Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures

 
Submission
ID 6633
Submitting Entity IUCN
Submitted for Sixth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 6)
 
Main Information
Title Community-based incentives for nature conservation
Description This IUCN resource kit describes practical steps and methods of identifying and using incentives for community-based nature conservation, and illustrates these with a set of real-world case studies from Eastern Africa. It is targeted primarily at conservation and development managers engaged in the design and implementation of field-level programmes and projects.
Web Link /doc/case-studies/inc/cs-inc-iucn-09-en.pdf
 
Additional Information
Authors Lucie Emerton
Source Prepared by IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Eastern Africa Regional Office and Economics Unit, (2001).
Ecosystems Agricultural Biodiversity
Forest Biodiversity
Inland Waters Biodiversity
Dry and Sub-Humid Lands Biodiversity
Regions Africa
Incentive Measures Indirect Incentives (property rights, market creation)
Keywords Revenue sharing with communities
Strengthening property rights (land tenure, ...)
Community participation