The symposium “Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: what, why and how?”, organized by the PCLG Secretariat, took place on 28^th and 29^th April 2010 at the Zoological Society of London. More than 200 people, from a range of conservation and development organisations and academic institutions, at… Continue

The PCLG Secretariat is organizing an international symposium titled “Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: what, why and how?”. The symposium will take place on 28th and 29th April 2010 and will be 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 will be to review what we actually know about the degree to which biodiversity co… Continue

IUCN NL coordinates the Natureandpoverty.net programme. As part of this programme, IUCN NL has recently launched Natureandpoverty.net (http://www.natureandpoverty.net/), an online platform for practitioners working on ecosystem management and poverty alleviation, aimed at increasing the understanding and effective action on the linkages between nature conservation and poverty alleviation. A key element in the design and set up of the platform is an… Continue

The PCLG Secretariat is organizing an international symposium that will take place on 28th and 29th April 2010 and will be 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 will be to review what we actually know about the degree to which biodiversity conservation contributes to poverty reduction. The PCLG Secretariat is now commissioning a series… Continue