world resources 2008: iucn press conference, october 7, 2008
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The World Resources Report 2008 shows how expanding nature-based enterprises can increase income for the world’s rural poor. This approach can also develop the rural poor’s resilience to social and environmental threats such as climate change.TRANSCRIPT
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THE WORLD BANK
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Rural Poverty Remains Stubbornly Persistent and Pervasive
NUMBER OF POOR BY REGION, 1981-2005
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East Asia and Pacific South AsiaSub-Saharan Africa Rest of Developing World
% of Poor who are Rural
1981: 75%
2005: 74%
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Provisioning Capture fisheriesWild foodsBiomass fuelGenetic resourcesBiochemicalsFresh water
Air quality regulationClimate regulationErosion regulationWater purificationPest regulationPollinationNatural hazard regul.
Spiritual valuesAesthetic values
Degraded EnhancedMixed
Cultural
Regulating
CropsLivestockAquaculture
Carbon sequestration
TimberFiber
Water regulationDisease regulation
Recreation & ecotourism
Provisioning Capture fisheriesWild foodsBiomass fuelGenetic resourcesBiochemicalsFresh water
Air quality regulationClimate regulationErosion regulationWater purificationPest regulationPollinationNatural hazard regul.
Spiritual valuesAesthetic values
Degraded EnhancedMixed
Cultural
Regulating
CropsLivestockAquaculture
Carbon sequestration
TimberFiber
Water regulationDisease regulation
Recreation & ecotourism
Two-Thirds of Ecosystem Services are Degraded
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Food and Fuel Prices have Spiked
Shares of Food, Beverages, and Fuel in Household Expenditure, 2007
World Commodity Prices,
Jan. 2000-Feb. 2008
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GHG Emissions Surpass IPCC Estimates
Source:Parry et al. 2001, and IPCC WG 2 2007
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World Resources 2005: The Wealth of the Poor
KEY FINDNGS
Nature anchors household economies of rural poor
CBNRM can be pro-poor under the right conditions
Tenure reform is catalytic.
Governments must construct an enabling, not disabling environment
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World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience
KEY FINDNGS
Building resilience (in addition to income) is important
Properly design nature-based enterprises is a promising model
Challenge is one of scale
Ownership, capacity and connection are key elements for successful scaling
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Restoring Wetland Livelihoods in Bangladesh
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1. Ownership
* Resource Rights
* Participation
* Desire
* Investment
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2. Capacity
* Technical Assistance
* Technological Resources
* Business Skills
* Social Capacity
* Institutional Capacity
* Leadership Development
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3. Connection
• Horizontal Linkages
•Communicating Success
•Vertical Linkages
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THE WORLD BANK
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Pro-Rural and Pro-Poor Policies
• Flexible and Inclusive Tenure Rights
•Fair Competition, Regulatory and Tax Regimes
•Community-Driven Physical Infrastructure
• Line Agencies Responsive to Rural Poor
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What is Resilience
Resilience
Ecosystem Resilience Economic Resilience Social Resilience
* Absorb Disturbance
* Avoid Threshold
* Shock Recovery
* Livelihood Options
* Social Capital
* Crisis Resolution
WRR 2008: Scaling-Up Nature-Based Enterprise
Photos from Case Study: Building Livelihoods in Wetlands of Bangladesh
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Ways to Scale Up
Quantitative Scaling:
*Size of Enterprise
*Number of Enterprises
*Geographical Base
Organizational Scaling: *Enterprise Capacity
Political Scaling: *Influence in Government Institutional
Scaling: *Public Institutions
*Establish and Distribute Benefits
WRR 2008: Scaling-Up Nature-Based Enterprise
Functional Scaling: *Scope of Activities
Photos: Scaling of Re-greening in Niger
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Ownership
Connection
Capacity
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Intermediary Support Organizations
Building Bridges to Scale Up Nature-Based Enterprise