Forest Stewardship Council’s Post

Let's take action today Why wait until 2050 to live in harmony with nature when we can start now? The Forest Stewardship Council is a multi-stakeholder system that we can enhance by moving from collaborative actions to co-creation actions and promoting regenerative leadership and regenerative culture to have healthy and resilient forests for ourselves and for future generations. Let's start living the forests of the future today. #ForestForAllForever #NBSI

It is #WorldOceanDay! To celebrate, here are the highlights from the Blue Forests and Ocean Equity Roundtable held during Ocean Week in Bergen. The event, which was convened by the Norwegian Blue Forests Network (NBFN), the Rafto Foundation for Human Rights and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, brought together speakers and participants from four continents and an array of sectors to discuss the human rights dimensions of blue forest loss and restoration.   Key take-aways include: 1. It is encouraging that the importance of #OceanEquity is increasingly acknowledged. This acknowledgement needs to translate into action. 2. There needs to be a meaningful and genuine dialogue between the private sector, governments, and rights-holders before and during the implementation of commercial activities that potentially harm coastal communities and ecosystems.   3. It is important to sufficiently consider all coastal and #blueforests ecosystem services, including biodiversity, food security, storm protection, health, and culture. 4. Indigenous and local knowledge must be valued and sought after, including for Environmental Impact Assessments. 5. The emerging #bluecarbon market can deliver real benefits to local communities – if done right. 6. Financial institutions have a responsibility to ensure that their investments are ethical and contribute to sustainable, equitable development.

The long awaited #ThreeBasinsSummit starts today in #CongoBrazaville. The Summit comes at a #critical juncture for the fate of the world’s #forests. It provides an #opportunity to #spotlight the important #role of tropical forests in addressing the twin crises of #climatechange and #biodiversityloss, promoting sustainable development, as well as providing #livelihoods for #IndigenousPeoples and #localcommunities that live in or close to forests. WWF delegation is led by our Director General Kirsten Schuijt; accompanied by our #CongoBasin Team led by Martin Kabaluapa Kapinga and other members of the network. WWF calls on the countries joining the Summit to: - #Develop more #synergies to advance a #joint biodiversity and climate agenda - #Expand regional and international multi-stakeholder dialogue to generate #incentives for green industries, payments for ecosystem services and supply chain traceability - #Maintain the #integrity of the forests of the three basins and #protect remaining intact forests - #Galvanize #equitable and high integrity ecosystem restoration -#Reform #financial mechanisms to support green finance -#Accelerate recognition of rights and land tenure, and direct funding to Indigenous Peoples and local communities #Expand scientific and technical #cooperation, and capacity development among the countries of the three basins Read our full recommendations here: https://lnkd.in/df37szTX

What you don't measure, you don't manage - efficient and scientifically robust monitoring and reporting of environmental impacts of supply chains and economic processes is an essential step towards a regenerative economy, which nurtures the planet instead of destroying it. #sustainability #climatefinance #naturebasedsolutions #climatechange #regenerativeagriculture #resilience #naturalcapital

Community #ForestRestoration can be a great alternative to #ScaleUp tree planting and its benefits. According to #WEF, there are 5️⃣ principles for partnering with communities: 1️⃣ Understanding the local context 🌍🔍 2️⃣ Obtaining free, prior, and informed consent 🤝📜 3️⃣ Co-designing initiatives 🛠️ 4️⃣ Implementing collaboratively 👥🤝🌱 5️⃣ Recognizing land rights ✊🌎

Indigenous people only make up 6% of the world’s population, but they protect 80% of the remaining biodiversity. With biodiversity under threat the world over, more are realising a key to protecting it lies in ancient ecological knowledge of indigenous peoples like the Gavião (in the picture). For example, the UN’s Environment Programme has been working with the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to publish work on traditional knowledge for ecosystem restoration. One-third to one-half of the world’s land is held by Indigenous Peoples and local communities informally (World Resources Institute). But, encroachments mean many disease outbreaks and environmental injustices are all too common. Many risk extinction. Thankfully, dozens of organisations fight for their protection such as Survival International, Amazon Frontlines and the Indigenous Environmental Network to name a few. It’s crucial for ALL of us that they have our support because as the leader of Ecuador’s Nemonte Nenguimo community says: “As go our peoples, so goes the planet” #Indigenous #Biodiversity #Sustainability #ClimateAction #MotherTree -------------------------------------------------- Photo: Mrê Krijõhere - @mre_gaviao Source – Australia’s State of the Environment report

