Experience in Thailand

Regional workshopMainstreaming Ecosystem-Based Approach

to Climate Change into Biodiversity Conservation Planning”

Experience in Thailand

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

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)

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

Parties on CBD and UNFCCC

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

Agency responsible on biodiversity and climate change policy

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning

Biodiversity Division Office of Climate Change Coordination

(draft) Thailand Integration Plan on Biodiversity Management

(2013-2020)

(draft) Thailand Climate Change Master Plan (2013-2050)

National Commission on Biodiversity

Approved by cabinet Approved by cabinet

National Commission on Climate Change

2013

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

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

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

connection among policies

Conserve and restore ecosystem and biodiversity both in situ and ex situ

Adaptation for coping with negative effects of climate change

Forestry:forest conservation,

restoration, reforestation, rehabilitation

Mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and increase of greenhouse gas sink

70 %- 5070

%-2550

%less than

25%No forest

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

Increase forest area 6.4 %

Or 33,120 sq.km

reserve area,reforestation, rehabilitation

Fan palm: Rehabilitation and conservation project

Fan palm (Corypha lecomtei)

site

Prachin buri province

Before

• Reforestation in deteriorate forest community

• Rehabilitation and conservation of fan palm

• Local community involvement

objectives

After

Key success

Sustainable and resilience

ecosystem

Sustainable and resilience

ecosystem

Economic

Economic

Human well-being

Human well-being

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