Experience in Thailand

1. Regional workshopMainstreaming Ecosystem-Based Approach to Climate Change into Biodiversity Conservation Planning” Experience in Thailand

2. outline • Keywords : ecosystem-based approach, climate change and biodiversity conservation planning • Links between biodiversity and climate change • National Plan on biodiversity and climate change • Experience in Thailand

3. Ecosystem-based approach • CBD definition: “the ecosystem approach is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promote conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way” • Ecosystem approach address the crucial links between climate change, biodiversity, ecosystem service and sustainable resource management Convention on Biological Diversity (2004)

4. Linkage between Biodiversity and Climate change: • Climate change is one of the major causes of change and deterioration of biodiversity and its impact will increase in the future. • Biodiversity loss directly affects the quality and quantity of ecosystem services provided. • Appropriate biodiversity management can reduce the impact of climate change

5. Parties on CBD and UNFCCC Biodiversity • CBD : ratified on October 31st, 2003 and had entered into force since January 29th 2004 Climate change • UNFCC : ratified on December 28th, 1994 and had entered into force since March 28th March 1995

6. Agency responsible on biodiversity and climate change policy 2013

7. The eleventh National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012-2016) “To preserve natural resources and the environment so they are sufficient to maintain ecological balance and a secure foundation for development” • Conserve and create security for natural resource and environmental bases by safeguarding and restoring forest and conservation areas • Upgrade the ability to adapt to climate change • Enhance the natural resource and environmental management system to be more efficient, transparent and equitable

8. National Biodiversity Conservation Plan (draft) Integration Plan on Biodiversity Management (2013-2020) Mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society Conserve and restore ecosystem and biodiversity both in situ and ex situ Promote bio-products for sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing Improve biodiversity database management

9. National Climate Change Plan (draft) Thailand Climate Change Master Plan (2013-2050) Adaptation for coping with negative effects of climate change Mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and increase of greenhouse gas sink Strengthening the capacity of human resources and institutions to manage the risk from the effect of climate change

10. connection among policies Adaptation for coping with negative effects of climate change Conserve and restore ecosystem and biodiversity both in situ and ex situ Mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and increase of greenhouse gas sink Forestry: forest conservation, restoration, reforestation, rehabilitation

11. Forest cover (2012)total area = 172,160 sq. km.33.6% 10 years 40% Total area = 204,952 sq.km. Increase 6.4 % Total area 33,120 sq. km 70 % 50-70 % 25-50 % less than 25 % No forest

12. reserve area, reforestation, rehabilitation Increase forest area 6.4 % Or 33,120 sq.km

13. Fan palm: Rehabilitation and conservation project Fan palm (Corypha lecomtei)

15. site Prachinburi province

16. Before

17. objectives • Reforestation in deteriorate forest community • Rehabilitation and conservation of fan palm • Local community involvement

20. After

22. Key success Sustainable and resilience ecosystem Forest Economic Ecosystem approach Human well-being

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