Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG

The World Bank Group (WBG) has a long experience in engaging in biodiversity with world-class expertise in the field. It has been the single largest funder of biodiversity investments since the late 1980s. The WBG investments have largely been of two kinds: (1) investments in biodiversity, aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of species, habitats, and ecosystems that sustain healthy ecosystems, while enhancing people's livelihoods and safety nets. These investments have also been providing jobs and economic development in frequently impoverished rural areas for example by supporting protected areas and an increasingly important tourism industry; and (2) investments that add value to projects in other sectors, such as irrigation, hydropower, and infrastructure, by increasing their environmental sustainability. The WBG is a global center of excellence that provides economy wide technical and economic knowledge and expertise on biodiversity and ecosystems. It has the standing and convening power to facilitate participatory dialogue between client countries and networks of other relevant stakeholders on matters of biodiversity and climate change concern, such as loss of ecosystem resilience, forest law enforcement and governance, wildlife trade, and overexploitation of natural resources.

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2014-06
Subjects:ACTION PLAN, ACTION PLANS, ADVERSE IMPACTS, AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION, AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER, AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AMPHIBIANS, ANIMAL, ANIMAL PROTEIN, ANIMALS, ANNUAL DEFORESTATION, AQUACULTURE, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, ARTISANAL FISHERIES, BATS, BEES, BENEFIT SHARING, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION, BIODIVERSITY VALUE, BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, BIOLOGICALLY RICH ECOSYSTEMS, BIOMASS, BIRDS, BRAZILIAN AMAZON, CASH CROPS, CASH INCOME, CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS, CLEAN WATER, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLOUD FORESTS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL COMMUNITIES, COASTAL FORESTS, COMMON PROPERTY, COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES, COMMUNITY FORESTRY, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONSERVANCY, CONSERVATION FUND, CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS, CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION OF NATURE, CONSERVATION PROJECTS, CORAL, CORAL REEFS, CORALS, CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM, CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS, CROP PRODUCTION, CROPPING SYSTEMS, DEFORESTATION, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS, DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECIES, DRINKING WATER, ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES, ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES, ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECONOMICS, ECONOMISTS, ECOSYSTEM, ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT, ECOSYSTEM CHANGE, ECOSYSTEM GOODS, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY, ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE, ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE, ECOSYSTEMS, EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION, ELEPHANT, ENDANGERED SPECIES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EXTERNALITIES, EXTINCTION, FARMING SYSTEMS, FARMS, FAUNA, FENCING, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHING, FLOOD CONTROL, FLORA, FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD CROPS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, FOREST, FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST LAW, FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOREST PRODUCTS, FOREST SECTOR, FORESTS, GENETIC, GENETIC RESOURCES, GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HABITAT, HABITAT CHANGE, HABITAT DEGRADATION, HABITAT FOR FISH, HABITAT FRAGMENTATION, HABITAT LOSS, HABITATS, HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, ILLEGAL LOGGING, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, INSECT, INSECTS, INTRINSIC VALUES, INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES, INVASIVE SPECIES, ISSUES, LAKES, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND USE CONVERSION, LANDSCAPE, LANDSCAPES, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVING ORGANISMS, LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY, LOSS OF SPECIES, MANGROVES, MARINE RESOURCES, MICRO-ORGANISMS, MICROORGANISMS, NATIONAL PARK, NATIONAL PARKS, NATURAL AREAS, NATURAL CAPITAL, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL HABITATS, NATURAL REGENERATION, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURE, NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES, OCEANS, OIL, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, PALM, PARK AUTHORITIES, PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT, PASTURE MANAGEMENT, PERVERSE INCENTIVES, PLANTATION FORESTRY, POACHING, POLLINATION, POLLINATORS, POLLUTION, PREDATORS, PROTECTION, PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY, PUBLIC GOOD, PUBLIC GOODS, RANGELANDS, RED LIST, REFORESTATION, REPTILES, RESOURCE USE, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROADS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SEDIMENTATION, SOIL CARBON, SOIL EROSION, SPECIES, SPECIES OF MAMMALS, STREAM FLOW, STREAMS, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY, SWAMPS, THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY, TIMBER, TOURISM, TOURISM INDUSTRY, TRADEOFFS, TRANSACTION COSTS, URBAN CENTERS, WAGES, WATER TOWERS, WATERSHED, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WETLANDS, WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE CRIME, WILDLIFE TRADE,
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topic ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLANS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER
AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMAL
ANIMAL PROTEIN
ANIMALS
ANNUAL DEFORESTATION
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ARTISANAL FISHERIES
BATS
BEES
BENEFIT SHARING
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
BIODIVERSITY VALUE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOLOGICALLY RICH ECOSYSTEMS
BIOMASS
BIRDS
BRAZILIAN AMAZON
CASH CROPS
CASH INCOME
CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLOUD FORESTS
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
COASTAL FORESTS
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES
COMMUNITY FORESTRY
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSERVANCY
CONSERVATION FUND
CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
CORAL
CORAL REEFS
CORALS
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROPPING SYSTEMS
DEFORESTATION
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS
DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECIES
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM GOODS
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY
ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE
ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE
ECOSYSTEMS
EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION
ELEPHANT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNALITIES
EXTINCTION
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FAUNA
FENCING
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FLOOD CONTROL
FLORA
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CROPS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
FOREST LAW
FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST SECTOR
FORESTS
GENETIC
GENETIC RESOURCES
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HABITAT
HABITAT CHANGE
HABITAT DEGRADATION
HABITAT FOR FISH
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
HABITAT LOSS
HABITATS
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS
ILLEGAL LOGGING
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
INSECT
INSECTS
INTRINSIC VALUES
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
INVASIVE SPECIES
ISSUES
LAKES
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE CONVERSION
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPES
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVING ORGANISMS
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
LOSS OF SPECIES
MANGROVES
MARINE RESOURCES
MICRO-ORGANISMS
MICROORGANISMS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
NATURAL AREAS
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL REGENERATION
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
OCEANS
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PALM
PARK AUTHORITIES
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT
PASTURE MANAGEMENT
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PLANTATION FORESTRY
POACHING
POLLINATION
POLLINATORS
POLLUTION
PREDATORS
PROTECTION
PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
RANGELANDS
RED LIST
REFORESTATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROADS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SEDIMENTATION
SOIL CARBON
SOIL EROSION
SPECIES
SPECIES OF MAMMALS
STREAM FLOW
STREAMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY
SWAMPS
THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
TIMBER
TOURISM
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TRADEOFFS
TRANSACTION COSTS
URBAN CENTERS
WAGES
WATER TOWERS
WATERSHED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CRIME
WILDLIFE TRADE
ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLANS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER
AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMAL
ANIMAL PROTEIN
ANIMALS
ANNUAL DEFORESTATION
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ARTISANAL FISHERIES
BATS
BEES
BENEFIT SHARING
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
BIODIVERSITY VALUE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOLOGICALLY RICH ECOSYSTEMS
BIOMASS
BIRDS
BRAZILIAN AMAZON
CASH CROPS
CASH INCOME
CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLOUD FORESTS
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
COASTAL FORESTS
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES
COMMUNITY FORESTRY
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSERVANCY
CONSERVATION FUND
CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
CORAL
CORAL REEFS
CORALS
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROPPING SYSTEMS
DEFORESTATION
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS
DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECIES
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM GOODS
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY
ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE
ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE
ECOSYSTEMS
EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION
ELEPHANT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNALITIES
EXTINCTION
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FAUNA
FENCING
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FLOOD CONTROL
FLORA
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CROPS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
FOREST LAW
FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST SECTOR
FORESTS
GENETIC
GENETIC RESOURCES
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HABITAT
HABITAT CHANGE
HABITAT DEGRADATION
HABITAT FOR FISH
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
HABITAT LOSS
HABITATS
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS
ILLEGAL LOGGING
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
INSECT
INSECTS
INTRINSIC VALUES
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
INVASIVE SPECIES
ISSUES
LAKES
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE CONVERSION
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPES
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVING ORGANISMS
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
LOSS OF SPECIES
MANGROVES
MARINE RESOURCES
MICRO-ORGANISMS
MICROORGANISMS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
NATURAL AREAS
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL REGENERATION
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
OCEANS
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PALM
PARK AUTHORITIES
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT
PASTURE MANAGEMENT
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PLANTATION FORESTRY
POACHING
POLLINATION
POLLINATORS
POLLUTION
PREDATORS
PROTECTION
PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
RANGELANDS
RED LIST
REFORESTATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROADS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SEDIMENTATION
SOIL CARBON
SOIL EROSION
SPECIES
SPECIES OF MAMMALS
STREAM FLOW
STREAMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY
SWAMPS
THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
TIMBER
TOURISM
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TRADEOFFS
TRANSACTION COSTS
URBAN CENTERS
WAGES
WATER TOWERS
WATERSHED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CRIME
WILDLIFE TRADE
spellingShingle ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLANS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER
AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMAL
ANIMAL PROTEIN
ANIMALS
ANNUAL DEFORESTATION
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ARTISANAL FISHERIES
BATS
BEES
BENEFIT SHARING
