Protected areas have expanded rapidly in recent decades, especially in developing countries where the biodiversity is rich. However, sustainable management of protected areas is facing huge challenge despite increasing commitment of developing country governments in contributing to global and regional biodiversity conservation.
Welcome to International Ecosystem Management Partnership
The UNEP International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) was officially launched in November 2011 and has since become a global centre on ecosystem management and a collaborative centre of UNEP hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing China. UNEP-IEMP is the first UNEP initiative in the South and for the South mobilizing science to support policy setting for sustainable ecosystem management in developing countries. With its three programmes of Capacity Building and Technology Transfer, Making the Case through Assessment and Demonstration, and Enhancing Science-Policy Interface, it aims to become an international think tank, a technology and knowledge hub, and a centre for capacity building on ecosystem management for developing countries.The UNEP International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) was officially launched in November 2011 and has since become a global centre on ecosystem management and a collaborative centre of UNEP hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing China. UNEP-IEMP is the first UNEP initiative in the South and for the South mobilizing science to support policy setting for sustainable ecosystem management in developing countries. With its three programmes of Capacity Building and Technology Transfer, Making the Case through Assessment and Demonstration, and Enhancing Science-Policy Interface, it aims to become an international think tank, a technology and knowledge hub, and a centre for capacity building on ecosystem management for developing countries.