Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Practice: Can the Concept of PES Deliver?

Nelson Grima, Lisa Ringhofer, Simron J. Singh, Barbara Smetschka and Christian Lauk
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Nelson Grima: Nelson Grima, Institute of Social Ecology, Alpen-Adria University, Schottenfeldgasse 29, Vienna, Austria
Lisa Ringhofer: TripleMinds Consultancy Network, Lenneisgasse, Vienna, Austria
Simron J. Singh: SEED, Faculty of Environment, Waterloo University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Barbara Smetschka: Institute of Social Ecology, Alpen-Adria University, Schottenfeldgasse 29, Vienna, Austria
Christian Lauk: Institute of Social Ecology, Alpen-Adria University, Schottenfeldgasse 29, Vienna, Austria

Progress in Development Studies, 2017, vol. 17, issue 4, 267-281

Abstract: Given the intricate link between biodiversity and poverty, this article critically reflects on the role of mainstreaming biodiversity in development policy and practice. In order to better understand the operational challenges ‘on the ground’, we present some of the dominant development frameworks within which development organizations operate, all with a view to better understand how aid ‘thinks’ and ‘works’. The article then examines the concept of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) as a potential avenue to mainstream biodiversity into development.

Keywords: Development organizations; biodiversity mainstreaming; Payment for Ecosystem Services; poverty alleviation; sustainable livelihoods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/1464993417716356

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