Mission Ocean’s Post

Resilience ‘policy diffusion’ will be critical for responding to climate change at the communal scale. That is because its impacts are experienced locally and across political boundaries. Forests, mountains, and rivers are a few examples of ecosystems that are often ‘transboundary’ in nature and are also venues for climate exacerbated fires, landslides, and floods, respectively. They are also the spaces within which we live, work, and play. Implementing our policy responses across boundaries—sharing place-based responses with our neighbors—will make our climate change adaptions more successful by ensuring that we are governing our distributed, but interconnected, systems as a whole.

We are more than 15 million people of different ages, cultures, social backgrounds, histories, values, and interests. And there are as many different forests as there are forest owners.   In a word? We are unique, though we all share something in common: we care for European forests. 🌳   While embracing time and our diversity as a strength, we value an independent and integrated forest management ♾ Active and #sustainable management is essential in safeguarding the future of Europe’s forests.   This is why we ask #EU policymakers to:   1 - Enhance collaboration with forests owners 2 - Support us in our work 3 - Acknowledge a ‘one size fits all’ approach cannot work   As European Forest Owners, we have much to contribute to the EU’s 2050 ambitions and goals, which we highly support 🎯But our voice and expertise need to be heard and recognised, with more flexibility and room for adaptation to local conditions to make the EU’s objectives work in practice.🌱   Learn more about our achievements, vision & commitments 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2Bf9Xmj #EUForests #SustainableForestManagement

📣 I’m so looking forward to the 24th of May. At 1pm UTC, I will be moderating MORFO's online panel event: 🌍 Effective community engagement strategies to maximise large-scale forest restoration success 🌍 The UN declared 2021-2030 as the ‘UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration,’ urging countries to restore one billion hectares of land. However, at the current rate, only 5 percent of this goal will be achieved. Stakeholders must do better. To learn more about forest restoration successes, I am looking forward to speaking with Katherine Sinacore Bruno Gomes Emira Cherif and Cibele Santana. Our conversation will cover: 🔸 An overview of the latest scientific research on integrating local populations into ecological restoration projects; 🔸 Mistakes made in the past in integrating local populations into these projects, especially regarding funding issues; 🔸 How Morfo, as a technical restoration solution, assists project developers in creating “high quality” projects that are sustainable economically and socially; and 🔸 The role of technology and data in enhancing the efficiency and impact of restoration projects, including community monitoring and feedback mechanisms. #Restoration #NatureBasedSolutions #ForestRestoration

“Embrace protecting and restoring nature and put it at the heart of your whole business model, and value chain” 💚   Don't miss this week's edition of #WhatOnEarth, where Frans Schepers, the co-founder and Executive Director of Rewilding Europe, shares invaluable insights into rewilding principles and the organization's impactful efforts in promoting nature recovery across Europe. Discover who Rewilding Europe collaborates with and gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities and obstacles encountered in their nature restoration work.   In this series on Planetary Responsibility Insights, leaders from major environmental organizations give their answers to nine key questions on reshaping business practices for a greener future.    Read or listen to the full article to learn more. Link in comments 👇   #WhatOnEarth #RewildingEurope #CorporateResponsibility #NatureRestoration #PlanetaryResponsibilityInsights #PRF

Exciting development for Interreg Lakes connect project! 🌊 They have received special recognition from the Parliamentary Team for Lake Protection! This acknowledgment highlights the project's significant contributions to safeguarding lake ecosystems and promoting sustainable management practices across the #BalticSeaRegion as well as the importance of cooperation between different actors! 🔗 Read more about this achievement and the impact of Lakes Connect: https://lnkd.in/eH94stdZ #madewithinterreg #Interreg #EnvironmentalProtection #Sustainability #LakeProtection EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region ©Unsplash.com/Paul Pastourmatzis

Mangroves play a crucial role in our ecosystems but are often under-researched compared to other forests. Listen to Daniel Murdiyarso, CIFOR-ICRAF Principal Scientist, to learn how we’re addressing this knowledge gap with the Blue Carbon Deck Transformative Partnership Platform and the Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation (SWAMP) programs. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/daFHf9_X #ImpactReport2023 #Trees4Resilience

Exciting news! The Standards of Practice for ecosystem restoration, a crucial contribution to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration have been officially published. Kudos to the 33 authors and 25 organizations, along with 400 global participants, for their dedication. https://lnkd.in/dMuSfvjz The Standards of Practice offer key recommendations for applying the ten principles of ecosystem restoration https://lnkd.in/dKH2tagE throughout the restoration process. These guidelines are applicable to all types of ecosystems and the diverse range of restoration activities under the UN Decade. If adopted by implementers, these recommendations can significantly enhance the benefits of restoration activities for both nature and people. Join for the official launch webinars on March 6 or 7, 2024. Register to participate here: https://lnkd.in/dcBSKJu6 #EcosystemRestoration #UNDecade #StandardsOfPractice FAO Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) UN Environment Programme IUCN

🌏 Live & Learn is proud to be part of the Nature4Climate coalition - and they have just released an exciting new tool! 🎉 In celebration of #WorldConservationDay, Nature4Climate officially launched NatureBase, a free climate data platform designed to help unlock the potential of natural climate solutions and ensure efforts to protect, manage and restore it are optimised around the world. Key features include: 🌍 Global Mitigation Maps: Discover the climate benefit potential for all NCS pathways across every country, state, city or area. 👥 Environmental Co-Benefits: Explore the additional benefits to ecosystem services such as water and soil quality. 🗺️ Global Case Studies: Learn from real-world examples and successful projects and engage with networks for shared learning and collaboration. 🏛️ Supportive Policies: Navigate through public policies and government initiatives enabling action. 🌐 NbS resources: Access resources to ensure high quality, high-integrity implementation of nature-based solutions, such as protecting and supporting human rights. 🌍 Visit www.naturebase.org today to understand why, where and how to deploy high-integrity natural climate solutions. 🌏 #NatureBase #Nature #NatureBasedSolutions

🌎🌍🌏 How do we turn science into protection for Earth’s life support systems and biodiversity? It all starts with restoring humanity’s relationship with the ocean, says Ken Kostel, WHOI’s director of research communications and a member of the UN Ocean Decade strategic communications team. We’re here to help! Follow this feed and peruse our website– both are bottomless resources for connecting with our ocean planet, no matter where you live! 🌊 Dive in: go.whoi.edu