Intregrated Biodiversity Management, South Caucasus

Together with our partners, we develop strategies to facilitate the sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystem services across sectoral and administrative boundaries, based on solid data. We contribute to safeguarding the diversity of species and ecosystems for future generations.

Implementation

Ecosystem management
Regulation

Topics

Biodiversity
Governance
Land management
Policy
Sustainability

Constraints

The exploitation of natural resources by the local population, private sector and governments is putting pressure on the natural resources. There are conflicting interests between different sectors and land users, coordination is poor and solid data for planning and decision making is lacking

Product requirements

We advise our partners in developing national cross-sectoral policies, strategies and laws. Experience gained from pilot measures are incorporated into this process. Knowledge about the relevance of biodiversity is enhanced by strengthening education and training institutions, through national campaigns and environmental education centres.

Advantages

Sectoral policies, strategies and laws are developed, which are based on European standards and norms.
Environmental education is increasingly addressing the entire society.
Concepts for sustainable forest management, climate change adapted agriculture and for improved pasture management have been successfully implemented.

Links

Project lead contact details

Hans-Joachim Lipp hans-joachim.lipp@giz.de German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-funded by Austrian Development Cooperation

Intregrated Biodiversity Management, South Caucasus

Associated Oppla members

Azra Velagic-Hajrudinovic

Jemma Simpson

Ulrike Troger