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CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… and their willingness to prepare presentations. Equally, developing the terms of reference for the working groups … of a species. For example, harvests that are clearly small in relation to the overall abundance or distribution of … Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Synthesis. Island Press, New York, USA. Milledge, S., Gelvas, I. and …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… resource use and the establishment of a marine park: Mafia Island, Tanzania', Ambio 24 (7-8):475-481 This article … & Barbier, E. B., (1992), What is Biodiversity Worth to a Developing Country? Capturing the Pharmaceutical Value of … system at decentralised level to promote participation of small scale sector in new ventures; B) To develop low cost …
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 …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… degradation. Among the problems faced by cities in developing countries and those with economies in transition … around areas of intensive human influence, ranging from small communities to dense urban centres, that is occupied or … air through transpiration, trees help to offset the "heat island effect" of urban areas. Trees are also effective in …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… would like to congratulate the authors of this volume for developing a diagnostic tool which helps to better understand … that such private projects will mostly develop at a small scale with the objec- tive to solve a specific local … 2005. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis. Island Press, Washington, D.C. Porras et al., 2008. All that …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… 3. Conclusions on the legal and policy basis for developing payments for ecosystem services in Viet … existing law, individual land holdings are relatively small, with the exception of protection forests that may be … Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems, Island Press, Washington DC. Wunder, S., Bui Dung T., and E. …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… The coal industry still benefits from large subsidies in a small number of countries, notably Germany, although these … particular technology and R&D funding. Energy subsidies in developing countries and countries with economies in … Tax Dollars Can Undercut the Environment and the Economy, Island Press: Washington, D.C. OECD (1998), Improving the …