Integrated Biodiversity Management, South Caucasus (IBiS)
Within the framework of the Caucasus Initiative of the German government, IBiS cooperates primarily with the environment ministries of the three different countries of the South Caucasus. The programme follows a multi-level approach. At national level, it promotes the development or revision of biodiversity strategies and regulations, particularly in forest and pasture management, and in erosion control. The experience gained from the pilot measures at district, municipal and local levels are incorporated into this process. As part of these pilot measures, relevant actors are provided with the skills needed to implement integrated approaches for sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystem services. IBiS follows up on the achievements of the programmes “Sustainable Management of Biodiversity, South Caucasus” and “Integrated Erosion Control in Mountainous Regions”, and is due to last four years (from December 2015 to November 2019). The programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) with co-funding in Armenia and Georgia from the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC)
Donor German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Austrian Development Cooperation (through Austrian Development Agency)
Implementing Partner Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Contact Information wz-1@tifl.auswaertiges- amt.de; hans-joachim.lipp@giz.de; mariam.urdia@giz.de
