Proposal for the Collaborative Activity under Cluster 1

Knowledge Facilitation for the Satoyama Initiative

Implementing Partners
United Nations University (UNU)
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
Note: All IPSI members are also part of this activity as contributors and users of the database.

Background
The Satoyama Initiative aims to conserve sustainable human influenced natural environments(Socio-ecological production landscapes; SEPL) through broader global recognition of their value.
The partnership, IPSI, comprises organisations committed to support SEPL for the benefit ofbiodiversity and human well-being through the implementation of their respective activities.
Knowledge facilitation will focus on SEPL to enhance understanding and raise awareness of theirimportance. Sharing case studies, examples of successful implementation of SEPL, knowledge andother relevant information among IPSI members as well as policy makers and a wider audience
will ensure that the impacts of the Satoyama Initiative benefits from the strengths and experiencesof the various participating organisations. These experiences can be part of capacity building
activities and help in the replication of successes. Knowledge facilitation will thus ultimately
contribute to slowing the escalating loss of biodiversity worldwide, with the dual impacts ofretaining and enhancing biodiversity in SEPL and promoting the sustainable use of naturalresources.
Development and advancement of knowledge facilitation will be achieved through the active
participation of diverse experts and organisations. The UNU, a world-class international research,teaching and capacity development institution, focuses on knowledge production, broadening
knowledge accumulation, strengthening knowledge dissemination and sharing. The SCBD isstrengthening its information dissemination activities on public awareness, information andtraining, in order to facilitate the implementation of Article 13 of the Convention on Public
Education and Awareness. UNEP-WCMC is an internationally recognised centre of excellence forthe synthesis, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity knowledge, providing authoritative,
strategic and timely information for conventions, countries, organisations and companies to use in
the development and implementation of their policies and decisions. These three organisations,with their capacity and accumulated experiences, are ideally positioned to lead this activity incollaboration with other interested organisations.

Overview of the activities
This proposal illustrates activities envisaged for Activity Cluster 1: Knowledge Facilitation. The
activities comprise three parts, namely data collection, analysis and dissemination, and focus on
the collection, analysis and utilisation of knowledge and its contribution to capacity building,replication and up-scaling of good practices in SEPL.

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The collection of case studies and development of a well-organised database of these examples andexperiences will support those working on similar issues and extracting of good practices andlessons learnt. Comparing and synthesising them further enables a deeper understanding of SEPL,
their characteristics, their status and local contexts and actions needed for their conservation.
In addition, the development of a dissemination strategy to raise awareness and understanding andto encourage implementation by IPSI members will be a crucial dimension of knowledge
facilitation activities. UNU, SCBD and UNEP-WCMC will ensure effective dissemination of theoutcomes of this project through the Satoyama Initiative website and the CBD clearing housemechanism and make full use of UNU networks and regional workshops being organised by theSCBD in the context of its work on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).

(i) Collection of case studies and other relevant information, and development of thedatabase
Case studies from IPSI members: Case studies will be collected from IPSI members in line with
the Operational Framework which states that all IPSI members have to contribute at least one casestudy report on their activities in relation to SEPL. UNU-IAS will draw information for casestudies from literature and receive them from IPSI members and other stakeholders.
Examples from IPSI activities: Results and experiences from ‘Community Development andKnowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS)’ activities, proposed by UNDP
and others under clusters 1 and 5 will be utilised. Results from other IPSI collaborative activities
along with members’ contributions will be encouraged.
Examples from relevant projects: The UNU, SCBD and UNEP-WCMC will make full use of theirworldwide global network to compile useful case studies and other relevant information on SEPL
from similar sources and projects. In particular, UNEP-WCMC will contribute information fromthe World Database on Protected Areas and the Indigenous and Community Conserved AreasRegistry
Development of database: All collected data including case studies, relevant information from IPSI
activities and from other sources will be on the Satoyama Initiative website developed andmaintained by UNU which allows users to search for data based on geography and themes.
Relevant information from this database will also be accessible from partner databases, where
relevant to ensure that the values of SEPL are widely shared.

(ii) Analysis of case studies and dissemination of results:
All data will be analysed to understand SEPL’s characteristics, their status and local contexts andactions needed for their conservation as well as to identify ingredients of success for SEPL. These
enable the extraction of good practices and lessons that may be introduced into capacity building
and other activities.
Results from the analysis of good practices and lessons learnt will be presented in the IPSI casestudy report or other documents and will be shared with a wider audience through the Satoyama
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activities through appropriate mechanisms including the Public Forum of the IPSI GlobalConference, regional workshops to be organised by SCBD, various other side-events, meetings
and workshops.

Expected time frame
19 April 2011: Case study collection (Deadline for submission for founding members of IPSI)
April to August 2011: Gathering case studies from literature and from other stakeholders
May 2011-: Sharing of case studies on the Satoyama Initiative web site
August 2011-March 2012: Analysis of case studies and publication of the first report

Contact details:
UNU: Kaoru Ichikawa (ichikawa@ias.unu.edu) /Aya Takatsuki (takatsuki@ias.unu.edu)
SCBD: Jo Kalemani Mulongoy (jo.mulongoy@cbd.int)
UNEP-WCMC: Charles Besancon (Charles.Besancon@unep-wcmc.org)