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Biodiversity is fundamental to sustaining life. In order to maintain biodiversity, the OECD recognizes a need for economic valuation of ecological services, sustainable use opportunities through economic incentives, such as market creation, and indicators of key biodiversity variables.
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30-Nov-2009
This report examines how biodiversity co-benefits in REDD can be enhanced, both at the design and implementation level. It discusses potential biodiversity implications of different REDD design options that have been put forward in the international climate change negotiations and proceeds by examining how the creation of additional biodiversity-specific incentives could be used to complement a REDD mechanism, so as to target biodiversity benefits directly (OECD Environment Working Papers).
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13-Jul-2009
The purpose of the workshop was to discuss and exchange experiences and views on: (i) existing financing gaps and the need for an international financing mechanism for biodiversity; (ii) how to scale-up existing financing for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use; (iii) how to enhance the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity financing, including via targeting; and (iv) lessons learned and how to move forward.
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15-Jun-2009
Biodiversity policies promote the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of biologically diverse ecosystems and habitats. In doing so, they create significant public benefits and contribute to social well-being.
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15-Jun-2009
In 2008, the OECD Working Group on Economic Aspects of Biodiversity undertook a review of country implementation of the Council Recommendation.
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01-Apr-2008
On March 26 2008, a Workshop on “Incentives to Capture the Biodiversity and Carbon Benefits for Reducing Deforestation: Linkages, Synergies and Limitations” was held in Paris...
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