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The Governance of Nature and the Nature of Governance: Policy that works for biodiversity and livelihoods
Krystyna Swiderska with Dilys Roe, Linda Siegele, Maryanne Grieg-Gran
Issue paper, 184 pages
This report examines the governance of biodiversity - how it is managed and how decisions about it are made - at local, national and international level. It reviews experience with community-based conservation, mainstreaming biodiversity, and the Biodiversity Convention process, and includes case studies from India, Peru and Tanzania. It also recommends ways to improve the governance of biodiversity to deliver more benefits to people and planet.
Publication information
- IIED code: 14564IIED
- Published: Nov 2008 - IIED
- Theme: Biodiversity
- Series: Biodiversity and Livelihoods Issue Papers 08
- ISBN: 978-1-84369-700-8
- Language:
English
Project information
Community-based initiatives for biodiversity and poverty reduction, where biodiversity is sustainably managed by communities for nutrition, health, cultural and other needs, receive little official support and recognition. Their wider adoption is often hampered by unsupportive policy environments.
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