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| Submission |
| ID |
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62748 |
| Submitting Entity |
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Netherlands, in cooperation with IFC, UNEP, IUCN, and the CBD Secretariat |
| Submitted for |
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Fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 14) |
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| Main Information |
| Title |
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An international market-based instrument to finance biodiversity conservation: towards a Green Development Mechanism |
| Description |
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The Expert Workshop on a Green Development Mechanism was held on 9-10
February 2009 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The aim was to discuss the potential
for a global financial mechanism aimed at addressing biodiversity loss: a Green
Development Mechanism (GDM). Participants at the Workshop included
representatives from national governments, the private sector, international
organisations, NGOs and academia. The objectives of the Workshop were as follows:
1) To establish whether there is a valid case for a GDM. This case rests partly on
the significance of biodiversity loss as a global problem. It also relies on the
absence of existing instruments to address the problem.
2) To agree on the necessary features that a GDM must have if it is to be
effective.
3) To develop one or more proposals for the form a GDM might take.
4) To generate a possible plans of work for the further development of a GDM. |
| Web Link |
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/doc/case-studies/inc/cs-inc-Amsterdam-workshop-2009-en.pdf |
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| Additional Information |
| Authors |
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Mullan, K. and T, Swanson |
| Ecosystems |
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Biodiversity for Development |
| Regions |
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Global |
| Incentive Measures |
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Positive Incentives (subsidies, tax breaks, ...) |
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