IPSI Collaborative Activity Proposal Form
The following form is for use when submitting proposed IPSI Collaborative Activities for consideration by the IPSISteering Committee. See the Collaborative Activity Guidelines on p. 3 for more information.
Please return the completed form to the IPSI Secretariat (isi@unu.edu).
IPSI Collaborative Activities are the activities that shall be undertaken by more than one IPSI member
and constitute an important part of IPSI activities with the purpose of fostering collaboration within theIPSI membership and implementing the IPSI Strategy and Plan of Action. The IPSI CollaborativeActivities shall be developed and implemented with the endorsement of the Steering Committee inaccordance with the Collaborative Activity Guidelines. Resource mobilization for IPSI collaborative
activities shall be the responsibility of the implementing members in principle. – IPSI Operational
Guidelines, Chapter 5.4
Date of Application:

19 July 2018

Project title:
Research on mainstreaming integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes approaches into
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
Collaborating organizations (IPSI members):（*Please underline the leading organization)
Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo; United Nations University
Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), The Secretariat of the Convention on BiologicalDiversity (SCBD)IPSI strategic objective(s) addressed (tick all that apply; see p. 3 for more details):x

1. Increase knowledge and understanding of SEPLS

x

2. Address direct and underlying causes responsible for the decline or loss of SEPLS
3. Enhance benefits from SEPLS

x

4. Enhance human, institutional and sustainable financial capacities

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1Description of the activity:
Please provide as much information as possible on: Background Activities (including site locations if applicable)
 Expected outcomes Actors and task sharing
 How the activity relates to the IPSI Strategy and IPSI Plan of Action
 Resources, funding Monitoring and reporting
BackgroundTo assist with the implementation of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, in particular its 2050
Vision and relevant Aichi Targets (Target 11), UNU-IAS and UT-IR3S conducted a research project to promote
incorporation of integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes into National Biodiversity
Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and their implementation during 2016-2017. The research activities
included literature reviews, analysis of NBSAPs and international workshop. The research found that about halfof NBSAPs reviewed (59 of 133) made explicit reference to concepts of integrated approaches in production
landscapes and seascapes, while almost all (132 of 133 NBSAPs) referred to similar concepts or their elements.
Some countries are also successfully implementing projects or policies related to these concepts while
implementing their NBSAPs. Participating countries of the international workshop held in January 2018
collectively identified good practices and challenges in incorporating integrated approaches in landscapemanagement into the development and implementation of NBSAPs, which may provide useful examples for otherparties.
However, several issues have not yet been elucidated that should be further determined and clarified, which
include:(i)the definition, focus and range of integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes forcountries to better understand these concepts in order to relate their existing activities to theseapproaches;(ii)
the merits and needs of incorporating and implementing the concepts into NBSAPs so as to help
countries understand the benefits and encourage them to implement these approaches across thecountries at both national and local level;(iii)
principles for implementing integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes byidentifying factors and processes of successful implementation; and(iv)the needs, interest and intentions of overall CBD Parties so that these approaches could be widely
accepted and implemented under the NBSAPs.
2. Objectives
Therefore, in light of these unresolved issues mentioned above, UNU-IAS and UT-IR3S will continue the“Research on development and implementation of NBSAPs to realization of societies in harmony” with nature
under a Phase 2 project, “Research on mainstreaming integrated approaches in production landscapes andseascapes approaches into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)” during FY
2018-2019, and with the following objectives:
(i)
(ii)

Promote Parties’ understanding of integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes andthe merits of incorporating and implementing these concepts into NBSAPs;
Provide Parties with information on “good practices” on how to implement integrated approaches inproduction landscapes and seascapes into NBSAPs; and2(iii)

Clarify how integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes can contribute to biodiversity
mainstreaming including issues related to Protected Areas and Other Effective Area-Based Conversation
Measures (OECM)
2. Proposed Activities
IR3S, in collaboration with UNU-IAS, will conduct the following activities aiming to contribute to thedevelopment and implementation of NBSAPs that integrate the concept of integrated approaches in production
landscapes by developing technical reference materials for policy administrators in order to promote appropriate
landscape and seascape management for conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use. The end productwould be in the form of a technical guide or implementation manual with a collection of case studies.
(1) Comparative study of integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes
While there are many existing guidelines, principles or key factors related to several concepts of integrated
approaches in production landscapes and seascapes, the research will conduct a comparative study of theseconcepts through literature review and expert advice to determine the similarities and differences conceptually aswell as the implementation process. This clarification of concepts will help Parties understand and identify theseapproaches and ensure better implementation under the NBSAPs. An expert panel of 7 to 10 experts fromdifferent regions and backgrounds – government, academia, NGOs, IPSI members – will be formed and toconduct online discussions sessions.
(2) Recommend principles for successful implementation of integrated approaches in production
landscapes and seascapes;
Based on the key findings and research recommendations from Phase 1, such as the need for cooperation between
different levels - national, subnational and local – and key success factors for cooperation – concept integration,
institutional cooperation, communication, and education and incentives –Phase 2 will continue to gather casestudies based on these factors from Parties and determine) determine the principles, including identifying factors
and processes, for successful implementation of integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes.
(3) Collection of information related to incorporation of integrated approaches in production landscapes
into NBSAPs and their implementation
To investigate the CBD Parties’ status of incorporation of the integrated approaches in production landscapes into
NBSAPs and pick up additional good practices, based on the recommended principles above, conduct the WEB
survey1 with SCBD support. The WEB survey will ask for information on their perceived principles, countries’
needs and priorities, name and contact details of respondents etc. The result of WEB survey will be used todevelop practical measures corresponding to the each of recommended principle. In addition, it could help pickup several countries for investigating further good practices.
(4) Validation of the recommended principles and resource manual (draft)
To check and validate the recommended principles and further gather good practices, several countries will beinvited to an international workshop to discuss about the validity of recommended principles and its
corresponding implementing measures, and also review the draft of our proposed resource manual (based on
findings from comparative study and web-survey),

1 WEB survey supported by SCBD or conducted by SCBD: https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2016/ntf-2016-033-

pa-en.pdf
https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2015/ntf-2015-127-decision-XII6-en.pdf
3(5) Development of resource manual
Based on the abovementioned activities, develop a report including technical reference materials which assist
policy administrators to effectively implement integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes intoNBSAPs. The end product could be in the form of a resource manual with a collection of case studies.
3. Deliverables(a) Final report on the research project(b) Resource manual on “Mainstreaming integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes
approaches into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)”

4. Contents of the final report (Draft):(1) Objectives/Introduction(2) Decision and frame of the concept of integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes(3) Recommended principles for the good approaches(4) CBD Parties’ current status of the incorporation of the concept into national policies and their implementation(5) Good practices of practical measures/policies correspond to the recommended principles(6) Conclusion and way forwards
Annex a. Questionnaire and results of WEB survey
Annex b. International workshop-In addition to the final report, the reference material (e.g. guideline or technical document) might be
developed if necessary.
5. Timeline2018
6 7 8(1)Comparativestudy(2)
Determine theprinciples(3)
Collection ofinformation(4)
Principles
validation(5)
Resource
manual92019
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WEB survey

International
workshop42020
10 11 12 1 23