversityconservationinfiveprojects:
•AccessandBenefitSharing(ABS)•HimachalPradeshForestEcosystemServices(HPFES)•PrivateBusinessActionforBiodiversity(PBAB)•HumanWildlifeConflictMitigation(HWC)•WetlandsManagementforBiodiversityandClimateProtection
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