learning group meeting report
PCLG International Symposium
28th and 29th April 2010, ZSL, London, UK
IIED, with PCLG members UNEP-WCMC and AWF recently organised an international symposium titled "Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: what, why and how?". The symposium took place on 28th and 29th April 2010 and was hosted by the Zoological Society of London. Recognising that the CBD 2010 target includes ‘contributing to poverty reduction’ as a key rationale for halting biodiversity loss, the aim of the symposium was to review what we actually know about the degree to which biodiversity conservation contributes to poverty reduction.
See documents:
Report of the Symposium "Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction: What, Why and How?"
Does Conserving Biodiversity Work To Reduce Poverty? A state of knowledge review
Presentations abstracts
Posters abstracts
Journal articles on the symposium:
NatureNews: Conservation's poverty reduction claims questioned
SciDev.net: Study pinpoints whether conservation can fight poverty
Photos from the symposium have been uploaded on the PCLG Ning website
Further documents:
Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Alleviation: A State of Knowledge Review
Conservation Enterprise – What Works, Where and for Whom?
The presentations from the symposium are available to view below
9.30–10.00 Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: how, what and where?
Dilys Roe, Joanna Elliott and Matt Walpole
SESSION I: KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS – THE GLOBAL CONTEXT
10.00–10.30 Poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation: an economic perspective
Pavan Sukhdev, Heidi Wittmer and Uta Berghöfer
10.30–11.00 Biodiversity and poverty: a political perspective
Bill Adams
SESSION II: BIODIVERSITY–POVERTY LINKAGES – STATE OF KNOWLEDGE REVIEWS
11.30–12.00 The geographical overlap between biodiversity and poverty: a state of knowledge review
Monica Hernandez Morcillo, Philip Martin and Matt Walpole
12.00–12.30 Dependence of the poor on biodiversity – which poor, what biodiversity?
Bhaskar Vira and Andreas Kontoleon
12.30–13.00 Biodiversity as a poverty trap, safety net or route out of poverty?
Craig Leisher and Neil Larsen
SESSION III: BIODIVERSITY–POVERTY LINKAGES FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF POOR PEOPLE
14.00–14.30 From Sahelian agropastoralism to global drylands: biodiversity-poverty linkages
Michael Mortimore
14.30–15.00 Pastoralists and conservation – who benefits?
Katherine Homewood, Pippa Chenevix Trench and Dan Brockington
15.00–15.30 Forest conservation and poor people
Brian Belcher
16.00–16.30 Biodiversity and poverty in coastal environments
Jock Campbell and Phil Townsley
16.30–17.00 Biodiversity: a strategic value in resilient food systems
Willy Douma
SESSION IV: DIFFERENT RESPONSES TO BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND THEIR POVERTY IMPLICATIONS
9.00–9.30 Payments for environmental services – benefits for conservation and poor people
Sven Wunder and Jan Börner
9.30–10.00 Conservation priority areas, poverty, and payments for ecosystem services: a global view
Will Turner, Thomas Brooks and Katrina Brandon
10.00–10.30 Species conservation and poverty reduction: Experiences from African great ape conservation
Chris Sandbrook
11.00–11.30 Community-based approaches for linking conservation and livelihood objectives
Fikret Berkes
11.30–12.00 Conservation enterprise – what works, where and for whom?
Daudi Sumba and Joanna Elliott
12.00–12.30 Protected areas and human well-being: benefits, costs and governance regimes
Dan Brockington and George Holmes
12.30–13.00 CBD – framework for poverty reduction and development beyond 2010
Alberto Vega
14.00-15.00 SESSION V: “REAL WORLD” EXPERIENCE
Approaches to conservation and poverty reduction: entry point – working with local organisations
>David Thomas
Entry point – natural resource governance
Phil Franks
Namibia: Entry point – national policy and programmes
Brian Jones
Entry point – celebrating local success in linking conservation and poverty reduction
Eileen de Ravin
See document: Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction: What, Why and How? (PDF , 999k)
Other meeting documents:
- Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction symposium - flyer, programme and registration form
(PDF , 1239k) - Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction symposium - poster
(PDF , 1001k) - Payments for Environmental Services and Poverty (Wunder/Börner)
(PDF , 172k) - Posters Abstracts
(PDF , 205k) - Presentations abstracts
(PDF , 830k) - ToRs for Biodiversity-Poverty state of knowledge reviews.doc
(PDF , 55k)
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