3rd September 2018
Published under: Enabling Environment,Why Natural Capital?
This article paper was originally published in: Ecosystem Services. Highlights: The perception of farmers on ES and their management is complex and interconnected. Agroecological, conventional and large scale farmers have different perceptions of ES. A more complex perception on ES is associated with more diversified agroecosystems. “Abstract: Agricultural systems are complex socio-ecological systems that are managed by farmers… [more]
20th July 2018
Published under: Enabling Environment
This article was originally published on The Nature Conservancy. The Brazilian Amazon; East Africa’s savannahs; Western Canada’s temperate rainforests; Northern Australia’s deserts: what do these habitats all have in common? They are massive carbon sinks, rich in wildlife—and much of their area is managed by indigenous peoples. In fact, indigenous peoples and local communities own… [more]
21st June 2018
Published under: Data Tools & Methodologies,Enabling Environment
This paper was originally published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. “Abstract: Payments for environmental services (PES) programs incentivize landowners to protect or improve natural resources. Many conservationists fear that introducing compensation for actions previously offered voluntarily will reduce social capital (the institutions, relationships, attitudes, and values… [more]
3rd April 2018
Published under: Enabling Environment,Why Natural Capital?
This article was originally published on The Amazon Conservation Team. “Secure land rights for indigenous peoples can produce significant social, environmental and economic benefits for local communities and society at large. In the nation of Colombia, in recent years, local indigenous organizations, the international community, and the government have joined forces to achieve significant advances in the… [more]
29th March 2018
Published under: Enabling Environment
This article was originally published on IUCN. “European and global food systems will only be able to continue delivering if the natural world is in a healthy condition, IUCN’s Global Director for Policy, Cyriaque Sendashonga, said on Tuesday (27 March) during a major event in Brussels on the future of agriculture. Agricultural systems are deeply… [more]
13th March 2018
Published under: Enabling Environment
This paper was originally published in Nature Sustainability. “Abstract: Recent decades have witnessed a considerable increase in Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)—programmes that exchange value for land management practices intended to provide or ensure ecosystem services—with over 550 active programmes around the globe and an estimated US$36–42 billion in annual transactions. PES represent a recent policy… [more]