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Hilsa fish at a wholesaler fish market in Dhaka (Photo: Ina Porras/IIED)
The hilsa fishing ban: good for the fish, but good for the fisher?
Insight, 28 February 2017
Good governance key to success of payments to tackle deforestation and climate change
News, 05 June 2009
Plan Vivo partners at a conference in Sweden commit to actively engage in the implementation and accountability of the SDGs (Photo: Plan Vivo Foundation)
The SDGs speak and we like what we hear
Insight, 15 October 2015
REDD+: Learning from participatory forest management
… based on non-timber forest products in Nepal; and payment for ecosystems services (PES) in Central and Latin America . There is no … Third, generating benefits, equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms and biodiversity conservation. One key point to remember is that REDD+, like … REDD+ can learn from participatory forest management and payment for ecosystems services. We are all learning, and sharing can help us avoid …
Insight, 10 November 2011
En route to San José, Costa Rica. Credit: cicsc1970
Nature has values, and markets can be governed
… such as WWF , that are interested in protecting habitat to maintain biodiversity are also willing to pay. Governments must lead the way …
Insight, 10 August 2012
Stalls of fruits and vegetables.
Food Systems Summit: implications for global food governance
… agriculture is driving deforestation, carbon emissions and biodiversity loss. Land dispossession, worker exploitation and social … and large-scale plantations driving pressures on land rights and ecosystems. The special rapporteur on the Right to Food had called for a …
Insight, 30 September 2021
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Traditional resource rights and indigenous people in the Andes
… systems based on the conservation and sustainable use of the ecosystems in which indigenous peoples knowledge and innovations thrive. … Biodiversity …
Publication, 01 November 2005
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iii Contents Foreword. v Summary . vii Introduction . 1 Chapter 1: Meeting the MDGs - Is Conservation Relevant?
… Health and Conservation Eric Chivian .25 Chapter 3: Climate Change ­ Biodiversity and Livelihood Impacts Hannah Reid .37 iv Case Study 2: Local Processes Linking Climate Change and Biodiversity. 53 Chapter 4: How Can Markets for Ecosystem Services … and Production Jeff McNeely . 89 Chapter 7: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Big Business Annelisa Grigg . 107 Case Study 4: …
Publication, 01 January 1970
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What are the effects of nature conservation on human wellbeing? A systematic map of empirical evidence from developing countries
… emphasise and strengthen the link between the conservation of natural ecosystems and human development. While many indices have been developed … Biodiversity …
Publication, 28 April 2016
Green economy – learning from the Caribbean
… sustaining livelihoods and industries based on wise use of biodiversity and ecosystems? Can it foster the resource efficiency and innovation … Taking industries higher up the value chain through better use of biodiversity and culture Realising real value from links with Caribbean …
Insight, 04 March 2011