WESSA Phase 1 report to HHCT_28.10.2021

• Amazon will soon have a presence in South Africa and claims it “uses nature-based solutions to mitigate carbon emissions outside of our value chain” o Nature-based Solutions Certification systems see e.g. https://www.iucncongress2020.org/newsroom/all-news/iucn-develop- collaborative-certification-scheme-nature-based-solutions o Developing metrics and decision support tools to monitor the impacts of nature- smart development in transport, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and coastal management (see https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/biodiversity/publication/unlocking-nature- smart-development) o Landscape restoration through nature-based solutions e.g Afri100 https://www.africa.terramatch.org/

7.8 Monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management

7.8.1 Opportunity: establish a fit for purpose MEL system and develop a learning culture

Strategies • Develop innovative monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) systems and dashboard that involve a combination of quantitative and qualitative indicators, along the Theory of Change. See e.g. ARCGIS dashboard https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis- dashboards/overview • Involve volunteers in collecting and managing monitoring data • Develop decision support systems that links reflection, learning and adaptive decision making to monitoring and evaluation data • Establish an MEL working group to drive evidence-led decision making.

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