Oiko creates a biodiversity monitoring plan for the Yaguas National Park in Peru

Oiko creates a biodiversity monitoring plan for the Yaguas National Park in Peru

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Biodiversity Monitoring design for Nature Crediting at the Yaguas National Park in Peru

This project is aimed to develop a biodiversity monitoring plan for the Yaguas National Park in Peru, focusing on carbon storage, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity conservation, to meet nature crediting standards.

The plan attracted investments by validating biodiversity credits, preserving ecosystems, and benefiting local communities.

Data were systematically collected using advanced technologies such as camera traps and satellite imagery, integrating traditional knowledge to foster community participation. Biodiversity credits were generated from measurable conservation outcomes, verified, and sold internationally, creating new funding streams. A monitoring plan was also implemented to establish baseline data, allowing experts to track biodiversity changes over time, harmonizing environmental and socio-economic goals, enhancing conservation efforts, and promoting community well-being.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

  • Review of existing biodiversity/Nature crediting frameworks and standards
  • Review of existing biodiversity and biophysical monitoring
  • Analysis of most applicable crediting standards
  • Development of a Biodiversity Monitoring Plan based on the most applicable crediting standards
  • Develop a report of what needs to be monitored
  • Finalize a Biodiversity monitoring plan

Yaguas National Park area showing the human activity buffer zone and the main settlements

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COUNTRY

PERU

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2024 · Ongoing

DONOR · PARTNER

Conservation International (CI)

Brown Woolly Monkey · Lagothrix lagotricha

Motelo turtle · Chelonoidis denticulata

Local indigenous Yagua inhabitant

Oiko provided services for the sustainable management of natural resources and economic development through local community engagement.

Oiko provided services for the sustainable management of natural resources and economic development through local community engagement.

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Consultancy services to support sustainable management of natural resources and economic development through local community engagement

The aim of this project was the provision of consultancy services to support sustainable management of natural resources and economic development through local community engagement.

The WB assignment is part of the package “EU4Environment Program¨, the EU-funded program aims to preserve the natural capital of EU´s Easter Partnership (EaP) countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine), as well as increasing the people´s environmental well-being.

Forest coverage areas in Georgia

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

  • Baseline mapping for community engagement on forests and other NRM
  • Profor methodoly surveying of 32 communities in 4 countries
  • GIS and RS
  • Workshops and Capacity Building
  • Developing practical knowledge on community engagement in NRM
  • Disseminating lessons learnt from community engagement opportunities in NRM in the EaP countries

 

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COUNTRY

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2024 · Ongoing

DONOR · PARTNER

EU · The World Bank

Oiko identified and developed a sector-specific curriculum for UAS mapping & Geospatial analysis training courses in Grenada and Guyana

Oiko identified and developed a sector-specific curriculum for UAS mapping & Geospatial analysis training courses in Grenada and Guyana

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Identification and Development of a sector-specific curriculum for participatory Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) mapping & Geospatial analysis training courses, and development of policy and operations manuals in Grenada and Guyana

Strengthen the knowledge and skills of the technical staff of the Ministries of Agriculture in Grenada and Guyana by providing training, policy and operation manuals, and guidelines related to the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), spatial analyses, and participatory data collection techniques to support agricultural and disaster risk management applications.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment: 

Identification and Development of a sector-specific curriculum for participatory UAS mapping and geospatial analysis training courses, focusing on:

  • Agriculture DRM and Insurance applications regarding Cocoa & Nutmeg in Grenada
  • Precision Rice Farming and Agriculture DRM in Guyana

Development of:

  • One UAS Policy and Commercial Operations Manual & One UAS Agriculture Insurance Mapping and Monitoring Strategy User Guide document in Grenada
  • One UAS Policy and Operations Manual in Guyana

Development and facilitation of a three-module training course in Grenada and Guyana, focusing on:

  • UAS Operations
  • Mapping and Monitoring Flight Surveys
  • Participatory Mapping and Analysis

(With an emphasis on Agriculture and Insurance Applications in Grenada)

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COUNTRY

GRENADA · GUYANA

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2023 · 2024

DONOR · PARTNER

FAO

Participating team from the training module in Guyana

Participating team from the training module in Guyana

Participating team from the training module in Guyana

GIS Data gathered by the UAS in the Laura Lands, St. Davids area from Grenada

Protection of biodiversity and natural ecosystems (Emerald Network) in Azerbaijan · EU4Environment Programme

Protection of biodiversity and natural ecosystems (Emerald Network) in Azerbaijan · EU4Environment Programme

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Protection of biodiversity and natural ecosystems (Emerald Network) in Azerbaijan · EU4Environment Programme

Consultancy services to support the protection of biodiversity and natural ecosystems (Emerald Network) in Azerbaijan.

