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    Building climate resilience of urban systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Reads: 5

    This project profile addresses Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), Climate change, Climate resilience, Urban adaptation, and Community participation. It focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean and covers Urban ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, and stronger local capacities and livelihoods.

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    Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEP)

    Published: 2016
    Development of a protocol for the planning, management and implementation of adaptation measures in land use planning at the level of Local Governments
    Reads: 4

    This tool / methodology addresses Nature-based solutions, Climate change, Disaster risk reduction, and Monitoring and evaluation. It focuses on Costa Rica and covers Marine and coastal ecosystems; Urban ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include reduced climate and disaster risk, stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, and greater coastal protection and marine ecosystem resilience.

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    Nairobi Work Programme (UNFCCC)

    Published: 2015
    Indigenous Populations: Key to Nature Conservation
    Reads: 10

    The resource advocates recognition of Indigenous territorial rights, knowledge, and sustainable livelihoods as central to conservation. It does not present a research method, sample, or measured ecological impact.

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    N/A

    Published: 2023-12
    Pueblos indígenas, los mejores conservacionistas
    Reads: 78

    This local knowledge document addresses Nature-based solutions, Climate change, Ecological restoration, Forests, and Community participation. It focuses on Panama and covers River, wetland and inland water ecosystems; Mountain, grassland and forest ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include ecosystem conservation and restoration, and stronger local capacities and livelihoods.

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    Nelson Hernández

    Published: 2025
    Indigenous Peoples in Climate Action in Latin America
    Reads: 10

    This local knowledge document addresses Nature-based solutions, Climate-resilient agriculture, and Local knowledge. It focuses on Venezuela and covers River, wetland and inland water ecosystems; Agricultural and dryland ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include knowledge and evidence to support the design and implementation of adaptation measures.

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    N/A

    Published: 2016
    Let’s Talk About Oceans: Blue Carbon and EbA (Video)
    Reads: 11

    The video highlights that coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and seagrasses are essential for addressing climate change, both for their ability to capture and store blue carbon and for their role in Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), which protects coastal communities from extreme events.

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    N/A

    Published: Jun 2020
    Contribuciones de los Pueblos Indígenas a la Acción Climática en América Latina: Experiencias desde el sector de Bosques, Biodiversidad y Ecosistemas
    Reads: 6

    This local knowledge document addresses Nature-based solutions, Climate change, Biodiversity, and Forests. It focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean and covers Mountain, grassland and forest ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, and ecosystem conservation and restoration.

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    Iván Égido

    Published: 2021-10
    Increasing Food Sovereignty and Climate Resilience by Agroecology in Ecuadorian Highlands
    Reads: 9

    This project addresses the impacts of changing rainfall patterns caused by climate change on agricultural production in the Ecuadorian Highlands. Implemented in an Indigenous community on the eastern slopes of Cotacachi Volcano, it developed community-based water harvesting techniques and agroecological practices to enhance local adaptation.

    Reported benefits/impacts: Strengthened climate resilience in agriculture, training of local women promoters, improved agroecological knowledge, and increased food security.

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    Fundación Servicios para el Desarrollo Alternativo SEDAL

    Published: 2021
    Implementation and Financing of EbA by the Food and Agriculture Sector in Latin America
    Reads: 4

    Project to strengthen an enabling environment capable of transforming millions of hectares of agricultural land into regenerative landscapes, increasing knowledge and adoption of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and green recovery practices, developing climate business models and financial tools to facilitate climate investments, and reducing climate risks and environmental impacts associated with climate change in agri-food systems.

    Reported benefits/impacts: Greater climate resilience in agriculture, strengthened regulatory frameworks, climate business models, and access to financial instruments.

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    International Climate Initiative (IKI)

    Published: 2022-04
    Guidance Note: Building Resilience with Nature
    Reads: 6

    This policy / governance document addresses Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), Climate resilience, and Multi-ecosystem approach. It has global scope and covers a multi-ecosystem perspective. Its reported or expected contributions include stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity.

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    N/A

    Published: 2021