Background

Seed Coleus Greenhouse strategic plan involves the creation of a greenhouse gas (GHG) crediting program with the issuance of Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) specifically designed for the management of Socio-Ecological Productive Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) to help countries make better use of their natural resources, develop productive forces, improve the living standards of their people and contribute to the world economy. set up the “SEPLS Carbon Credit Regional Revitalization Center'' (SEPLS-CCRR center) to develop methodologies for quantifying project benefits, particularly the GHG emission reductions or removals for community development.

Information

Most countries consist mostly of multifunctional landscapes and seascapes, and their coastal waters consist mostly of multifunctional seascapes. These landscapes and seascapes may cross national and other boundaries. That’s too much for a government to manage, so landscape approaches cannot be applied everywhere, immediately. Actions of SEPLS Carbon Credit Regional Revitalization in SEPLS-CCRR Center in to reach these targets should be implemented consistently and in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols, and other relevant international obligations, taking into account national circumstances, priorities and socioeconomic conditions. Recognition of the efforts of local proponents of landscape approaches can encourage them to continue and to expand their efforts and can serve as a model for others by the model of carbon credit program.

Who to involve

Stakeholder representatives in this process may include:

A. Government and other sectors that have an impact on the environment such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry, infrastructure, energy, finance, etc.

B. Government and other sectors that benefit from conserving biodiversity, such as health departments, disaster risk planning, culture, etc.

C. Local government representatives, to ensure representation and coordination at national level and to facilitate the development of d local biodiversity strategies and action plans (LBSAPs).

D. Representatives of neighboring countries, in cases where transboundary cooperation is being explored.

E. Private sector representation from sectors such as agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, fisheries, financial institutions, mining, local government, energy, transport, etc., as well as private landowners and private protected areas.

F. Civil society organizations and representatives of stakeholder groups, especially those that are known to be underrepresented.

G. Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs), women and girls, the elderly, youth, and anyone who is unfamiliar with the workings of government.

Objective

The center aspires to enhance understanding and raise awareness regarding the importance of SEPLS for achieving the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) objectives, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) targets.

Assignment

SEPLS management is enhanced by three enablers: strategic innovation, digitalization, and development financing, as the following activities.

A. Developing the parameters and methodologies to shape developing countries’ sustainable development based on KMGBF targets.

B. Education in carbon management of SEPLS by digitalization in developing countries.

C. Counseling the carbon management of SEPLS in the greenhouse gas (GHG) crediting program.

D. Providing the issuance of Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) designed for the Sustainable Development Goals.

E. Assist in listing VCUs on the international trading platform.

These VCUs can be monetized in the carbon market, providing projects with financial support to scale up, enhance the 5 Ps of the 2030 Agenda: People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace, and Partnerships, and support the achievement of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) objectives, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) targets.

Action 2023-2030 in the strategy and plan

Action 2023-2030 in the strategy and plan:

• Knowledge Co-Production, Management, and Uptake: Conduct research and knowledge management related to landscape and seascape approaches to address direct and underlying causes responsible for the loss of biological and cultural diversity as well as ecological and socio-economic services from SEPLS.

• Institutional Frameworks and Capacity Development: Strengthen institutional frameworks and develop capacity to integrate landscape and seascape approaches into policies and cross-sectoral strategies related to biodiversity, climate change, sustainable land and sea management, health, agri-food systems, and disaster risk reduction to maintain or enhance the benefits of SEPLS to the environment and society.

• Area-Based Conservation Measures: Promote effective conservation and management through protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs), recognizing indigenous and traditional territories where applicable, and facilitate their integration into the wider landscape and seascape to contribute to the relevant targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

• Ecosystem Restoration: Promote the restoration of SEPLS and contribute to the goals of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and relevant targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

• Sustainable Value Chain Development: Promote sustainable practices, market-based mechanisms, and value chains to support sustainable production, including customary sustainable use and economies that rely on traditional knowledge and cultural values and practices, from SEPLS to contribute to the achievement of relevant targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.