Helping the country preserve their natural capital and increase people’s environmental well-being by supporting environmental-related action, unlocking opportunities for green growth, and setting mechanisms to better manage environmental risk impacts.

The project is aimed at promoting sustainable natural resources management, economic development and participation at local community level.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

  • Development of a Roadmap for the further establishment of the Emerald Network
  • Development of methodological guidelines for the preparation of the Emerald Network Management Plans (ENMP)
  • Development of Management Plans for the selection of 3 Emerald Network sites.
  • Building national capacity for the further application of the Guidelines for the preparation of the ENMPs enhancing strategic financing to the forest and natural resource management sectors.

Map of Azerbaijan showing the Emerald Sites and the offical Government Protected Areas

 

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COUNTRY

AZERBAIJAN

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2023 · 2024

DONOR · PARTNER

The World Bank · EUROPEAN UNION

Caucasian leopard · Panthera pardus tulliana

Caspian tit · Poecile hyrcanus

Talish pheasant · Phasianus colchicus talyshensis

Iris Caucasica

Designing nature-based solutions with an ethnic and gender-equity approach in the Celaque rural mountain communities

Designing nature-based solutions with an ethnic and gender-equity approach in the Celaque rural mountain communities

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Oiko designed nature-based solutions (NbS) with an ethnic and gender-equity approach, to increase the resilience of rural mountain communities in protected natural areas affected by extreme weather events in Honduras

The objective of this Technical Assistance was to strengthen the resilience of rural mountain communities to the impact of climate change located in the Montaña de Celaque National Park in Honduras.

Achieving this objective required risk assessments, co-design of an Adaptation Plan built around Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), and capacity building in the communities, national institutions, and local government.

 

 

As a result, the final outcome was the design and implementation of a model of co-governance for an ecosystem-based adaptation plan, which entails the possibility of replication and upscaling in other similar areas. The project enabled local communities to take ownership of activities that will help them to manage natural resources and strengthen their human capacity, with the aim of improving their quality of life and generating rural sustainable development in their communities.

Moreover, the development of Naturebased Solutions aimed at sustaining resilient ecosystem services and reducing risks to natural disasters will promote agro-environmental models and facilitate the reincorporation of indigenous communities’ traditional practices such as ancestral socio-ecological measures to improve livelihoods and strengthen resilience to extreme weather events.

 

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COUNTRY

HONDURAS

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2022 · 2023

DONOR · PARTNER

UNEP/CTCN

Locals from Chimis Montaña

 Capacity building monitoring in the 3 selected communities

The izote plant is used to control landslides and to feed the local population

Local crops located on high slopes with constant risk of land slides

Oiko provided technical assistance to the Government of Paraguay to leverage the value of their natural resource assets, with a focus on the forest, for greener and more diverse exports

Oiko provided technical assistance to the Government of Paraguay to leverage the value of their natural resource assets, with a focus on the forest, for greener and more diverse exports

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Oiko analysed the potential for bioeconomy opportunities in Paraguay, identifying growth in selected markets for high priority value chains for the bioeconomy

The project analysed the potential for bioeconomy opportunities in Paraguay, identifying growth in selected markets for high priority value chains for the bioeconomy. Gaps in policy, institutional and financial requirements were identified in order to capitalize on the selected bioeconomy opportunities. The analysis resulted in the identification of three (3) value chains in the bioeconomy connected to the forestry sector where Paraguay could substantially increase its growth over the next 5-10 years. Based on the analysis, strategic repositioning options for Paraguay will be identified, including which segment(s) could be targeted, and the necessary investments as well as policy, regulatory and institutional changes that would be required to support the development of Paraguay’s productive capacity within the segment.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

  • Market analysis of the global evolution and future trend of the selected sectors.
  • Identification of Paraguay’s current global positioning.
  • Identification of more attractive, higher value-added segments that Paraguay could target.
  • Identification of policies, supporting institutions, and infrastructure that Paraguay requires (at a minimum) to compete successfully and appropriate greater value in current markets and penetrate new markets.
  • Consultations with the public and private sectors.

