Protected Areas and Climate Change protected areas -- a natural solution to climate change

PA NETWORK PLANNING

Field Testing, Application, Policy and Advocacy

Tools, Syntheses, Case Studies, Trainings, Workshop

• Integrate climate change into ecological gap assessments, PA network/system plans and resilience plans

• Incorporate climate change into PA system planning (5 W. African countries, St. Lucia, Mexico
• Develop map of "other conserved areas" to identify areas important to adaptation (WCMC)
• Develop map of most resilient terrestrial sites (TNC in US)
• Develop map of carbon storage within protected areas (Canada)
• Support policies and legislation for new protected areas important for climate change adaptation and mitigation (Colombia, Bolivia, 6 countries with UNDP, Guatemala)

• Develop methodology for coastal and marine protected area adaptation (late, 2010)
• Workshop on using geophysical settings for climate change and PA planning (TNC)
• Workshop on peer reviewing gap assessments in Pacific and guidance on incorporating climate change (mid, 2010)

• Integrate climate change into PA connectivity and transboundary planning

• Incorporate climate change planning into large-scale regional corridors (Mesoamerica, Oceania)
• Map connectivity conservation areas and assess value as adaptive responses (UNEP and WCMC)

PA MANAGEMENT

Field Testing, Application, Policy and Advocacy

Tools, Syntheses, Case Studies, Trainings, Workshops

• Integrate climate change into PA adaptation and mitigation management

• Pilot adaptation management for water and climate change (Bolivia)
• Site-level climate change adaptation plans (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru; Bolivia; 4 TNC projects; Morocco)
• Integrate climate change into species adaptation and site conservation models (WCS, TNC)

• Workshop on distilling best practices in integrating climate change into protected area site-level planning in Germany (late, 2010)

• Integrate climate change into PA management effectiveness assessments and PA threat assessments

• Assess PA management effectiveness for climate change (Turkey)

• Integrate climate change into existing tools for assessing PA management effectiveness (mid, 2010

• Integrate climate change into PA research and monitoring

• Monitor and research impacts from climate change on protected areas (Granada; Colombia, Egypt)
• Conduct national research on climate change and protected areas (Canada)

POLICY

Field Testing, Application, Policy and Advocacy

Tools, Syntheses, Case Studies, Trainings, Workshops

• Integrate climate change and protected areas into disaster mitigation plans

• Integrate climate change and PAs into risk reduction (5 Asian countries; 6 UNDP projects, Bolivia)
• Conduct research on protected areas and disaster reduction (GTZ)

• Develop national policies that integrate protected areas and climate change (including NAPAs)

• Develop national and sub-national strategies for climate change adaptation and protected areas (South Africa, 25 biosphere reserves in Mesoamerica; Canada, Argentina, 7 countries in TNC portfolio
• Incorporate protected areas into national adaptation strategy (Turkey

• Integrate climate change and PAs into land-use planning

• Develop integrated landscape-level land-use plans incorporating climate change, carbon (Indonesia, WCS)
• Develop pilot project on low carbon and climate-resilient development (3 Central Asian countries)
• Support policies and legislation regarding energy siting (US)

• Integrate climate change into CBD guidance document on PA integration (PoWPA Goal 1.2) (early, 2010
• Provide training for field programs on landscape and seascape planning and low carbon economies (CI)

FINANCE

Field Testing, Application, Policy and Advocacy

Tools, Syntheses, Case Studies, Trainings, Workshops

• Integrate protected areas into REDD+ strategies and other carbon-based incentives

• Research and develop REDD costs curves (9 countries in UNDP portfolio)
• Develop pilot projects on REDD+ and carbon funding (S. Africa, 6 countries within WCS portfolio, Guatemala, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia and Brazil)
• Conduct study on protected area funding through REDD+ (WWF International)
• Support the establishment of a national fund for climate change adaptation and mitigation through protected areas (Guatemala, World Bank)
• Advocate fund for biodiversity and protected areas from carbon pollution reduction scheme (Oceania)
• Develop and promote REDD+ policies (TNC)

• Develop guidance on climate-related incentives for indigenous forest management (Bolivia)
• Develop national capacity for leveraging carbon finance (Europe, Central Asia)
• Strengthen capacity on REDD in 9 countries (UNDP)
• Conduct REDD+ training (TNC)

• Integrate climate change into PA valuation and benefits studies

• Incorporate climate change into PA valuation studies (7 LAC countries)
• Analyze costs and benefits associated with ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation (10 countries in UNDP portfolio

• Conduct training on protected area values and benefits (Turkey)

GENERAL PA & CLIMATE

Workshops and meetings

• Policy and advocacy at UN Conventions

• Promote ecosystem-based adaptation at international policy meetings, such as SBSTTA, CoP-10 and UN General Assembly (TNC, WCS, UNDP, IUCN)
• Prepare briefing notes for UNFCC on role of protected areas in ecosystem-based adaptation (UNDP)
• Provide input to CBD on climate change, biodiversity and the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (IUCN, TNC; WCPA)

• General workshops, meetings and publications

• Develop curriculum for protected area managers, that incorporates climate change adaptation (late 2010)
• Develop publication of key emerging PA issues, including climate-related issues (UNDP, Oct, 2010)
• Hold workshop on protected areas and climate change (Mesoamerican PA congress, March 2010; Mediterranean; Turkey, Spain)
• Hold round table for indigenous communities on climate change and protected areas (Guatemala)
• Hold workshop on islands and climate change (late, 2010)
• Provide training to stakeholder groups on climate adaptation (Mesoamerica, Mexico)