Publication Name

2. Develop visualisation and interpreta-

tion tools and products to inform ocean

management and policy.

Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov-

ernance 4(d)1, 4(d)3

• Interactive maps and graphic “packag-

es” focused on specific ocean manage-

ment issues developed and dissemi-

nated

• Geographical information systems,

state of the marine environment re-

ports and 3 dimensional visualization

models developed and disseminated

• Products incorporated into policy de-

velopment within developing states

• The large EU funded project on marine mining - Deep Sea Minerals in the Pacific Is-

lands Region: Legal Framework and Resource Management- started in 2011. The first

deliverable, the Pacific Marine Mining Assessment, which is managed by GRID Arendal,

will be published in mid-2012.

• GRID-Arendal produced ‘blue and green’ iPhone application, launched at the official

opening of the One UN Pavilion at the Eye on Earth Summit. The application allows

users to access information on UNEP’s work on Blue Carbon and REDD (Reducing

Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and includes an educational

carbon calculator for assessing emissions related to travel and the mitigation potential

of terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

• The

Ocean Commons for Environmental and Natural resources Information and Data

Sharing (OCEANIDS)

system encourage ‘Citizen Science’ by providing a mechanism for

users to access public marine scientific datasets, include their own data, visualize and

combine datasets, make maps, and even perform basic comparative analyses.

• A new

Arctic base map

developed and incorporated into the GeoIQ/OCEANIDS map-

ping tool.

Collaborating with partners:

UNEP/MAP(Mediterranean Action Plan) NOAA, EU, Governments of US, Canada, Germany, Japan, India and Korea, Schlumberger, Statoil, the Pacific

Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)

Countries/regions assisted:

Pacific Islands states, South Africa

POLAR AND CRYOSPHERE:

GRID-Arendal is mandated, used and valued by UNEP and other UN organizations as their key actor for networking and for providing analysis, environmental

information and knowledge as well as the promoter of environmental solutions in the Polar and Cryosphere regions with an increased focus on climate change interlinkages and impacts.

A. Nomadic Herders and Land Use Change

Description

Indicators

2011 Activities/Outputs

1. Jointly with local partners conduct a vul-

nerability, adaptation and scenario assess-

ment of nomadic herders and land use

change in Nepal and Mongolia.

2. Capacity building of nomadic herders in

Nepal and Mongolia to engage in the de-

cision making processes concerning land

use and natural resource management.

• Workshops addressing the state of the

rangeland and nomadic herders’ liveli-

hoods organized: 2 (1 workshop in each

region)

• Report based on the 2 workshops pro-

duced and disseminated: 1

• Community-based workshop in Tsagaannuur in northern Mongolia in June 2011 fol-

lowed by a field trip to two reindeer herders’ camps.

• Developed a report on the status and challenges of Mongolia’s reindeer herders and

identified recommendations for addressing them. Changing Taiga: Challenges to Mon-

golian Reindeer Husbandry will be launched in 2012.

• Developed a GEF proposal on taiga reindeer husbandry and secured endorsement let-

ters from Mongolia and Russia.