 

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COUNTRY

PARAGUAY

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2022 · 2024

DONOR · PARTNER

The World Bank

El Chaco Region

The dried riverbed of Rio Pilcomayo in the General Diaz Chaco region

CARICOM Members · We made a consultation to development an Implementation Plan, Financing Strategy and M&E Framework to Support Resilient to Climate Change

CARICOM Members · We made a consultation to development an Implementation Plan, Financing Strategy and M&E Framework to Support Resilient to Climate Change

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Development of an Implementation Plan, Financing Strategy and M&E Framework associated with the Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change in the Caribbean

The CCCCC has engaged OIKO to undertake consultation with fourteen (14) CARICOM Member States and develop an appropriate comprehensive Implementation Plan, Financing Strategy, M&E Framework and reestablishment of a RCCCC towards operationalizing the Climate Change and the Caribbean: The Revised Regional Framework.

The development process was such that the regional framework, and the deliverables of this consultancy, were considered living documents owned by a cross section of stakeholders including Governments, nonstate actors, communities. It was necessary as well for this development process, to be gender sensitive and culturally appropriate. The deliverables of this assignment were presented to the CARICOM Community Council and the Heads of Government as such should be audience appropriate.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

  • Undertake a comprehensive Desk Review, execute an inception meeting, and subsequently prepare an Inception report including desk review findings, a detailed methodology, timelines and delivery milestones, stakeholder mapping and risk management strategies
  • Undertake stakeholder consultations in accordance with stakeholder mapping and consultation plan to investigate, assess, and document mitigation and adaptation measures and or actions taken by various sectors, both nationally and regionally, towards the implementation of the Revised Regional Framework.
  • Produce an Implementation Plan (IP) along with an associated Financing Strategy (FS) and a Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Framework (MERF) aimed at operationalizing the Revised Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change (2019-2029).
  • Develop a draft Terms of Reference and an Annual Work Plan (AWP) of the RCCCC that actions the Revised Implementation Plan and updated TOR in line with existing reporting structure of the CARICOM Secretariat.
  • Organize and deliver a Regional Dialogue to determine interest and resource availability for framework implementation and to validate the revised Implementation Plan, Financing Strategy, M&E Framework, and an updated TOR and AWP of the RCCCC
  • Prepare a final consultancy report summarizing project execution, analysis of proposed and realized timelines, outputs, and documentation of bottlenecks, challenges and lessons learned

 

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COUNTRY

14 CARICOM MEMBER STATES

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2022 · 2023

DONOR · PARTNER

CCCCC / GCF

CARIFORUM KAP · Knowledge, attitude and practices surveys related to climate variability, change and awareness strategies

CARIFORUM KAP · Knowledge, attitude and practices surveys related to climate variability, change and awareness strategies

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CARIFORUM KAP · Conduct of knowledge, attitude and practices surveys related to climate variability and change and development of awareness strategies

Support the climate compatible development of the CARIFORUM countries to combat the negative impacts of climate change, while simultaneously exploring opportunities presented. The project consisted in the following phases:

  • Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices pertaining to climate variability and climate change using KAP surveys.
  • Formulation of country specific public education and outreach strategies on climate variability and change.
  • Capacity Building using Training Programme aimed to enhance the capacities of key national stakeholders to implement the Awareness Programme and to train others, as necessary.

 

Map showing the flood risks due to climate change in the Dominican Republic.

Map showing the flood risks due to climate change in the Dominican Republic.

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COUNTRY

CARIFORUM COUNTRIES

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2021 · 2022

DONOR · PARTNER

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre

Land use and planning coastal scenarios for 6 Caribbean countries

Land use and planning coastal scenarios for 6 Caribbean countries

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Development of land use and planning coastal scenarios for 6 pilot countries

The objective of this project was to improve regional processes of climate relevant data acquisition, storage, analysis, access, transfer and dissemination and pilot and scale up innovative climate resilient initiatives.