WORLD WETLANDS DAY: CONSERVATION, HUMAN WELLBEING, AND SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY (2 FEBRUARY 2024) 2 FEBRUARY: WORLD WETLANDS DAY   Every 2nd February, the global community unites to commemorate World Wetlands Day, recognising wetlands' pivotal role in sustaining our planet's biodiversity and human wellbeing. This annual event traces back to the historic Convention on Wetlands, signed on 2nd February 1971, marking the world's first modern global multilateral environmental agreement. Today, with 172 countries as members, the Convention continues to champion the cause of wetland conservation, leading to the establishment of World Wetlands Day in 1997.   THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WETLANDS: The theme for World Wetlands Day 2024, "Wetlands and Human Wellbeing," underscores the profound connection between wetlands and our daily lives. Wetlands, ranging from lakes and rivers to mangrove forests and coral reefs, are vital in sustaining diverse plant and animal species, acting as water sources, purifiers, coastal protectors, and significant carbon absorbers.   THE FRAGILE STATE OF WETLANDS: Despite their critical functions, wetlands face unprecedented threats, with 35% disappearing since the 1970s—three times faster than forests. Recognising this urgent issue, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, from 2021 to 2030, calls for a collective effort to reverse the decline and protect these invaluable ecosystems.   Read More : https://lnkd.in/gaxJqJh4   #wetland #indonesia #biodiversity #worldwetlanddays #sustainability #keberlanjutan #ekosistem #greenzone #netzerocarbon2060  Source Peterson

"The task that lies ahead for most companies is to understand the direct impact of their processes and presence on natural environments, as well as the indirect impact and dependency of their supply chains and their products once released into the market. A good place for companies to start is to map the locations and landscapes where their company has nature dependencies and impacts and start to ask the questions: what were those locations like before? What needs to be done to regenerate or protect them?" As we lean into a nature-positive future and what that means, we need to engage with Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities (IP&LCs) to answer these questions. They are the best positioned to steward nature and receive the financial flows necessary to do what they have been doing for millennia: regenerate and protect nature. Special thanks to our friends at Pollination, BHP Foundation and Ampliseed partners for developing and contributing to this IP&LC framework for the voluntary nature credit market and for including our EcoAdvisors team along the journey. Read this Leading for Nature report here: https://lnkd.in/gUgFU3Xq #naturepositive #IPLC

It was #WorldOceanDay on Saturday, and we're delighted to see so many talk about the need for social equity in how we manage our #OneOcean and the wonderful #BlueForests within it. Along with Rafto Foundation for Human Rights and Institute for Human Rights and Business, we convened a Blue Forests and Ocean Equity Roundtable during the Ocean Week in Bergen earlier this year. The event brought together speakers and participants from four continents and an array of sectors to discuss the human rights dimensions of blue forest loss and restoration.   **6 key take-aways from the roundtable** 1. Encouragingly, the importance of ocean equity is increasingly acknowledged. This acknowledgement needs to translate into action. 2. We need a meaningful and genuine dialogue between the private sector, governments and rights-holders before and during the implementation of commercial activities that potentially harm coastal communities and ecosystems.   3. We need to consider all coastal ecosystem services, including biodiversity, food security, storm protection, health and culture. 4. Indigenous and local knowledge must be valued and sought after, including for Environmental Impact Assessments. 5. The emerging blue carbon market can deliver real benefits to local communities – if done right. 6. Financial institutions have a responsibility to ensure that their investments are ethical and contribute to sustainable, equitable development. https://lnkd.in/dTRvDAuq

🌱🌱🌱🌳🌳🌳🌳 This World Environment Day, let's emphasize collective responsibility in land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience. By joining forces, communities, governments, and organizations can implement sustainable land management practices, restore degraded ecosystems, and build resilience to drought and desertification. Together, we can safeguard our lands, protect biodiversity, and ensure a more sustainable future for all. 🌱 Exciting news on the horizon! Stay tuned for an upcoming collaboration that Jumuiya Women Fund promises to elevate our efforts in land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience. Together, we're forging new paths towards a greener, more resilient future. 🌱🌱🌱🌳🌳🌳🌳 #WorldEnvironmentDay #LandRestoration #DroughtResilience