Mainstreaming of Natural Capital and Biodiversity into Planning and Decision-Making: Cases from Latin America and the Caribbean

Resource type: 
Research
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
Inter-American Development Bank
Type of entity: 
Bank
Key themes: 
Natural Capital
Societal challenges: 
Green Space Management
Place Regeneration & Knowledge
Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
Scope: 
Latin America
Description: 

This report investigates the region’s efforts to mainstream natural capital and biodiversity concerns into public policy. It also provides a series of policy tools and instruments: payments for ecosystems services, innovation in managing protected areas, conservation trust funds, nature-based solutions for infrastructure, small-scale sustainable fisheries management, natural capital and ecosystem accounting, and ecosystem-based adaptation in agriculture.

Semester theme: 
3. Standards
Date: 
2021
Language: 
EN