The goal was to support the use of models so as to enhance understanding of risks from climate change related events (sometimes catastrophic) so that those risks can be managed through integrated actions and interventions.

InVEST is a suite of free, open-source software models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life. Despite its importance, this natural capital is poorly understood, scarcely monitored, and, in many cases, undergoing rapid degradation and depletion. The multi-service, modular design of InVEST provides an effective tool for balancing the environmental and economic goals of governments, non-profits, international lending institutions, and corporations.

The Outcomes

The key objective was to help local stakeholders to understand and appreciate the role and importance of climate change scenarios in coastal planning and coastal zone management.

The training set the bases for stakeholders to set-up, edit and update coastal scenarios using specific modeling techniques, and train them in possible uses of these scenarios in the decision-making process. The Service helped produce scenarios for possible futures and applications and there is an expectation that stakeholders in each Pilot Country did:

  • Improve their understanding of modelling techniques
  • Gain an appreciation of the importance of data-driven and science based planning
  • Understand the role marine and terrestrial habitats play on the impact of climate change
  • Realise the potential of scenario-based planning through different examples

Next you can see an interactive map from the island of Dominica. This is an example of the accesibility of information that the workshops focused on. Clicking on the “Layers” icon, different information data retrieved by local experts is accesible.

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COUNTRY

Jamaica · Haiti · Dominica · St. Vincent & Grenadinies · St. Lucia · Grenada

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2021 · 2022

DONOR · PARTNER

UWI · CIF · IDB / Open Plan

Bioecological study of St. Lucia with GIS data

The service helps understand the role marine and terrestrial habitats play on the impact of climate change

The aim is to make relevant information available and accessible, to improve life’s quality for vulnerable populations

Benthic habitat mapping is a fundamental component of ecosystem-based coastal management

Environmental feasibility study for Paraguay

Environmental feasibility study for Paraguay

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Environmental Feasibility Study for Paraguay

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the EU and Paraguay have been gradually strengthening their ties. The European Union (EU) was very active in Paraguay, specially supporting the Agenda for Change and the Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy. The priorities under an era of climate change threats have shifted and the EU is highly committed now to the New Green Deal to respond to the challenges of climate change and Paraguay´s economy and ecosystems are extremely exposed to the risks of deforestation and climate change impacts.

Map of Paraguay showing the key biodiversity areas overlaping the official protected areas. Source: Oiko

The EU Delegation (EUD) in Asuncion requested technical assistance to identify strategic areas of support the future EU cooperation with Paraguay in the sector of environment ́protection and fight against climate change. The goal of this proposed assignment is to analyse the specific environmental and climate change challenges in Paraguay and to shape the EU support to the Government in this sector.

The objective of this Inception Report was to present the proposed approach, methodology and action plan of this technical assistance.

The expected results

  • An analysis of the environmental and climate change challenges and opportunities in the sector
  • To provide reliable evidence on the environmental hazards (climate change, deforestation, air pollution, water and land degradation, and biodiversity)
  • To analyze the coherence and pertinence of sectoral policies and legislation
  • Review the existing institutional capacities and resources; to analyze coordination roles and stakeholders leaderships, socio-economic interests
  • To propose areas of support, objectives and expected result indicating alternative modalities of interventions and instruments for the future EU support to the sector in Paraguay in the framework of the Team Europe Initiative.

The anticipated outputs

  • A political economy analysis of the current situation in the environment and climate change sectors, including: i) the main challenges and constraints, ii) the analysis of the main relevant policies and programmes, iii) the institutional set-up, iv) a stakeholders analysis and a mapping of existing environmental projects; types and concentration of their benefits
  • A proposal for areas of support for the future EU cooperation with Paraguay
  • A Preliminary identification (specific objectives, expected results, activities, indicators and overall estimated budget) of an EU programme in one of the proposed areas.
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COUNTRY

Paraguay

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2021 · 2022

DONOR · PARTNER

EUD/—

Protected waterbodies at Limoy

Mbaracayú National Reserve