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Delivering Environmental Services in Landscapes: Experiences with PES through IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
10 Feb 2010 | Downloads - Document
The Financial Costs of REDD - Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia
This study discusses the financial costs of abating greenhouse gas emissions through reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). It is written from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective mitigation options. A review of empirical data from Brazil and Indonesia suggests that REDD may, in many areas, provide a cost-effective mitigation option, with estimated costs lying in a range of US$ 2-10 per ton of CO2e. …
22 Jan 2010 | Downloads - Publication
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action is now in Japanese
The hotel guide produced by IUCN in partnership with Accor and IHRA is now in Japanese. …
05 Jan 2010 | Downloads - Publication
Agrobiodiversity Handbook
The importance of biodiversity for livelihoods and agriculture is increasingly recognised worldwide. In Lao PDR this is particularly apparent where the livelihoods of farmers are heavily dependent, not only on farming, but also on wildlife and non-timber forest products (NTFPs). …
10 Jun 2009 | Downloads - Publication
BBP Annual Report 2008
"Synergies" is the 2008 Annual Report of the Business and Biodiversity Programme (BBP) …
29 May 2009 | Downloads - Document
Buy, Sell and Trade! Free Game on Ecosystem Services.
IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), along with input from key stakeholders (Earthwatch Institute, World Resources Institute, Katoomba Group/Forest Trends, the US Business Council for Sustainable Development and Fundacion Entorno) have developed a free, interactive and fun game about how ecosystem markets work. …
20 Jan 2009 | Downloads - Document
How to help your hotel help Nature
From cotton towels and sheets in guest rooms, to food in the restaurant and wood used for furniture and fittings – the products of biodiversity are everywhere inside hotels. Outside, plants and animals make a hotel’s public spaces and gardens attractive for guests, while beyond the hotel gates, parks, green spaces, coasts and natural habitats provide guests with opportunities for recreation and enjoyment. …
02 Oct 2008 | Downloads - Publication
