Story | 05 Dec, 2019

German Ministry of Environment cements its commitment to solution sharing in nature conservation

PANORAMA, the initiative to promote and share “what works” in nature conservation and sustainable development, has received a major new funding commitment, setting it onto the path towards a bright future. Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), PANORAMA’s main development partner, will invest two million Euros in the long-term sustainability and strategic advancement of the initiative.

Representatives of BMU and the PANORAMA partnership shaking hands to celebrate signing of the new project. From left to right: Anne Virnig (UNDP), Kathy MacKinnon (Chair, IUCN WCPA), Inka Gnittke (Head of Division for International Cooperation on Biodiversity, BMU), Trevor Sandwith (Director Global Protected Areas Programme, IUCN), Jane Smart (Global Director Biodiversity Conservation Group, IUCN), Janina Heim (BMU)

Photo: IUCN/Trevor Sandwith

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The funding will contribute to improved impact monitoring, allowing better understanding of when and how uptake of existing successful practices – solutions – takes place, also how PANORAMA contributes to sustainable development on the ground and achievement of policy targets.

A variety of new and improved communication, promotion and outreach activities will make PANORAMA and its wealth of 550+ practical solutions even more known.

Systematic analysis of solutions will provide insights into key trends, common success factors and lessons learnt, which will be communicated through advocacy products and activities to influence policy processes.

Activities such as the Pathfinder Award will provide further visibility and recognition to conservation champions and their stories.

A strong, stable PANORAMA partnership secretariat will be the engine driving these activities, advancing business planning and ensuring good coordination between the PANORAMA partner institutions (GIZ, IUCN, UN Environment, GRID-Arendal, Rare, IFOAM, UNDP). The BMU funding will cover staff time costs of the secretariat, which is currently housed by GIZ and IUCN, for the coming four years.

It is expected that the programme will attract co-funding from other donors willing to support "solutioning"; benefitting from PANORAMA’s structure, methodology, networks, reach and collective expertise of the partners, while seeing the core costs being solidly covered.

Building on BMU’s past investments into PANORAMA through a number of thematic projects, this new programme underlines Germany’s commitment towards PANORAMA and its vibrant community of “solution providers” and users.

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BMU (German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety)