Items tagged:
Environmental economics
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Idris bhai, your voice has been heard!
A chance conversation with a Bangladeshi fisherman may have paid off
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Are Kazakhstan's plans for a greener future at risk?
A major recent government restructure could present obstacles as well as opportunities for Kazakhstan's transition to a green economy
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Protecting ecosystems and livelihoods in Bangladesh
Bangladesh shifts towards more effective, equitable and sustainable approaches to safeguard hilsa fishing
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Environmental Funds: sustainable finance for conservation
Conservation Trust Funds provide sustainable financing for long-term conservation. Guest blogger Ann Marie Steffa Avila looks at the work of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC) in supporting grass roots projects. She explains how the funds operate and looks at a project to fund six ecotourism organisations
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Critical theme: What would business look like in a steady-state economy?
The latest in a series of seminars at IIED focusing on financial themes took place on 21 May with a discussion regarding the private sector and sustainable business practices
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Critical theme: How can the financial system serve a green and inclusive economy?
A series of seminars at IIED focusing on financial themes began on May 15 with a discussion addressing the relationship between financial systems and the green economy
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Understanding what's at stake
The importance of meaningful stakeholder reporting was the subject of a presentation by Pavan Sukhdev at the International Institute for Environment and Development this week
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IIED opens doors to open minds
As part of efforts to explore new ideas and widen the knowledge of its staff, IIED has launched a new series of talks by visiting experts
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Buy me an ocean: why we need payments for coastal and marine environments
Without incentives to properly manage coastal and marine environments, these valuable resources will continue to deteriorate — with dire consequences for already impoverished communities.
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Buy me a river
Asking poor households how much they would be willing to pay to protect a river in Thailand can help put a tangible price-tag on the river’s benefits — from clean water to flood control — and realistically assess the costs of overexploitation and degradation.
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Climate refugees of the future
Bangladesh is calling for the rights of environmental refugees to be recognised as the country battles rising sea levels and chronic poverty
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Keeping the forests we've got
The conservation of forests in countries like Suriname with high forest cover and low deforestation rates is not a priority for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Yet forest people suffer enormously from the effects of climate change.
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Markets and payments for environmental services
Payments for environmental services (also known as payments for ecosystem services or PES), are payments to farmers or landowners who have agreed to take certain actions to manage their land or watersheds to provide an ecological service.
