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Policy support tools and methodologies

Policy support tools and methodologies are approaches and techniques based on science and other knowledge systems, including indigenous and local knowledge, that can inform, assist and enhance relevant decisions, policy-making and implementation at the local, national, regional and international levels to protect nature, thereby promoting nature's contribution to people and a good quality of life.

Instruments

Policy instruments

Means or mechanisms to achieve public policy objectives at different levels.

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Tools

Policy support tools

Approaches and techniques based on science and other knowledge systems that can inform, assist and enhance relevant decisions at local, national, regional and global levels.

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Case studies

Case studies

Past or ongoing examples that illustrate the use of relevant policy instruments and/or policy support tools.

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Training

Learning opportunities

Approaches and techniques based on science and other knowledge systems that can inform, assist and enhance relevant decisions at local, national, regional and global levels.

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Assessment

Assessment

Major published outputs, drawn from peer-reviewed scientific literature, grey literature and other available sources such as indigenous and local knowledge, focused on global, regional, subregional, methodological and thematic aspects of the interactions between society and nature.

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Recently added resources

Fourth National Climate Assessment
This assessment illustrates the ways that the climate is changing throughout the United States, identifies both current and future risks to human communities and ecosystems, and provides recommendations for reducing those risks. By using...
Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States
This assessment considers observed and projected climate change impacts on ecological and human systems in the Southwest region of the United States. The geographically-variable Southwest is designated a highly “climate-challenged” regio...
Global change and conservation triage on National Wildlife Refuges
This resource discusses the role of “conservation triage”, a framework concerned with the allocation of scarce resources to maximize conservation effectiveness, in making decisions complicated by ecological and social values, climate cha...
Management to mitigate and adapt to climate change
This resource provides a review of the scientific literature surrounding soil and water management as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy. The authors advocate for management practices that maximize agricultural productiv...

More information about the content of the Gateway

The IPBES Policy Support Gateway is an online platform to enable decision makers to gain access to tailored information relating to policy support tools and methodologies. It contains experiences and lessons on the use of policy support tools and methodologies in different contexts.

The resources contained in this platform are not products of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and their inclusion in the Policy Support Gateway does not reflect validation nor promotion of their use. The views expressed in these resources are those of the individual authors writing in their individual capacities only, and do not reflect the view of IPBES. The resources in this platform have been subject to the procedures for uploading content into the policy support gateway and subsequent update as well as the validation procedures for the content of the policy support gateway developed by the expert tools (IPBES/7/INF/13). The designations employed and the presentation of material in this platform do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the IPBES concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. For any inquiries please contact [email protected]