IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

PROFOR-IUCN Poverty-Forest Tool Kit

"An estimated 1.2 billion people rely on forests for some part of their livelihoods. However, the importance of forests is often overlooked in national development processes such as poverty reduction strategies due to inadequate evidence documenting how forests sustain the poor. …  

19 May 2010 | Downloads - document

The effectiveness of integrated conservation and development interventions in a Central African forest landscape

A recent study in Cameroon has found that participatory modeling is a valuable means of capturing the complexities of achieving conservation at landscape scales and of stimulating innovative solutions to entrenched problems. …  

14 May 2010 | Downloads - document

A gateway to PES: using payments for ecosystem services for livelihoods and landscapes

The main objective of this work is to provide an introduction and sense of direction (i.e. a “Gateway”) into the complicated world of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). It by no means intends to serve as a comprehensive overview of this vast field. It provides one entry point for engaging in PES, and was designed to fit into the broader Livelihoods and Landscapes (LLS) strategy, as developed by IUCN’s Forest Conservation Programme. …  

29 Apr 2010 | Downloads - publication

Delivering Environmental Services in Landscapes: Experiences with PES through IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy

With the aim of investigating the scope of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) as an ecosystem management tool, this article draws from ongoing work being carried out by IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) to explore how two different forms of PES (carbon- and water-related) can potentially be combined to strengthen conservation efforts.  …  

10 Feb 2010 | Downloads - document

REDD payments as incentive for reducing forest loss

"Strategies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) could become an important part of a new agreement for climate change mitigation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. …  

15 Dec 2009 | Downloads - document

Livelihoods & Landscapes - Part 1: Strategic Overview

Livelihoods & Landscapes - Part 2: Operational Components

Livelihoods & Landscapes - Executive Summary

Brochure: Better forests, better lives