Expanding Financing for Biodiversity Conservation : Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin America and Caribbean Region has been at the forefront of global biodiversity conservation, dedicating 20 percent of its land to protected areas compared to 13 percent in the rest of the developing world. This progress has stretched avail...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES ACTION PLANS ADJACENT AREAS AMAZON BASIN AMAZONIAN ECOSYSTEMS ATLANTIC FOREST BARRIER REEF BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION EFFORTS BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION POLICIES BIODIVERSITY IMPORTANCE BIODIVERSITY LAW BIODIVERSITY LOSS BIODIVERSITY MONITORING BIODIVERSITY POLICY BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION BIODIVERSITY RESOURCES BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOMES BIOSPHERE BIOSPHERE RESERVE BIRD BIRD SPECIES BIRDS BRAZILIAN AMAZON BUFFER ZONE BUFFER ZONES CARBON SEQUESTRATION CATTLE CATTLE RANCHERS CHANGING LAND USE CLEAN AIR CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE REGULATION CO-MANAGEMENT COASTAL AREAS COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPLEMENTS CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION EFFORTS CONSERVATION FINANCE CONSERVATION GOALS CONSERVATION INITIATIVES CONSERVATION MONITORING CONSERVATION NEEDS CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS CONSERVATION POLICIES CONSERVATION PRIORITY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS CONSERVATION SITE CONSERVATION TARGETS CONSERVATION VALUE CORDILLERA CULTURAL VALUES DEFORESTATION DEGRADATION OF FORESTS DEGRADED LANDS ECOLOGICAL SERVICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC VALUATION ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ENDANGERED SPECIES ENDEMIC SPECIES ENDEMISM ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ETHNIC COMMUNITIES EVOLUTION EXTRACTIVE ACTIVITIES EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES EXTRACTIVE RESERVE FAUNA FAUNA SPECIES FENCES FERTILIZATION FIRE FIGHTING FLAMINGOS FLORA FOREST AREA FOREST AREAS FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST ECOSYSTEM FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST FIRE FOREST LAND FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST RESTORATION FOREST SECTOR FOREST USE FORESTED AREAS FORESTS FRAGMENTATION FRESH WATER GENETIC GENETIC DIVERSITY GENETIC IMPROVEMENT GENETIC RESOURCES GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION GRASSLAND HABITAT HABITAT DEGRADATION HABITAT LOSS HABITATS HARMFUL ACTIVITIES HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS HERBIVORES HOTSPOTS HUNTING ILLEGAL HUNTING ILLEGAL LOGGING IN SITU CONSERVATION INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES INTACT FOREST INVASIVE SPECIES ISSUES LAKE LAKES LAND AREA LAND TENURE LAND USE PLANNING LATEX LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOGGING LONG-TERM CONSERVATION LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MAMMAL SPECIES MESOAMERICAN BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR MOUNTAIN REGION MOUNTAINS NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGIES NATIONAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARKS NATIVE SPECIES NATURAL AREAS NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL HABITATS NATURAL PROCESSES NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL WEALTH NATURE SWAPS NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS OCEANS ORCHIDS PARK AUTHORITY PASTURE PASTURES PESTS POPULATION DENSITY PROTECTED AREAS RAINFOREST RANCHES REDUCING EMISSIONS RESERVES RIVER BASINS ROADS SEA LEVEL SET ASIDE SPECIES OF AMPHIBIANS SPECIES OF BIRDS SPECIES OF FISH SPECIES OF FLORA SPECIES OF MAMMALS SPECIES OF REPTILES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY TIMBER TIMBER EXPLOITATION TOURISM TROPICAL FOREST UNCONTROLLED FIRES URBAN CENTERS URBAN SPRAWL VALUATION VARIETY VEGETATION VEGETATIVE COVER VIABLE ECOSYSTEMS WATERSHED WATERSHED PROTECTION WATERSHEDS WEAK ENFORCEMENT WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WOLVES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17617981/expanding-financing-biodiversity-conservation-experiences-latin-america-caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16592

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Summary:	The Latin America and Caribbean Region has been at the forefront of global biodiversity conservation, dedicating 20 percent of its land to protected areas compared to 13 percent in the rest of the developing world. This progress has stretched available budgets for conservation with estimates indicating that a twofold increase would be necessary to achieve optimal management of existing protected areas based on 2008 data. Recognizing the importance of this financing challenge, this document presents examples of how the region is successfully exploring news ways and sources of finance for biodiversity conservation. It is intended as an input to the global discussions on biodiversity financing drawing from a selective review of concrete experiences where governments are tapping nonpublic finance sources in effective partnerships. The cases reviewed point to common features contributing to their success: (i) variety in arrangements; (ii) enabling legal and institutional support; (iii) capacity based on record of experience; (iv) building social capital; (v) clarity about conservation objectives; (vi) strong government leadership in guiding biodiversity conservation policies and programs.

Expanding Financing for Biodiversity Conservation : Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean

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