‘Ecosystem services’ are the ecological characteristics, functions or processes that directly or indirectly contribute to human well-being: that is, the range of benefits that people derive from functioning ecosystems’.
Costanza et al., 2017.
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Clean Energy
Environmental protection
Poverty Reduction
Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities Empowerment
Cross-Cutting Areas
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Empowerment
Geospatial Information Sciences (GIS) and Mapping
Project Design and Formulation
Project Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Research and Analysis:
Desktop
Field
Report Writing
Result Reporting
Training and Capacity Development
Focal Areas
Agroecology/SMART-Agriculture
Baseline surveys, Data Analysis and Management
Biodiversity offsetting (regional and national)
Blue Economy and Blue Carbon Strategies
Carbon Accounting
Climate Change and Conservation Planning
Climate Vulnerability Assessment
Coastal protection solutions
Community Engagement and Outreach
Communications
Food and Water Security
Forestry including:
Forest Carbon Accounting
Forestry Emissions Trading
Forestry Carbon Mapping
Forest Restoration
Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF)
Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)
Cultural Heritage Protection
Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
Environmental Education
Environmental Information
Global Environmental Changes and Scenario Planning
Integrated Environmental Management and Planning
Landscape Ecology
Multi-Sectoral Environmental Advice (Government/Local Council/Chiefs)
Nature-based Solutions (NbS):
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Ecosystem-based Adaptation
- Payment for Ecosystem Services
Programme and Project Management
Scientific Editing and Publication
Societal/Environmental Resilience and Sustainability
Sustainable Livelihoods
Training Services
UAV-based mapping
Urban focused Nature-based Solutions