Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures

 
Submission
ID 75534
Submitting Entity United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), The Global Mechanism
Submitted for Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)
 
Main Information
Title Incentive and Market Based Mechanisms: Selected Case Studies and Best Practises
Description The case studies are clustered around the 'incentive and market based mechanisms' identified by CATIE, a Central American research institutions, which are considered as enabling and facilitating investments by land users in sustainable land management practices.  
These case studies are secondary desk research and part of a broader initiative which includes testing the framework for these mechanisms in some countries in the context of awareness raising and capacity building efforts with partner governments and identifying ongoing initiatives.
Web Link /doc/case-studies/inc/cs-inc-IMBMsCasestudies-en.doc
 
Additional Information
Countries Brazil
China
India
Trinidad and Tobago
Ecuador
Malaysia
Republic of Moldova
Costa Rica
Guyana
Nicaragua
United Republic of Tanzania
Nepal
Zambia
Mali
Kenya
Indonesia
Ecosystems Dry and Sub-Humid Lands Biodiversity
Regions Africa
Asia and the Pacific
Central and Eastern Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
Incentive Measures Positive Incentives (subsidies, tax breaks, ...)
Reform of Perverse Incentives
Keywords Financing
Evaluation
Subsidies, Community-based Natural Resource Management
Communication, Education and Public Awareness