This list contains 39 entry(ies).
The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy Miyun project has generated important lessons about the process of working to improve landscapes and livelihoods in a watershed context. This paper documents and shares these lessons.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Jia, Li
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper documents insights and lessons about using markets and incentives to strengthen forest landscapes and livelihoods.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
It has become clear during recent global deliberations on biodiversity conservation that achieving Protected Area (PA) financial sustainability will require major changes in the way that PA funding is conceptualized, captured and used.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Thomas, Lee
- Valentine, Peter
Organization(s):
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- James Cook University, AU
- Rainforest CRC, AU
- WWF
This report has been commissioned by the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation Project at the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment, Government of Maldives, and its main objective is to quantify and demonstrate the economic value of the Maldivian coastal and marine biodiversity; and to provide an
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Baig, Saima
- Saleem, Marie
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- IUCN
- Maldives, Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment
The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) seeks to influence the ways in which forests are managed and used.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Faccer, K.
- Huberman, David
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This report presents the proceedings of the workshop, held in Hanoi and attended by participants representing GEF International Waters projects and partner institutions from governments and NGOs.
Author(s):
- Oliver, James
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Smith, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Vietnam
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- World Bank
In this toolkit, we focus on both human (socioeconomic) and biophysical (ecological) aspects of monitoring. Socioeconomic monitoring normally focuses on peoples knowledge and attitude towards an ecosystem as well as their natural resource use and dependence.
Author(s):
- Sriskanthan, Gaya
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B.
- Kallesoe, M. F.
- Ranasinghe, Thushara
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- UNEP
Author(s):
- Allen, David
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Hamiss, Hamoud
- Hepelwa, Aloyce
- Kasthala, Gita
- Kwayu, Emmanuel
- McIvor, Anna
- Springate-Baginski, Oliver
Organization(s):
- Darwin Initiative, UK
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Tanzania
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Howard, Geoffrey W.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), ZA
- CAB International
Value is a practical guide that explains the most important steps and techniques for the valuation of ecosystem services, and the incorporation of its results in decision making.
Author(s):
- Bos, Elroy
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
This paper addresses the need to factor the environment into coastal development planning.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
It has become clear during recent global deliberations on biodiversity conservation that achieving Protected Area (PA) financial sustainability will require major changes in the way that PA funding is conceptualized, captured and used.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Thomas, Lee
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- James Cook University, AU
- Rainforest CRC, AU
Sri Lanka has one of the oldest traditions of irrigation in the world. The economy and human settlements of early Sri Lankan society were organized around the ancient water tank (water storage reservoir) irrigation systems.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Vidanage, Shamen P.
- Perera, Sudarshana
- Kallesoe, M. F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
The socio-economic development plan for Sekong mentions increasing forest cover as one of its major objectives. This study focuses on natural regeneration (NFR) forests and what it would cost the country if NFR schemes were not undertaken.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Rosales, Rina Maria P.
- Kallesoe, M. F.
- Gerrard, Pauline
- Muangchanh, Phokhin
- Phomtavong, Sombounmy
- Khamsomphou, Somphao
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
Sri Lanka holds great potential for developing payment for environmental services (PES) and environmental service markets. However, this is a relatively new concept, and improving awareness and building institutional capacity remain a top priority and challenge.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Kallesoe, M. F.
- De Alwis, Diana
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
Wetlands are vital to the livelihoods of hundred of millions of people residing in the Lower Mekong region, and particularly to the food security of many of the rural poor.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Chong, Joanne
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
Water ecosystems have long been perceived by decision makers as having little value simply because their economic value is poorly understood and rarely articulated.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Bishop, Joshua
- Thomas, Lee
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Value is a practical guide that explains the most important steps and techniques for the valuation of ecosystem services, and the incorporation of its results in decision making.
Author(s):
- Blanch, José Maria
- Bos, Elroy
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Value is a practical guide that explains the most important steps and techniques for the valuation of ecosystem services, and the incorporation of its results in decision making.
Author(s):
- Bos, Elroy
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
The Muthurajawela Marsh is part of an integrated coastal wetland system of high biodiversity and ecological significance. Yet it is subject to intense and growing pressures from urban, residential, recreational and industrial development.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Kekulandala, L. D. C. B.
Author(s):
- Moyini, Yakobo
- Muramira, Eugene
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Shechambo, Fanuel
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNDP
- FAO
- Uganda, National Environment Management Authority
- Tanzania, National Environmental Management Council
- Kenya, National Environment Secretariat
Economic forces underlie and explain much biodiversity degradation and loss, and economic instruments provide a useful set of tools for strengthening biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Environmental Economics Programme for Asia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Karanja, Francis
- Gichere, Sam
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNDP
- FAO
- Uganda, National Environment Management Authority
- Tanzania, National Environmental Management Council
- Kenya, National Environment Secretariat
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Karanja, Francis
Organization(s):
- African Centre for Technology Studies, KE
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Tessema, Yemeserach
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa, Economics Programme
- IUCN, Marine and Coastal Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
- Kenya Wildlife Services, KE
Produced by IUCNs Eastern Africa Programme, this publication aims to investigate the extent to which communities have been provided with economic incentives to become involved in sustainable forest management in Eastern and Southern Africa, and how far perverse incentives and disincentives encou
Author(s):
- Mogaka, Hezron
- Simons, Gacheke
- Turpie, Jane
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Karanja, Francis
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
- Natural Resources International
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
The theme of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Session of the GBF was Using Biodiversity to Strengthen Livelihoods.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Maganya, Jeff
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- African Centre for Technology Studies, KE
- Africa Resources Trust, ZW
- Environmental Liaison Centre International
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNEP
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Muramira, Eugene
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Author(s):
- Barnes, Jonathan
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Smith, Brad
- Turpie, Jane
Organization(s):
- H.J. Ruitenbeek Resource Consulting Limited, ZA
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Mfunda, Iddi
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
This book contains a case study of the economic value of the Nakivubo urban wetland in Uganda. The case study demonstrates how wetlands contribute to economic activity, but also how the economic value of wetland goods and services is poorly understood
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Iyango, Lucy
- Luwum, Phoebe
- Malinga, Andrew
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Incorporating environmental concerns into economics involves introducing concepts of sustainability into scarcity.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Valuation forms a key exercise in economic analysis and provides important information for wetlands conservation.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
