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Source– This post is based on the article “Six countries and UN agency join vital global partnership to advance Nature-based Solutions” published on “IUCN website” on 9th December 2023.
Why in the News?
The ENACT (Enhancing Nature-based Solutions for an Accelerated Climate Transformation) Partnership has welcomed six new countries and UNEP into its collaboration at COP 28.
What is the ENACT Partnership?
| Aspect | Details |
| What is it? | Global initiative aiming to synchronize global endeavors in tackling climate change, land and ecosystem degradation, and biodiversity loss by employing Nature-based Solutions. |
| Aim | 1) To boost climate resilience for over 1 billion vulnerable people. 2) Safeguard 2.4 billion hectares of healthy ecosystems. 3) Intensify global mitigation efforts by protecting and restoring carbon-rich ecosystems. |
| Launched at | COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in December 2022 |
| Launched by | Germany and Egypt, along with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). |
| Other founding members | Canada, European Union, Spain, Malawi, Norway, South Korea, Japan and Slovenia. |
| New partners | France, U.S.A. ,Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Pakistan, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have joined during the COP28 |
| First State of Nature-based Solutions report | 1) Deliver a comprehensive quantitative overview of global progress in implementing Nature-based Solutions commitments by state and non-state actors. 2) The initial report, launching in early 2024, will kick start the annual series on ENACT’s NbS Goals. |
Note- According to IUCN, Nature-based Solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously benefiting people and nature.
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