The project delivers communication and capacity building initiatives that are of value for a wide audience. Please use the links below to access these products and webinars.
Communication initiatives:
Download a flyer about the project.
Watch SBAPP celebrate the 2024 International Day for Biological Diversity (2min43sec)
Watch a visual about the value of the project for the GBF targets (90sec)
Capacity building resources
In 2016, SANBI and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) published a guide called Mapping Biodiversity Priorities to encourage the updating of NBSAPs using spatial and cartographic data, highlighting the necessity and the usefulness of spatial data to inform land-use planning. This guide has been updated through the SBAPP Regional Project to include species assessments and linkages to the Global Biodiversity Framework targets. The Mapping Biodiversity Priorities guide version 2024 and its sister publication Mainstreaming Biodiversity Priorities are both available for download here.
To further support understanding and application of the approach, an introductory eLearning course based on Mapping Biodiversity Priorities is available on the IUCN Academy platform. The course is free, self-paced (approximately 3–4 hours), and was launched with support from the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems programme and funding from the Alcoa Foundation. The course is available here.
Capacity building information sharing sessions:
Whenever virtual information sessions or learning exchanges are held for the project, they are recorded and the recordings are made available. The topics covered include:
Information session – Preparing for KBAs – lessons from Mozambique and South Africa (2hrs5mins)
Information session – South Africa’s experience with the Red List Index of ecosystems (1hr2min)
Information session – South Africa’s environmental screening tools and LUDS (2hrs20min)
Information session – South Africa’s Species Recovery Journey (1hr4mins)
Information session – South Africa’s Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZ) (1hr42mins)
Information session – Learning exchange on the CBD 7th (7NR) National Report for the SANBI-led TSC Support Centre countries(1hr27mins)
Information session – Biodiversity offset: lessons from Mozambique and an introduction to South Africa’s guideline (1h04mins)