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Introduction to an inclusive blue economy
… and contributing to a range of critical ‘ecosystem services’, from biodiversity and culture to carbon storage and flood protection, … We then develop and test economic incentives , financing mechanisms and governance arrangements to address those issues. At …
Article, 27 November 2019
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… better was renewed. Put simply, REDD+ intends to develop financing mechanisms that will compensate developing countries as an incentive for changing the way forest resources are used to curb CO2 … course, this is nonsense, because by default this means that they are using the land, and that no one else can. Such discourse either shows …
Insight, 15 September 2011
Fishermen hauling in nets near the Kenyan coastal town of Shimoni (Photo: Anna Kika via Flickr)
Can we save our fisheries with lessons from our forests?
… Bangladesh In the coastal fisheries of Bangladesh, some important biodiversity areas are off-limits but fishers set their nets where they … fishers, fishing communities or fishing companies with some kind of incentive, not necessarily monetary, perhaps the short-term cost of …
Insight, 27 November 2014
Cover for G04339.pdf
Vicuña management in the Andes, Latin America
… Biodiversity …
Publication, 01 February 2015
Bowls full of hilsa placed on a table
Investing in hilsa fishery as economic infrastructure for Bangladesh
… IIED do? As part of the effort to enhance the effectiveness of the incentive-based management scheme and make the case for an increased … of hilsa fishery Examining both social and ecological impacts of the incentive-based scheme, and Assessing the profitability, power … livelihoods/poverty alleviation; 2) ecology or hilsa population and biodiversity in general; and 3) local economy – such as food price and …
Project, 29 June 2015
REDD: Protecting climate, forests and livelihoods
… reflects. What is REDD? Put very simply, REDD involves some kind of incentive for changing the way forest resources are used. As such, it … for actions that prevent forest loss or degradation. These transfer mechanisms can include carbon trading, or paying for forest management. … in principle, go towards actions that enable developing countries to conserve or sustainably use their forests (say, through more appropriate …
Article, 14 May 2009
Assessing REDD+: beyond carbon measurements
… term. 5. Access to markets for both goods and services , including biodiversity, carbon and watershed protection. Carbon credits may … community enterprises. But, it has also resulted because of a lack of mechanisms to value and compensate for key gains such as biodiversity conservation and carbon credits generated by these …
Insight, 08 September 2011
REDD+: Learning from participatory forest management
… of success stories to show that such strategies can simultaneously conserve forests and boost local livelihoods. There are more than 5,300 … legislation to share revenues between state and communities as an incentive for good forest management. But, in Mozambique, only half of … carbon rights. Third, generating benefits, equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms and biodiversity conservation. One key point to remember is …
Insight, 10 November 2011
Discussing free, prior and informed consent in REDD+
Free, prior and informed consent in REDD+: going beyond the right to say ‘no’
… Luki National Reserve is split into three parts: a 6,816 hectare core biodiversity conservation zone, a 5,216 hectare buffer zone and nearly … for establishing protected areas. At that time, conserving biodiversity was the prime objective and it was thought that people … and participation in decision-making, it is important to identify mechanisms to reach out to the different groups within the community. In …
Insight, 27 July 2012
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Overview of Human-Wildlife Conflict in Cameroon
… have to reflect on various prevention, mitigation and compensation mechanisms. The current revision of the forestry code is a good … Biodiversity …
Publication, 01 February 2012