Using models to inform policies to meet multiple objectives. Sustainable development, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation in Central Africa

Mant, R., Garcia-Rangel, S., Tadoum, M., Nchoutpouen, C., Tonga, P., Makoudjou, A., Bokelo Bile, D., Ndinga, R.G., Mosnier, A., Obersteiner, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, Kraxner, F., Pirker, J., Bocqueho, G., Havlik, Petr ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5551-5085, & Valerie, K. (2016). Using models to inform policies to meet multiple objectives. Sustainable development, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation in Central Africa. UNEP-WCMC, IIASA, COMIFAC , Cambridge, Laxenburg, Yaoundé. 10.22022/REDD/08-2019.13774.

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Abstract

Land-use change models can help in developing a holistic understanding of the range of potential impacts of different land-use related policy options, and so strengthen the development and implementation of policies to meet a range of objectives; including sustainable development, climate change mitigation, food security and biodiversity conservation.
Member countries of the Central Africa Forest Commission (COMIFAC) have committed to sustainable management of the region’s forests, including under the COMIFAC “Convergence Plan”, and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these objectives is dependent on the development, and implementation, of new and existing national policies and approaches.
Projections from land-use modelling identify potential trade-offs and synergies in the achievement of the SDGs under different macro-economic and land-use policy related scenarios.
In particular they highlight the importance of effective protected areas and forest concessions for the conservation of Great Apes and other threatened species, and show that maintaining these areas has negligible impact on agricultural production in the region.
As development continues in the region, further increasing the extent of protected areas could play a role in greatly reducing the number of species losing a large proportion of their habitat. However, protected area expansion needs to be well planned to avoid adverse impacts on particular species and societal challenges such as food security.

Item Type:	Other
Research Programs:	Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2016 08:08
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:27
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/13774

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