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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… Areas 11 Peace Parks in Africa’s Great Lakes Region 12 Developing a Regional Strategy for Conserving High Andean … Plan of Action, a framework for future action. In 2005, a small multi-stakeholder Secretariat will support the Mountain … paddies to 3,726m, Gunung Rinjani dominates the Indonesian island of Lombok. The upper slopes are clothed in cloud …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… is less recognised in the Pacific. Few Pacific island governments employ resource economists or use economic … region. In response to this, IUCN-Oceania organized a small gathering of those practicing resource and … and how these were overcome; and • key challenges faced in developing and conducting such projects, and lessons learnt, …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… Energy issues are particularly challenging for developing countries where high energy costs exert tremendous … Production Rural Electrification from Copra Many Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are dependent on imported petroleum … source and use increases. High fuel costs relative to the small economies of these PICs limits socio-economic …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… context, it provides some interesting insights into for developing PES in various landscapes. One of the key findings … G., and Ellison, K. 2002. The New Economy of Nature. Island Press. … find that “community-based projects, such as agroforestry, small-scale plantations, agroforests, secondary forest …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… 4 Acknowledgements We would like to thank the RUIG-GIAN Small Grants Programme for the support provided to this … costs, resorting to cheaper raw materials, researching and developing more efficient technologies, rationalising … of Institutions for the Environment (Washington, D.C. : Island Press). Hardin G. (1968), ` The Tragedy of Commons ´, …