B4Life: United for Biodiversity
The EU Biodiversity for Life (B4Life) flagship initiative is designed to help the poorest countries protect ecosystems, combat wildlife crime and develop green economies. B4Life is financed from the EU Global Public Goods and Challenges (GPGC) Thematic Program and regional and national development cooperation envelopes of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), European Development Fund (EDF) and European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI).
In line with the EU’s Agenda for Change, B4Life will focus on Least Developed Countries and countries containing “biodiversity hotspots”, places where ecosystems and their services are richest but also most threatened.
B4Life operates in three priority areas:
These guidelines have been prepared to support EU Delegations in the choice of indicators for monitoring actions inspired by NaturAfrica. See also the related 'Methodological sheets', for each core indicator.
20230331_NA_RNI1_v6_0.pdf
français (2.6 MB - PDF)Lien Zoom pour le webinaire: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84625015066?pwd=MZbFtHuFBbsB5weIl49Aa7xJJ1NRy… Rejoignez-nous ce jeudi 3 avril à 10:00 GMT pour un webinaire au sujet du nouvel ouvrage : Forêts denses humides et aires...
NaturAfrica Afrique de l'Ouest - coordination régionale
On the International Day of Forests, discover the little known dense rainforests of West Africa, the ‘Guinean forests’, a belt of moist tropical forests stretching from Guinea to Cameroon (interrupted only by the Dahomey Gap in...
The dense rainforests of West Africa, known as the Guinean forests, are an exceptional biodiversity hotspot stretching from Guinea to southwest Cameroon. They bring together a wide variety of tropical forest ecosystems, including...
978-2-931311-02-8 1_1 FR_0.pdf
français (17.97 MB - PDF)Wetlands—including peatlands, mangroves, rivers, lakes, salt marshes, and seagrass beds—are vital for biodiversity and form a cornerstone of the EU Water Strategy. They deliver essential provisioning, regulating, and cultural...
This note is designed to clarify the concept of “ seascape approach” in the context of conservation, to guide EU services and Delegations in shaping their actions, and align with the EU broader “landscape approach”. This approach...
Seascapes guidance note with indicators annex FR_1.pdf
English (685.85 KB - PDF)As countries submit their pathways, in the form of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, to deliver on Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) commitments such as the Global Biodiversity Framework ‘30x30’ target - to...
Images to illustrate article on the development of the IMET for conserved areas tool, which was trialled in community forests around the periphery of Gola Rainforest National Park, Sierra Leone, one of the landscapes of the PAPFor...
In northern Bolivia, large areas of the department of Pando are covered with forest, part of the Amazon biome. With globally important biodiversity, the department is taking steps to manage land-use carefully to balance the need...
A factsheet about the NaturAfrica regional programme in West Africa. Document available in English and French.
GG factsheet NAAO regional_FR 2 pages_0.pdf
français (2.93 MB - PDF)On the occasion of the Amazon Week, Wetlands International Europe, Environmental Justice Foundation, SOS Pantanal and Chalana Esperança are pleased to invite you to the event “Road to Belem: Shaping the Future of Wetlands In the...
Wetlands International Europe; Environmental Justice Foundation
Africa’s wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate, encroached on by a human population set to double by 2050. The latest European Commission report on conserving the continent’s biodiversity is entitled ‘Larger than Elephants’, reflecting that the species and landscapes at risk go far beyond Africa’s iconic mammal. The impact of species loss and environmental degradation will in turn be much ‘larger than wildlife’: it will affect local livelihoods, climate change, migration, peace and security.
