From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action

The article underscores the urgent need to integrate spatial data into climate and biodiversity action agendas to ensure effective, verifiable implementation of commitments, particularly by non-state and subnational actors. It argues that the absence of georeferenced information constrains the abili...

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Autores principales: Hagenström, Paul, Pettorelli, Nathalie, Boran, Idil, Bridgewater, Peter, Delgado Pugley, Deborah, Folkard-Tapp, Hollie, Hsu, Angel, Imbach Bartol, Pablo Andrés, J. Kok, Marcel T, Van Deveer, Stacy D, Widerberg, Oscar, Chan, Sander
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Publicado: Nature 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14191
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author Hagenström, Paul
Pettorelli, Nathalie
Boran, Idil
Bridgewater, Peter
Delgado Pugley, Deborah
Folkard-Tapp, Hollie
Hsu, Angel
Imbach Bartol, Pablo Andrés
J. Kok, Marcel T
Van Deveer, Stacy D
Widerberg, Oscar
Chan, Sander
author_browse Boran, Idil
Bridgewater, Peter
Chan, Sander
Delgado Pugley, Deborah
Folkard-Tapp, Hollie
Hagenström, Paul
Hsu, Angel
Imbach Bartol, Pablo Andrés
J. Kok, Marcel T
Pettorelli, Nathalie
Van Deveer, Stacy D
Widerberg, Oscar
author_facet Hagenström, Paul
Pettorelli, Nathalie
Boran, Idil
Bridgewater, Peter
Delgado Pugley, Deborah
Folkard-Tapp, Hollie
Hsu, Angel
Imbach Bartol, Pablo Andrés
J. Kok, Marcel T
Van Deveer, Stacy D
Widerberg, Oscar
Chan, Sander
author_sort Hagenström, Paul
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description The article underscores the urgent need to integrate spatial data into climate and biodiversity action agendas to ensure effective, verifiable implementation of commitments, particularly by non-state and subnational actors. It argues that the absence of georeferenced information constrains the ability to assess real impacts, identify synergies, and avoid conflicts between environmental goals. Spatial data, the authors contend, enables multidimensional monitoring of outcomes, contextual comparison across regions, participatory processes that advance environmental justice, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As COP30 approaches, the authors call for the UN’s Global Climate Action and Biodiversity Action Agenda Portals to require spatially explicit reporting—even basic GPS coordinates—to enhance transparency, monitoring, and coordination. They highlight how advances in satellite technology and artificial intelligence create new opportunities for assessing integrated climate–biodiversity initiatives. However, they also caution that disparities in technical capacity and data accessibility persist, urging investment in capacity building, clear data-sharing guidelines, and ethical, inclusive governance of spatial information
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spelling RepoCATIE141912025-11-06T23:13:44Z From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action Hagenström, Paul Pettorelli, Nathalie Boran, Idil Bridgewater, Peter Delgado Pugley, Deborah Folkard-Tapp, Hollie Hsu, Angel Imbach Bartol, Pablo Andrés J. Kok, Marcel T Van Deveer, Stacy D Widerberg, Oscar Chan, Sander Datos espaciales||spatial data||undefined||données spatiales Cambio climático||climate change||mudança de clima||changement climatique Evaluación del impacto ambiental||environmental impact assessment||avaliação do impacte ambiental||évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement Sede Central ODS 13 - Acción por el clima The article underscores the urgent need to integrate spatial data into climate and biodiversity action agendas to ensure effective, verifiable implementation of commitments, particularly by non-state and subnational actors. It argues that the absence of georeferenced information constrains the ability to assess real impacts, identify synergies, and avoid conflicts between environmental goals. Spatial data, the authors contend, enables multidimensional monitoring of outcomes, contextual comparison across regions, participatory processes that advance environmental justice, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As COP30 approaches, the authors call for the UN’s Global Climate Action and Biodiversity Action Agenda Portals to require spatially explicit reporting—even basic GPS coordinates—to enhance transparency, monitoring, and coordination. They highlight how advances in satellite technology and artificial intelligence create new opportunities for assessing integrated climate–biodiversity initiatives. However, they also caution that disparities in technical capacity and data accessibility persist, urging investment in capacity building, clear data-sharing guidelines, and ethical, inclusive governance of spatial information El artículo enfatiza la necesidad de integrar datos espaciales en las agendas de acción climática y de biodiversidad para garantizar una implementación efectiva y verificable de los compromisos, especialmente de actores no estatales y subnacionales. Destaca que la falta de información georreferenciada limita la capacidad de evaluar impactos reales, identificar sinergias y evitar conflictos entre objetivos ambientales. Los autores argumentan que los datos espaciales permiten monitorear resultados multidimensionales, comparar contextos, fomentar la justicia ambiental mediante procesos participativos y facilitar la colaboración interdisciplinaria. A medida que se aproxima la COP30, proponen que los portales de acción climática y biodiversidad de la ONU incluyan la obligatoriedad de reportes espaciales, incluso con datos básicos como coordenadas GPS. Finalmente, señalan que la disponibilidad de tecnologías satelitales y de inteligencia artificial abre nuevas oportunidades, pero advierten sobre desigualdades en capacidades técnicas y acceso a datos, proponiendo capacitación e incentivos para un uso ético y equitativo 2025-11-05T16:56:05Z 2025-11-05T16:56:05Z 2025 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14191 openAccess en NPJ Climate Action https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00307-5 3 páginas application/pdf Nature
spellingShingle Datos espaciales||spatial data||undefined||données spatiales
Cambio climático||climate change||mudança de clima||changement climatique
Evaluación del impacto ambiental||environmental impact assessment||avaliação do impacte ambiental||évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement
Sede Central
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
Hagenström, Paul
Pettorelli, Nathalie
Boran, Idil
Bridgewater, Peter
Delgado Pugley, Deborah
Folkard-Tapp, Hollie
Hsu, Angel
Imbach Bartol, Pablo Andrés
J. Kok, Marcel T
Van Deveer, Stacy D
Widerberg, Oscar
Chan, Sander
From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action
title From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action
title_full From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action
title_fullStr From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action
title_full_unstemmed From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action
title_short From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action
title_sort from pledges to places action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action
topic Datos espaciales||spatial data||undefined||données spatiales
Cambio climático||climate change||mudança de clima||changement climatique
Evaluación del impacto ambiental||environmental impact assessment||avaliação do impacte ambiental||évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement
Sede Central
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
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