Middle East/North Africa http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/ en Iraq: Using spatial data to establish and monitor Protected Area Networks http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/story-telling/iraq-using-spatial-data-establish-and-monitor-protected-area-networks <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Iraq: Using spatial data to establish and monitor Protected Area Networks</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/user/132" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">cmortelliti</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sat, 20/06/2020</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Birds%20of%20Iraq.png" width="525" height="325" alt="Birds" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in Iraq (2015-2020) presents 23 strategic National Biodiversity Targets and 34 actions for the 5 year period.</p> <p>Actions are categorised into five themes:  (1) biodiversity awareness and traditional knowledge; 2) policy; 3) protected areas and conservation; 4) monitoring and assessment; and 5) training.</p> <p><b>Protected Areas (PA) in Iraq:</b></p> <p>The total land area protected as of April 2019 covered only 2% of Iraq although a list of 19 further PAs are in the process of formal ratification that would increase the land area to 8.5%. The first PA (Iraq Marshes) was designated in 2014 following the issuance of a Protected Areas Law No 2 of 2014, to identify and approve PAs in Iraq.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-organization field--type-text field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Organization</div> <div class="field__item">UNDP</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Link</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://app.mapx.org/static.html?project=MX-GLH-FQX-MKN-V4D-JKC&views=MX-3HFF4-317JA-XKLDA&storyAutoStart=false&language=en">See more</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sdgs field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">SDGs</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg13-climate-action" hreflang="en">SDG13 Climate Action</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg14-life-below-water" hreflang="en">SDG14 Life Below Water</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/SDGs/sdg15-life-land" hreflang="en">SDG15 Life on Land</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-thematic-area field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Thematic Area</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/thematic-area/digital-technologies-for-sdgs" hreflang="en">Digital Technologies for the SDGs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/knowledge-hub/thematic-area/climate-action" hreflang="en">Climate Action</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/thematic-areas/Healthy-Ocean" hreflang="en">Healthy Ocean</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-geolocation-demo-taxonomy field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Region</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/taxonomy/term/120" hreflang="en">Middle East/North Africa</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/story-telling/iraq-using-spatial-data-establish-and-monitor-protected-area-networks" data-a2a-title="Iraq: Using spatial data to establish and monitor Protected Area Networks"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span> Fri, 19 Jun 2020 23:23:33 +0000 cmortelliti 1539 at http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org