SC-6, Fukui
SC VI/4a1
11 September 2013

Proposal for a collaborative activity on developing a toolkit for“Indicators for resilience in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes”

Lead organization:
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
Implementing Partners
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Bioversity International
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Background
One of the specific goals/activities of the Satoyama Initiative is to develop measurable
indicators of resilience associated with linkages between human well-being and the socioecological production landscape mosaic, including linkages between wild andanthropogenic components of landscape and ecosystems; and applying these indicators tocontribute to the implementation of the ecosystem approach.
UNU-IAS and Bioversity International have been developing measurable indicators ofresilience in socio-ecological production landscapes (SEPLs) within the framework of acollaborative activity under IPSI. Among other things, this led to the 2012 publication of apamphlet on “Indicators for resilience in socio-ecological production landscapes”.
Bioversity International has been field-testing and accumulating experience with theseindicators in Cuba, Kenya, Bolivia and Nepal. At the same time, the indicators have also
been playing a substantial role in the COMDEKS project, currently being implemented byUNDP, which aims to develop sound biodiversity management and sustainable livelihood
activities with local communities. During the first phase of COMDEKS, the indicatorsdeveloped by UNU-IAS and Bioversity International have been piloted in COMDEKS
project sites in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Fiji, India, Malawi, Nepal, Slovakia, andTurkey as a tool to help measure and understand the socio-ecological resilience of thetarget landscapes and to identify necessary activities to strengthen landscape resilience. In
addition, discussion groups on indicators were organized during previous IPSI global
conferences, where substantial feedback and suggestions were collected.
While there has been strong interest in these indicators, they have not yet seen widespread
use among other IPSI members/beyond Bioversity International and UNDP, due to the lackof a detailed toolkit on their practical application. To fill such a gap, a scoping workshop
was held at UNU-IAS in April 2013 to sketch out the structure and components of thetoolkit. Based on the workshop outcomes, UNU-IAS proposes to collaborate with
Bioversity International, UNDP and IGES to develop such a toolkit, drawing on theexpertise and experiences of individuals who have worked with the indicators.

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11 September 2013

Objectives and Proposed Activities
The objective of this collaborative activity is to develop a toolkit for the indicators forresilience in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). This toolkit
will help guide IPSI members and other interested organizations in applying theseindicators to their fields of activity and utilize the results for various purposes. Based on thefeedbacks from field testing and discussions among relevant stakeholders, these indicators
will be revised to provide a more comprehensive measure of resilience and in a wider
context (e.g., to include aspects of governance and seascapes). The toolkit is expected to be
finalized in 2014 and to be released at CBD COP12.
Based on the scoping workshop held in April 2013, the toolkit will include the following
components:
1. Introduction: Purpose, working definition of SEPLS and resilience, users
2. List of indicators
3. Guidance note for using the indicators
4. How to utilize the results of indicator assessment for strategy development and as adiagnostic tool to build a baseline of the resilience of a landscape
5. Lessons learned from experiences, stories and good practices.
In general, UNU-IAS and IGES will compile the information and develop the draft for thetoolkit. Bioversity International and UNDP will provide relevant information, documents
and templates. Bioversity International will lead the revision of the indicators as well as thedrafting of the second section on updated indicators. It is aimed to finalize the toolkit by theend of Feb 2014.

Funding status
The lead organization and partners will provide resources as needed.

Contact details
Dr. Kaoru Ichikawa, UNU-IAS
Ms. Nadia Bergamini, Bioversity International
Ms. Diana Salvemini, UNDP
Ms. Ikuko Matsumoto, IGES