Browsing by Author "Landell-Mills, N."

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  • ¿Bala de plata u oro de tontos? Una revisión global de mercados para servicios ambientales forestales y sus impactos en la pobreza
    Landell-Mills, N.; Porras, I. T. (London, UK: International Institute for Environment and Development, 2004)
    Los enfoques de gestión ambiental basados en la lógica del mercado están en boga. Son seductoras las afirmaciones que aseguran que los mecanismos de mercado pueden incentivar la protección ambiental y promover major eficiencia económica, mientras que ahorran el dinero de los contribuyentes. En el sector forestal, los formuladores de politicas le están prestando atención a este consejo y favoreciendo los mecanismos de incentivos que buscan alinear el entusiasmo privado con el bien publico, en lugar de mantener los sistemas basados en el comando y control. En algunos casos, los gobiernos llegan a promover la creación de mercado donde antes no existían. En otros casos, los mercados estan evolucionando voluntariamente. Este informe intenta hacer un repaso global de los mercados emergentes para el secuestro de carbono, conservación de la biodiversidad, protección de cuencas y belleza paisajistica. En total, se estudian casos de 287 países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo. Mientras que enfatiza una gran diversidad de experiencias a través del mundo, el informe también extrae aprendizajes transversales relacionados con las formas, fuerzas impulsoras, procesos e impactos de mercado. El informe llama tanto al optimismo como a la precaución, con especial atención a las potenciales trampas, tanto como a las oportunidades y riesgos que enfrentan los grupos más pobres. Los formuladores y practicantes de política ambiental que buscan trabajar con problemas ambientales y sociales en el sector forestal a través de instrumentos de mercado harían bien en considerar los puntos de vista planteados en este análisis.
  • Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ecotourism project
    Transturi; Landell-Mills, N.; Porras, I. T. (2006-12-04)
    Transturi, a major tour operator in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, entered into an agreement with the Zancudo people to provide exclusive access, refrain from hunting around the hotel, and protecting the area from encroachment. In return the local people were offered employment, food and medical supplies, transport, and some educational services. The collapse of tourism in the area strained the agreement resulting in lower Zancudo employment levels and the resuming of hunting near the hotel, but the Zancudo people still appear to be gaining significant benefits from the relationship.
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    Developing markets for the ecosystem services of forests
    Powell, I.; White, A.; Landell-Mills, N. (Washington, D.C.: Forest Trends, 2002)
  • Selling forest environmental services: Market-based mechanisms for conservation and development
    Pagiola, Stefano; Bishop, J.; Landell-Mills, N. (London, UK: Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2002)
    Forest destruction throughout the world poses significant risks. Not only are forests a source of valuable timber and non-timber products, but they also provide important environmental services that help sustain life on Earth. However, only rarely do beneficiaries pay for the services they receive, resulting in low incentives to conserve forests, and limiting opportunities for rural development. Market-based approaches are thought to offer considerable promise as a means to promote forest conservation, and as a new source of income for rural communities. However, it has proven difficult to translate the theory into practice. Based on extensive research and case studies of markets for biodiversity conservation, watershed protection and carbon sequestration, this book demonstrates how payment systems can be established in practice, their effectiveness and their implications for the poor.
  • Silver bullet or fools' gold: A global review of markets for forest environmental services and their impact on the poor
    Landell-Mills, N.; Porras, I. T. (London: International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002)
    Market-based approaches to environmental management are increasingly common in all sectors of the economy. Forestry is no exception. Governments around the world have opened the door to private sector participation in all aspects of forestry, typically involving the use of market-based instruments to guide private investment. Of the many tools available to policymakers, by far the most ambitious is the development of markets for previously non-traded forest environmental services, such as recreation, carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation and watershed protection. However, little guidance is available on the mechanics of developing and managing markets, or on how to ensure that new markets are equitable as well as efficient. This report sheds new light on the issues through a global review of emerging markets based on 287 cases from both developed and developing countries.