Cross-Sectoral Integration Resources
Our Gorongosa
This film shares the inspiring story of how Gorongosa National Park is becoming a model for wildlife conservation and community development.
Assessment of Biodiversity Integration Efforts
The Office of Forestry and Biodiversity (FAB) engaged Measuring Impact II to assess efforts to implement the USAID Biodiversity Policy's goal to "integrate biodiversity as an essential component of human development.
BRIDGE Final Report
The BRIDGE Final Report presents key programmatic highlights that resulted from five years of BRIDGE and USAID's Office of Forestry and Biodiversity (FAB)’s biodiversity integration efforts.
Discussion Note 2.0 – Thinking and Working Politically: Linkages and Lessons from Biodiversity Conservation
In 2018, USAID's Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance published a guide for practitioners on thinking and working politically through applied political economy analysis, and the following year the Office of Forestry and Biodiversity released a first discussion note on thinking and working politically that focused on strengthening political economy analysis in USAID biodiversity programming.
The Importance of Wild Pollinators for Food Security and Nutrition
Wild pollinators like bees, birds, butterflies, and bats transfer pollen among flowers to enable crop fertilization and reproduction.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) for Biodiversity Integration
Measuring, evaluating and learning from integrated programs is critical to understanding the value of integrated versus vertical, or single-sector, programming.
Conservation is Development
This resource provides an overview of programming examples, tools and approaches, and evidence that support cross-sectoral collaboration to achieve shared development goals.
Lessons Learned from the USAID Biodiversity Integration Case Study Competition
Integration of biodiversity objectives and considerations with other development sectors has the potential to increase the sustainability of USAID programming, amplify results, and save costs.
Integrating Biodiversity and Sustainable Landscapes in USAID Programming
Integration of biodiversity and sustainable landscapes (SL) objectives and considerations has the potential to increase the sustainability of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programming, amplify results, and save costs.
Better Biodiversity Integration Through Geospatial Analysis
This guide describes the use of geospatial analysis for integrating biodiversity conservation with other development sectors at USAID.
Webinar: Conservation Enterprises: Integrating Conservation Goals into Development Projects
A webinar with the World Bank's Global Wildlife Program demonstrated how conservation enterprise projects can achieve goals if certain elements and indicators are included during project design and measured through implementation.
Biodiversity Integration Case Study Competition Winners
The case study competition sought examples of biodiversity integration across a range of sectors, from biodiversity programming with other sector development outcomes to health or food security programming with biodiversity outcomes.
Health Reference Sheet
Intact, biologically diverse ecosystems play important roles in promoting health and fighting disease by providing goods and services including wild foods, natural medicines, and clean air and water.
Water and Sanitation Reference Sheet
Natural ecosystems capture, store and purify water, allowing biodiversity programming to complement and protect water and sanitation investments.
Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Reference Sheet
Democracy, human rights and governance (DRG) challenges—such as weak institutions, insecure access to natural resources and lack of participation in decision-making—are key drivers of biodiversity loss, and DRG programming can yield substantial benefits for biodiversity.
Biodiversity Reference Sheet
Ecosystems provide goods and services critical to human development and well-being such as food, fiber, clean water, fertile soil and pollination.
Food Security Reference Sheet
Ecosystems provide goods and services that support food production—including provision of wild foods and water, pest control and pollination—and biodiversity programming can have significant positive impacts on food security.
Discussion Note: Thinking and Working Politically and Strengthening Political Economy Analysis in USAID Biodiversity Programming
This guidance note provides biodiversity sector specialists with an understanding of thinking and working politically and how political economy analysis can sharpen the tools already used for design and adaptive management in the biodiversity sector.
USAID Ecosystem-based Adaptation Series Synthesis
This synthesis document draws on a series of evidence summaries and case studies generated by USAID that highlight the potential role of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to address climate vulnerabilities and contribute to development results.
Democracy, Human Rights and Governance and Biodiversity Conservation Linkages
This document provides examples of how and where USAID has advanced democracy, rights, and governance (DRG) objectives—such as participation, inclusion, transparency, and accountability.
