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05-Jul-2009 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM)

21-Sep-2009 11th Annual BIOECON Conference on "Economic Instruments to Enhance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity"

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Bibliography Human Nature (07-May-2009)

Organisations Village Enterprise Fund (17-May-2009)

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

PCLG International Symposium:

The PCLG Secretariat is organizing an international symposium that will take place in 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 will shortly be commissioning a series of "state of knowledge" reviews to inform this symposium. Anyone who would like to receive the Terms of Reference for these studies is welcome to contact us (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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