Learn about "other effective region-based protection measures"—what OECM is and its importance
Host
Jim Levitt
Director of the International Land Protection Alliance at the Lincoln Land Policy Institute
Tilmann Disselhoff
Chairman of the European Land Protection Alliance
Guest
Harry Jonas
Legal Director and Co-Chair of the IUCN WCPA Expert Group on "Other Effective Regional Protection Measures."
Nigel Dudley
Co-founder and Vice Chair of the IUCN Sustainable Development Goals Nature Solutions Task Force
Daniel Marnewick
Regional Coordinator for East Africa and South Africa on the IUCN Green List of Protected Areas
Clara L. Matallana-Tobón
Researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Biological Resources
"Other effective region-based conservation measures (OECM)" refers to areas where effective in situ protection of biodiversity outside protected areas is achieved. Before the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, countries and organizations worldwide are discussing how to interpret and apply OECM standards, assess and identify OECMs in their own contexts, and develop laws, policies, and procedures to document OECM
Against this backdrop, it is increasingly important to raise awareness of the OECM among global private and private land conservation communities, and to distinguish between OECM and protected areas (including private protected areas) and the complementarity. This webinar introduced the background of the OECM, its role and importance in achieving goals such as protecting 30% of the planet's land and water by 2030, and the opportunities and challenges brought by advancing biodiversity conservation goals. Guests shared experiences from different countries and organizations in identifying the OECM and incorporating it into conservation policies and practices.
A new model of conservation cooperation—innovation from Australia
Host
Jim Levitt
Director of the International Land Protection Alliance at the Lincoln Land Policy Institute
Guest
Jody Gunn
CEO of the Australian Land Conservation Network
Kate Smillie
Private Land Conservation Project Manager at the Biodiversity Conservation Trust
Gareth Catt
10. Fire management coordinator for desert areas
Brendan Foran
CEO of Green Australia
This webinar demonstrates how Australia can expand its capacity and influence for private land conservation through cross-sector collaboration. The guests first introduced the work of the Australian Land Conservation Coalition, then detailed three case studies: the first focused on the state's investment innovation in long-term private land conservation; The second is the case of NGOs collaborating with indigenous land management organizations to protect large landscapes; The third case introduces the Great Barrier Reef "Coral Reef Assistance" project.Contributed by Liu Shenmin, Policy Researcher at the Lincoln Land Policy Institute
