‘Cayman Mangroves’ Exhibition

Volunteer group OMG Sumbar in West Sumatra invited the community to plant mangroves on Talao Apar Penyu Beach to protect the ecosystem, prevent soil erosion, stabilize coastal areas, reduce global warming, and raise environmental awareness in Pariaman. Locals have responded positively to the initiative.

Griffith University’s study created a framework to implement global theories of change for human-nature harmony. Published in Nature Sustainability, the research translates theories into steps for ecosystem conservation. The framework considers economic and political conditions of each nation for effective conservation. Lead author Dr. Christina Buelow emphasizes considering enabling conditions such as social, economic, and political factors for successful conservation. The study outlines a three-step framework, categorizing nations based on sustainable ecosystem management capacity. It focuses on coastal blue carbon ecosystems, offering tailored conservation approaches. The framework aims to achieve global biodiversity and sustainable development targets by coordinating actions across nations.

Recent report: View nature as infrastructure; strengthen and enrich it while pursuing growth. Environmental degradation and greenhouse gas emissions resulted from rapid modernization. Challenge: meet environmental goals while allowing economic growth. Economists and biologists must collaborate, capture natural capital’s complexity. Scientists and communities should collaborate for site-specific knowledge. Governance, incentives important for protecting and nurturing nature. Minimize grey infrastructure’s impact. Properly value and finance nature protection and restoration. Give special attention to vulnerable low-income economies. Multilateral development banks can catalyze nature-as-infrastructure approach. Important to invest in green and better grey infrastructure for a sustainable global economy.