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| Submission |
| ID |
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5474 |
| Submitting Entity |
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IUCN |
| Submitted for |
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Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 5) |
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| Main Information |
| Title |
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Livelihood and market incentives for sustainable land use in natural woodland areas of Kibwezi, Kenya |
| Description |
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Kibwezi Division lies in the arid and semi-arid agro-ecological zone of south-eastern Kenya. Although most of the 15,000 households in the Division depend on mixed smallholder farming, Kibwezi is an agriculturally marginal area. A range of economic incentives were identified as tools for natural woodlands conservation and rural livelihood development in Kibwezi, including: (a) Using fiscal instruments to add value to existing activities,
promote multiple use and improve harvesting; (b) Increasing household value added through improving prices and markets; (c) Using financial instruments to encourage investment in improved harvesting, processing and entry into new product uses and markets. |
| Web Link |
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/doc/meetings/cop/cop-05/information/cop-05-inf-14-en.pdf |
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| Additional Information |
| Countries |
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Kenya |
| Ecosystems |
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Agricultural Biodiversity
Dry and Sub-Humid Lands Biodiversity |
| Regions |
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Africa |
| Incentive Measures |
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Environmental Funds / Investments
Indirect Incentives (property rights, market creation)
Positive Incentives (subsidies, tax breaks, ...) |
| Keywords |
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Market creation (organic production, tourism, ...)
Agri-environmental payments
Conservation payments
Support payment |
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