Natural Resource Management
Description
Including management of ecosystems and their services; culturally significant species and landforms; direct goods and services that provide value to communities; cumulative and secondary impacts from development.
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Resources
The Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: The Governance Challenge
This brief from the International Institute for Sustainability Development (IISD) is a good primer on the key natural resource management topics. It explains key trends in natural resource use; key actions required to support resilient systems; and the pressing need for inclusive governance and transformative change.
Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit
Developed by WBCSD, this toolkit is directed at businesses who need help with measuring specific aspects of natural capital, such as waste or water, and who want to understand which natural capital measurement tools are available and how they differ. This online resource consolidates all of the tools, methodologies, and approaches of the Natural Capital Protocol, and provides a standardised, international framework for conducting natural capital assessments. This is a helpful resource for learning which tools to use for measuring and evaluating, and when.
Accounting for Natural Climate Solutions Guidance
Natural climate solutions have been recognised as key levers in mitigating the negative impacts of climate change, with ~12% of global impacts from GHG emissions coming from land use and land-use changes (LULUC). To support you in calculating, accounting for, and reporting on LULUC-generated GHG emissions, the Accounting for Natural Climate Solutions Guidance from Quantis delivers a robust methodology to embed land-related emissions in corporate and product footprints, which can be used for setting science-based climate targets. Additionally, the supporting Annex document provides detailed information on the scope of the proposed methodology, including technical instructions, context, debated challenges, and limitations, as well as references.
Standard on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
This standard from IUCN is can help you to better understand the minimum requirements for avoiding risks to biodiversity. Although the standard is dated, its recommendations remain a good starting point on the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future
Healthy soil is essential for healthy plant growth, human nutrition, and water filtration, but what exactly is soil? This fascinating article from George Monbiot can help you to understand the complexity and significance of soil; the consequences of our agricultural practices on soil health, and how they are contributing to a looming (and global) food crisis; and the actions and innovations required to restore, preserve, and advance good soil health.
Ecosystem-based planning
This article from the Xaxli’p Community Forest can help you understand what it means to manage land using an ecosystems-based approach. It explains the essential guiding principle of "What happens to one happens to others” within the context of ecosystem-based conservation planning processes. These insights will be most useful to those involved in land management directly or indirectly through supply chains.