Videos and event recordings
Safeguarding Nature in Tiger Range Countries
This six-part series, a collaboration between WWF-India and the Global Tiger Forum - India, explored initiatives to protect nature while developing linear infrastructure in tiger conservation landscapes. Across six webinars, the series highlighted experiences and best practices from Malaysia, Bhutan, Thailand, Nepal, India, and Indonesia.
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Nat-Infra Dialogue
Nat-Infra Dialogue was a multi-part webinar series organized by WWF-India in collaboration with the Consulting Engineers’ Association of India, focused on strengthening natural resources safeguards in linear infrastructure development in India. Across the webinars, the series highlighted mitigation strategies for minimizing wildlife impacts and showcased decision-support tools to guide environmentally responsible infrastructure planning.
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Webinar 1- Safeguarding NRS in LI development in India
Webinar 2 - Legal and Policy Aspects of LI development in India
Webinar 3 - Nature Positive Infrastructure Development and Role of EIAs
Webinar 4 - Use of GIS Based Technology for Informed Decision-making in Infrastructure Development
Webinar 5 - Minimizing the Impacts of Power Lines on Avian Species
Infrastructure Safeguards for Arboreal Animals Webinar
Linear infrastructure, such as roads, plays a crucial role in connecting people to goods and services and supporting economic growth, but its impact on arboreal species can be significant.This webinar examined how linear infrastructure affects arboreal animals and discussed strategies for mitigating these threats. Experts presented their research findings, practical experiences, and recommendations for effective solutions.
Events on Infrastructure at CBD COP16
See here for a compiled list of events related to infrastructure for COP16, designed for participants seeking knowledge on support nature-positive infrastructure
Integration of Natural Resource Safeguards in Academic Curricula: Insights from India, Mongolia and Nepal
Development and implementation of academic courses on natural resource safeguards are making significant strides across India, Mongolia, and Nepal. The session showcased how each of these countries are fostering a generation of professionals that are considering sustainability and biodiversity conservation in infrastructure development, and shared lessons on how other academic institutions can implement natural resource safeguards in their curricula.
Big Cats and Linear Infrastructure webinar series
Big Cats and Linear Infrastructure was a webinar series that examined the growing impacts of linear infrastructure on big cats and the ecosystems they support, while highlighting solutions to integrate conservation into development planning.
Webinar 1 – Mainstreaming Biodiversity Through NBSAPs
Webinar 2 – Linear Infrastructure Threats to the Most Elusive Big Cat: Snow Leopards
Webinar 3 - Designing and Building Linear Infrastructure Safeguards for Big Cats: Safeguards Planning and Implementation Part 1
Webinar 4 - Designing and Building Linear Infrastructure Safeguards for Big Cats: Safeguards Planning and Implementation Part 2
Green Road to Cali: Playbook for Nature-Positive Infrastructure
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a webinar on the Playbook for Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development. Developed by WWF, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), and AECOM, a leading global consulting engineering firm, this strategic guide is designed to transform infrastructure development to follow a nature-positive approach. The playbook showcases solutions across various sectors and landscapes, providing valuable insights for sustainable development.
Overview of A Playbook for Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development
The Playbook for Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development is a strategic guide jointly developed by WWF, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), and AECOM, a leading global consulting engineering firm. It is designed to support the transformation of infrastructure towards a nature-positive approach by showcasing solutions across a range of sectors and landscapes. This webinar introduced the playbook and its impact on the ground.
Nature Positive and Resilient: The Infrastructure We Need at COP 28
WWF and the Global Resilience Partnership hosted an event highlighting public and private sector leadership in the infrastructure sector. The session focused on how the US government is investing in 21st-century infrastructure that is resilient and nature-based domestically; how USAID is advancing best practices for nature-positive infrastructure in Asia; and how leading companies are deploying clean energy infrastructure while also using cutting-edge technology to help enhance nature-based solutions for climate resilience.
Speakers include:
Senator Tom Carper, Chairman, US Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
Michael Schiffer, Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia, USAID
Devon Swezey, Senior Manager of Global Energy and Climate, Google
Moderator: Rebecca Shaw, Chief Scientist & Senior Vice President, WWF
Nepal's Wildlife-Friendly Infrastructure Construction Directives
This documentary highlights the importance of safeguarding natural resources in the development of roads, rails, and other linear infrastructure. It explores the groundbreaking Wildlife-Friendly Infrastructure Construction Directives, endorsed by the government of Nepal in 2022. The film delves into how the directives serve as a crucial tool in protecting natural resources while promoting sustainable infrastructure development in Nepal. By encouraging better practices in infrastructure development that benefit both nature and communities, this documentary aims to advance education and build capacity for implementing important safeguards.
Asia’s Linear Infrastructure safeGuarding Nature (ALIGN) Project Launch
Asia’s Linear Infrastructure safeGuarding Nature (ALIGN) Project Launch was held at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, introducing the USAID-funded project. The launch highlighted the project’s efforts to address the adverse impacts of linear infrastructure—such as roads and power lines—in Asia to support people and conserve the rich biodiversity, including endangered species like Bengal tigers and Asian elephants.
Approval of National Fencing Standard: A Triumph for wildlife protection in Mongolia
Barbed wire fences along railways and roads continue to endanger migratory wildlife, disrupting migrations and trapping animals in the danger zones. According to the 2016 monitoring survey, about 5,000 Mongolian gazelles were entangled and killed due to the barbed wire fences along the railways, in that year alone.
WWF-Mongolia had been working together with various organizations to develop wildlife-friendly crossing standards since 2011. As a result, two national standards were approved in 2015 and 2018, making Mongolia the first Central Asian country with national wildlife passage standards.
Building upon this work, WWF-Mongolia, through the USAID-funded ALIGN Project, collaborated with various partners and initiated a proposal of a national standard for barrier fences for railways and highways in 2021.
Green Road to Cali: Playbook for Nature-Positive Infrastructure
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is presenting a webinar on the Playbook for Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development on Friday, June 28, 2024. Developed by WWF, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), and AECOM, a leading global consulting engineering firm, this strategic guide is designed to transform infrastructure development to follow a nature-positive approach. It showcases solutions across various sectors and landscapes, providing valuable insights for sustainable development.
This content is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.