Building on nature: area-based conservation as a key tool for delivering SDGs
Kettunen, Marianne ; Dudley, Nigel ; Gorricho, Julia ; Hickey, Valérie ; Krueger, Linda ; MacKinnon, Kathy ; Oglethorpe, Judy ; Paxton, Midori ; Robinson, John ; Sekhran, Nik
Institute for European Environmental Policy, Brussels
IEEP - Brussels
2021
231 p.
environmental management ; sustainable development ; EU policy
Environment
English
Statistics;Ill.
"Protected and conserved areas benefit sustainable development and can be effective tools to deliver SDGs around the world.
This pioneering, action-oriented guidance demonstrates how the designation and effective management of protected and conserved areas can benefit sustainable development, playing a key role in delivering Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and supporting the 2030 Agenda globally.
The guidance identifies myriad ways in which effective area-based conservation can be a pro-active tool for delivering SDGs. Furthermore, it documents 30 detailed case studies that illustrate how existing protected and conserved areas around the world are already delivering various SDGs in practice. Finally, guidance and tools are provided to explain how governments, industry and civil society can integrate protected and conserved areas into their SDG strategies and reporting processes.
The guidance has been developed in a global partnership by IEEP, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), UN Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and global leading conservation organisations the Nature Conservancy (TNC), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and WWF."
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