This list contains 30 entry(ies).
World Heritage sites are examples of critical natural capital that must be protected. This report highlights the increasingly important and urgent role that banks need to play in helping to safeguard natural World Heritage sites now and for future generations.
The objective of this report is to identify financial product structures that have the potential to establish conservation finance in mainstream investment markets.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Credit Suisse AG
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, US
- McKinsey Center for Business and Environment
- Rockefeller Foundation, US
Wetlands have been the focus of conservation and restoration efforts for over a century, and governments, international actors (NGOs and academia) and local communities around the world are now increasingly engaging in wetland restoration or avoiding wetland degration activities for climate chang
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Howard, Jennifer
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Silvius, Marcel J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNEP
- Wetlands International
Global spending on nature conservation is currently estimated at around US$50 billion per year. Most of this is public money, yet even this is far from sufficient to maintain biodiversity and the ecosystem services upon which our economies, livelihoods and well-being depend.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Hill, Chloe
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
O desmatamento é responsável por aproximadamente 17% das emissões globais de gases de efeito estufa.
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Deforestation accounts for roughly 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
This study aims to explore options for pro-poor environmental fiscal reform (EFR) in Abbottabad. it serves as a primary evaluation, investigating ground realities, examining the institutional context and assessing household perceptions.
Author(s):
- Mustafa, Usman
- Haq, Mirajul
- Iftikhar, Ahmad
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), PK
- Pakistan, North-West Frontier Province, [Government]
This report is part of a series of investigations to determine whether pro-poor environmental fiscal reform can be designed and implemented in key sectors in the district of Abbottabad. This preliminary study aims to assess the current status of drinking water services in the district.
Author(s):
- Mustafa, Usman
- Haq, Mirajul
- Iftikhar, Ahmad
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), PK
- Pakistan, North-West Frontier Province, [Government]
This study reviews the financial costs of abating greenhouse gas emissions through Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). It is written from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective climate mitigation options.
Author(s):
- Bishop, Joshua
- Olsen, Nathalie
La base financiera de la gestión ambiental está intrínsicamente ligada en la actualidad a temas como cambio climático, cooperación internacional, justicia ambiental, distribución equitativa de beneficios que se generan con el uso de la biodiversidad, reconocimiento de valores culturales, y con lo
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
While the business case for climate change is now widely recognized, the business case for biodiversity has only to a limited extent been addressed.
Organization(s):
- Alcoa Foundation
- Alterra
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
Author(s):
- López Ornat, Arturo
- Jiménez-Caballero, Sira
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Azahar Programme
- Biodiversity Foundation
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Author(s):
- López Ornat, Arturo
- Jiménez-Caballero, Sira
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Azahar Programme
- Biodiversity Foundation
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Protected Areas in the Mediterranean significantly contribute to sustaining the economy of the region. Covering around 300,000 Km2, they provide freshwater flows, resources for hydropower, recreation and tourism, fisheries, biodiversity, and other ecosystem services.
Author(s):
- López Ornat, Arturo
- Jiménez-Caballero, Sira
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Azahar Programme
- Biodiversity Foundation
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
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
One of the world's greatest treasures is its land. To protect that land for the future, a group of dedicated environmental entrepreneurs is pioneering a new set of tools for land conservation deals.
Author(s):
- Balmford, Andrew
- Gravestock, Pippa
- Hockley, Neal
- McClean, Colin J.
- Roberts, Callum
Organization(s):
- National Acadamy of Sciences, US
The Conservation Finance Guide presents a host of potential financing opportunities for nature conservation in general, with a special focus on protected area management.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation Finance Alliance
- Conservation International
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNDP
- United States, AID
- United States, National Parks Conservation Association
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- WWF
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- CBNRM Support Programme
Author(s):
- Drucker, Graham
- Roberts, Jeremy
- Wolters, Rob
Organization(s):
- European Centre for Nature Conservation, NL
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement, des forêts et du paysage (OFEFP)
- UNEP
This publication presents a discussion of the range of benefits that can be generated by communities from CBNRM activities. The findings of this analysis attempt to address key issues at stake in CBNRM implementation in Botswana.
Author(s):
- Jagt, Corjan J. van der
- Gujadhur, Tara
- Bussel, F. van
Organization(s):
- IUCN Botswana
- SNV Botswana
- CBNRM Support Programme
Over 600 protected area agencies world-wide were surveyed on their budgets and staffing levels. From the 108 countries surveyed it emerged that budgetary provision was very uneven - ranging from $24 to $12,308 per km2.
Author(s):
- James, Alexander N.
- Green, Michael John Beverley
- Paine, James R.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- WCMC
Organization(s):
- Haiti, Ministère de l'Environnement
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Development Workshop, FR
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA)
- IUCN
- WCMC
- IUCN United States
