Project description   

AcBio is a project implemented by ICLEI Argentina and the Bahía Encerrada Association (ABE) in the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands. It is co-financed by the European Union and aims to contribute to the protection of Argentina's forests and wetlands by strengthening the capacities of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and subnational governments. AcBio's approach integrates applied science, local knowledge, public-private sector collaboration, and access to innovative financing mechanisms.

Components

• Integrated territorial diagnosis of Nature's Contributions to People (NCP), through the combination of social cartography and spatial modeling (InVEST), aimed at generating strategic information for territorial planning.
• Development of decision support tools, including illustrated maps and open access geospatial information layers.
• Participatory planning and updating of management plans for urban natural areas.
• Strengthening local capacities in Finance for Nature and in the formulation of bankable projects linked to Nature-based Solutions (NbS).

Implementation period
2024 – 2027

Funders
Argentine Delegation to the European Union.

Implementing organizations

• ICLEI Argentina
• Encerrada Bay Association (ABE)

Territory where it is implemented
Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands – Argentina

Three cities

• Rio Grande
• Tolhuin
• Ushuaia

Website
https://acbio.org.ar/