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13-Oct-2008 Second DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference. Biodiversity and Society: Understanding Connections, Adapting to Change

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Bibliography Protecting People in Protected Areas: Recapitulating Rights Campaign in Lowland Protected Areas of Nepal (24-Sep-2008)

Organisations United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (17-Sep-2008)

Initiatives Forest Governance Learning Group (15-Sep-2008)

The PCLG at the World Conservation Congress:

The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) will have a stand at the forthcoming World Conservation Congress, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 5 to 14 October 2008. All members of the PCLG are invited to use this space to display material (including short films) from their organisation or initiative. Please, ensure the material is relevant to the theme of poverty-conservation linkages. If you would to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact us at pclg@iied.org.

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The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG) is a forum for promoting dialogue and fostering learning between key stakeholders, from a range of backgrounds, on the links between biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction. One of our key strategies for accomplishing this is to collect, synthesise and disseminate relevant information. This website is our key mechanism for sharing and dissemination of information and experience on conservation-poverty linkages. The site is centred on four key, fully searchable, databases:

A bibliographic database provides details of the literature on conservation-poverty linkages. It can be searched for publications by specific organisations or types of organisations; by subject area; by geographic focus; by author; or by key word.
An organisations database highlights the range of organisations working on conservation-poverty linkages - including donor agencies, conservation organisations, NGOs, indigenous people's organisations and grassroots groups.
An initiatives database describes significant international initiatives designed to explore the links between conservation and poverty reduction - from broad poverty-environment programmes to focused single-issue agendas.
A case studies database is capturing practical, on-the-ground experience in linking conservation and poverty reduction and documenting the strategies employed in making these linkages. To date there are limited examples of case studies that have succeeded in measuring and monitoring both poverty and conservation impacts. We would particularly welcome additional contributions to this database. [temporarily withdrawn]

The databases are designed to continually evolve and we would welcome your contributions at any time, as well as any updates or comments on the accuracy and relevance of the existing entries.

As well as the databases, the website:

Lists learning events organised or supported by the PCLG.
Contains a section for posting Learning Group documents (including thinkpieces, position papers, workshop proceedings, archived newsletters).
Hosts a practitioners exchange forum to facilitate rapid exchange of information, post requests for assistance and so on from project managers, protected area officials and others.
Functions as a web portal, providing links to other sites of interest, members institutional sites, related databases, networks and so on.
Includes links to useful methodologies and tools that can assist either in integrating social issues in conservation policy and planning, or in mainstreaming biodiversity issues into poverty reduction policy and planning.

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