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14-Jul-2008 IASC 12th Biennial Global Conference

05-Oct-2008 World Conservation Congress

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Bibliography Keeping Campfire Going: Political Uncertainty and Natural Resource Management in Zimbabwe (30-Jun-2008)

Case Studies Traditional Ecological Knowledge as a Tool for CBNRM in Botswana (26-Jun-2008)

Organisations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) (26-Jun-2008)

Initiatives Biodiversity for Development (26-Jun-2008)

Biodiversity for Poverty Reduction at the CBD Cop9

The PCLG Secretariat hosted a successful “Biodiversity for Poverty Reduction Day” during CBD CoP9 in collaboration with the CBD Secretariat, German Federal Nature Conservation Agency (BfN) and the Equator Initiative. Over 100 participants enjoyed a varied programme ranging from a key note address from Pavan Sukhdev – author of the G8-commissioned study on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity - to case studies of community-based initiatives. All the material produced for this event will soon be available on this website.

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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.

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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