Key Topics
Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Sustainably managing, conserving and restoring ecosystems so that they continue to provide the services that allow people to adapt to climate change is known as Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA). Healthy ecosystems provide a range of other natural services that people rely on, among them, the provision of food, clean water, shelter, fire wood and medicine. IUCN is working to promote the inclusion of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in relevant national plans and policies related to adaptation, as well as implementing adaptation projects on the ground.
REDD
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in developing countries (REDD) is a relatively new approach to achieving the major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions that are necessary if we are to avoid disastrous climate change. Based on social and environmental principles, and fully integrated into broader strategies, it aims to achieve deep cuts in carbon emissions from fossil fuels. IUCN helps develop strategies that ensure that biodiversity conservation and the interests of local communities are the cornerstones of a future REDD-plus arrangement.
UNFCCC
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), adopted in 1992, is the main vehicle for promoting international efforts to combat climate change. As discussions continue on a new climate change regime, IUCN is working to promote “nature-based solutions to climate change”. REDD is a key issue under the mitigation agenda, whilst discussions on an Adaptation Framework have recognized the role of natural resource management.
