From Impact to Positive Outcomes: Essentials on application of the Mitigation Hierarchy, Biodiversity Offsets, and Nature Positive metrics

Join this webinar on mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets to understand how they support credible Nature Positive outcomes.

Led by specialists from the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, University of São Paulo and Wildlife Conservation Society, this webinar will clarify common misconceptions and provide actionable resources for practitioners, policymakers, and organisations working to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

 When: Wednesday 10 December 10 am BRT (14h CET, 15h South Africa Time)

Where: Virtual Webinar – Click here to enrol

Goals

• Clarify the Nature Positive goal as a global ambition to halt and reverse nature loss, and emphasize the importance of grounding Nature Positive actions in a robust application of the mitigation hierarchy.
• Promote technical dialogue among members of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) – IMEC group, course and brief authors, and other stakeholders on effective implementation of the mitigation hierarchy.
• Disseminate useful materials for practitioners, including technical briefs, courses in IUCN Academy and other useful materials.
• Foster collaboration and capacity-building, supporting stakeholders across sectors in designing and implementing credible, science-based Nature Positive strategies.

Panelists

• Luis Sánchez (University of São Paulo and CEM)
• Amrei von Hase– Programme Director COMBO, Wildlife Conservation Society and co-Chair of IMEC IUCN CEM Thematic group (CEM, WCS) 
• Marcos Valderrabano, IUCN, Biodiversity Assessment and Knowledge Team