This folder aims to bring together all individuals and organisations active in the field of developing tools and guidelines for Nature Valuation and Financing which are relevant to Tropical Forests. The folder will provide a portal function to relevant literature, organisations, links and case studies related to valuation and financing of tropical forests. It is also very encouraged to participate in the Discussion on Tropical Forests by posting reflections and ideas about the subject.
Showcase: The Guiana Shield Initiative
The Guiana Shield Initiative (GSI) is an ambitious ecoregional project with the aim of setting up a sustainable financial mechanism to conserve the unique in-tact ecosystems of the Guiana Shield. The premise is that without financial stability for conservation and sustainable development activities, the natural resources of one of the few remaining expansive tracts of primary forest will disappear due to exploitation for short-term financial gains via destructive activities, such as logging, mining, the advancing agricultural frontier and ill-planned infrastructure. |
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The contact person is Ms Florence BERNARD.
Florence is an MSc graduate in Agronomy at ENSAIA (National Engineer School of Agronomy and Food Sciences, Nancy, France) and in Environmental sciences (Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands). She has worked on functions and financial mechanisms for protected areas for her thesis, where she focused on the case study of a National Park in Costa Rica. Her thesis is available in the publication database and as a scientific publication on the subject in the Forest Policy and Economics journal.
In 2009, she worked on the development of the French Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) for the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea. Her main areas of interests include environmental economics, integrated natural resource management and environmental planning.
Contact: florencebernard@ymail.com
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