Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

Question 1

The triple Es of global prosperity and the holy trinity of sustainable development

____ means ensuring the progress we make today doesn’t hinder our future generations from fulfilling their needs

Answer 1

Economy
Equity
Ecology

Question 2

_____ is where, over time, there’s a gradual change and a fast paced change

The x-axis is typically ____

The y-axis is typically ___

____ a prediction based on trends, can be short term

Answer 2

Hockey Stick Curve

x-axis year

y-axis data

Extrapolated trends

Question 3

Contents of the graph (6)

_____

____Develop national strategies, plans or programmes for conservation and sustainable use

___ achieve by 2010 significant reduction of current rate of biodiversity loss

____ UN decade of Biodiversity, strategic plan with 20 biodiversity targets across 5 strategic goals

____

____

Answer 3

Observed trends

CBD

COP6

Aichi Targets

Extrapolated trends

Modelled projections

Question 4

Details from the FMB (___)

2011 Philippine Forest Statistics establish that only ___% remains of the country’s forest cover

Answer 4

Forest Management Bureau

24%

Question 5

Coral reef system in the Philippines is down to ___% in excellent condition

____% severely damaged

___% of the reefs in the Coral triangle are threatened

____% global average of threatened reef

Answer 5

5% excellent

32% severely damaged

85% Coral Triangle

60% global average

Question 6

_____ Provides technical expertise and capacity building services to countries to integrate land, biodiversity and climate priorities into policy making and public investments

Answer 6

UNDP Global Policy Centre on Resilient Ecosystems and Desertification (GC-RED)

Question 7

UNDP Ecosystem and Biodiversity actions necessary for systemic change and achievement of global biodiversity: (3)

Answer 7

Program Support

Policy and Capacity Development Advisory and Technical Support

Advocacy

Question 8

UNDP assistance to LOCAL actors rests on three key pillars

Strengthening the agency of local actors through collective action and inclusive government

Supporting local actors build socio-ecological resilience through technical assistance and funding

Transforming funding flows to accelerate and sustain local actions through partnership and innovative financing

Answer 8

Empowerment

Resilience

Investment

Question 9

Purpose highlights from OECD ____

Usually shows good practice and remaining challenges

Answer 9

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Question 10

OECD Key areas at a NATIONAL level (4)

Answer 10

Ingress Order (TOP-DOWN APPROACH)

Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries Sectors

Development Cooperation

Monitoring and Evaluation

Question 11

Ingress order contents:

National biodiversity strategies

Regional and Country Strategies, projects

Development in private companies and agencies

supports sectoral goals

Community action to conserve ecosystem services

Answer 11

National-Level Policies and Plans

Development co-operation programmes

Sectoral Level

Project Level

Local Level

Question 12

Name the country:

Land use change and degradation ___

increase in forest cover ___ ___

Green growth strategies ____ ___ ___

Poverty reduction ___ ___

Answer 12

Colombia

Nepal
Uganda

Indonesia
France
Mexico

Brazil
Ethiopia

Question 13

Name the country:

NBSAP specieified involved institutions ____ ____

State of the art satellite-based deforestation monitoring system in the Amazon ran by the ____ in ____

National Automated Mapping System ____

Answer 13

India
Ethiopia

National Institute for Space Research
Brazil

Mexico

Question 14

Sectors which supply essential commodities such as food, fibre, fuel and fodder which constitute basic needs of society as well as inputs for other economic sectors (3)

Answer 14

Agriculture
Forestry
Fisheries

Question 15

____ and reforming environmentally harmful ____ are prerequisites for effective mainstreaming in the agriculture sector

Answer 15

Clarifying land tenure

subsidies

Question 16

Examples of Policy Instruments used for Forestry (3)

Answer 16

Community-based forestry

Payments for ecosystem services

Sustainable timber certification schemes

Question 17

The most comprehesive international approaches for assessing progress towards mainstreaming biodiversity in the fisheries sector is evaluating compliance with the ____

Answer 17

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Question 18

____ Supports biodiversity mainstreaming by strengthening frameworks for mainstreaming at the national level as well as directly supporting the mainstreaming of biodiversity into specific sector policies, plans and projects.

Many developing countries like ____ and ___ identified the availability of external funding being valuable in their NBSAPs or ____

Answer 18

Development Cooperation

Madagascar
Ethiopia

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Question 19

_____ Organization which is heavily involved in Mainstreaming biodiversity

Establishes strong social and business cases for biodiversity as well as align policies on biodiversity for Sustainable Development

Usually uses indicators from ____ to identify gaps

Answer 19

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Question 20

Overall learnings (KEEP ON 1 AND REREAD)

Conduct national assessment

Integrate Biodiversity considerations from indicators like Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Invest in collecting Statistical Data or Data systems to influence policy and decision making

Target Stakeholders including the government and private sectors

Develop plans with national strategies in mind

Promote strategic leadership within the government

Review and evaluate possible gaps in Legal Policy

Define indicators for environmental and socio-economic variables

Promote training to enhance capacity

Promote research and collaborations for biodiversity mainstreaming

Search for innovative revenue streams to fund projects as necessary and to incentivize community involvement

Answer 20

Noted