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| Submission |
| ID |
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5296 |
| Submitting Entity |
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IIED |
| Submitted for |
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Fourth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 4) |
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| Main Information |
| Title |
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The Tagua Initiative, Ecuador |
| Description |
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Tagua trees have been used for button making for over 100 years. After having faced competition from plastic substitutes, with the rise in interest in natural product, the demand has resumed. With higher expected returns, interest in conservation increased.
Incentive measures used include: the promotion of income generating activities; market assistance; access to finance; licensing of distributors, with 5 % premium; enterprise development. |
| Web Link |
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/doc/meetings/cop/cop-04/official/cop-04-18-en.pdf |
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| Additional Information |
| Source |
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Study is from: Unlocking the trade opportunity, IIED and UN/ DPCSD, 1997. |
| Countries |
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Ecuador |
| Ecosystems |
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Forest Biodiversity |
| Regions |
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Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Incentive Measures |
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Indirect Incentives (property rights, market creation)
Positive Incentives (subsidies, tax breaks, ...) |
| Keywords |
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Market creation (organic production, tourism, ...)
Support payment |
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