Abinet Shiferaw

This report explores the importance of faith-based and community stewardship systems serving as socio-ecological infrastructure. It examines their role in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and cultural identity and provides policy recommendations to integrate these sites into biodiversity governance. The report is part of a thematic series on socio-ecological production landscapes (SEPLS) — integrated landscape and seascape systems shaped by long-term interactions between people and nature. Across the globe, SEPLS are maintaining biodiversity and supporting local livelihoods, cultural values and sustainable resource management.