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
BIODIVERSITY VALUE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOLOGICALLY RICH ECOSYSTEMS
BIOMASS
BIRDS
BRAZILIAN AMAZON
CASH CROPS
CASH INCOME
CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLOUD FORESTS
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
COASTAL FORESTS
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES
COMMUNITY FORESTRY
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSERVANCY
CONSERVATION FUND
CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
CORAL
CORAL REEFS
CORALS
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROPPING SYSTEMS
DEFORESTATION
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS
DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECIES
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM GOODS
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY
ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE
ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE
ECOSYSTEMS
EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION
ELEPHANT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNALITIES
EXTINCTION
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FAUNA
FENCING
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FLOOD CONTROL
FLORA
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CROPS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
FOREST LAW
FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST SECTOR
FORESTS
GENETIC
GENETIC RESOURCES
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HABITAT
HABITAT CHANGE
HABITAT DEGRADATION
HABITAT FOR FISH
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
HABITAT LOSS
HABITATS
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS
ILLEGAL LOGGING
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
INSECT
INSECTS
INTRINSIC VALUES
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
INVASIVE SPECIES
ISSUES
LAKES
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE CONVERSION
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPES
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVING ORGANISMS
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
LOSS OF SPECIES
MANGROVES
MARINE RESOURCES
MICRO-ORGANISMS
MICROORGANISMS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
NATURAL AREAS
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL REGENERATION
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
OCEANS
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PALM
PARK AUTHORITIES
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT
PASTURE MANAGEMENT
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PLANTATION FORESTRY
POACHING
POLLINATION
POLLINATORS
POLLUTION
PREDATORS
PROTECTION
PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
RANGELANDS
RED LIST
REFORESTATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROADS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SEDIMENTATION
SOIL CARBON
SOIL EROSION
SPECIES
SPECIES OF MAMMALS
STREAM FLOW
STREAMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY
SWAMPS
THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
TIMBER
TOURISM
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TRADEOFFS
TRANSACTION COSTS
URBAN CENTERS
WAGES
WATER TOWERS
WATERSHED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CRIME
WILDLIFE TRADE
ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLANS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER
AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMAL
ANIMAL PROTEIN
ANIMALS
ANNUAL DEFORESTATION
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ARTISANAL FISHERIES
BATS
BEES
BENEFIT SHARING
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
BIODIVERSITY VALUE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOLOGICALLY RICH ECOSYSTEMS
BIOMASS
BIRDS
BRAZILIAN AMAZON
CASH CROPS
CASH INCOME
CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLOUD FORESTS
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
COASTAL FORESTS
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES
COMMUNITY FORESTRY
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSERVANCY
CONSERVATION FUND
CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
CORAL
CORAL REEFS
CORALS
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROPPING SYSTEMS
DEFORESTATION
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS
DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECIES
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM GOODS
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY
ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE
ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE
ECOSYSTEMS
EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION
ELEPHANT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNALITIES
EXTINCTION
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FAUNA
FENCING
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FLOOD CONTROL
FLORA
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CROPS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
FOREST LAW
FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST SECTOR
FORESTS
GENETIC
GENETIC RESOURCES
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HABITAT
HABITAT CHANGE
HABITAT DEGRADATION
HABITAT FOR FISH
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
HABITAT LOSS
HABITATS
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS
ILLEGAL LOGGING
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
INSECT
INSECTS
INTRINSIC VALUES
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
INVASIVE SPECIES
ISSUES
LAKES
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE CONVERSION
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPES
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVING ORGANISMS
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
LOSS OF SPECIES
MANGROVES
MARINE RESOURCES
MICRO-ORGANISMS
MICROORGANISMS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
NATURAL AREAS
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL REGENERATION
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
OCEANS
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PALM
PARK AUTHORITIES
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT
PASTURE MANAGEMENT
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PLANTATION FORESTRY
POACHING
POLLINATION
POLLINATORS
POLLUTION
PREDATORS
PROTECTION
PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
RANGELANDS
RED LIST
REFORESTATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROADS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SEDIMENTATION
SOIL CARBON
SOIL EROSION
SPECIES
SPECIES OF MAMMALS
STREAM FLOW
STREAMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY
SWAMPS
THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
TIMBER
TOURISM
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TRADEOFFS
TRANSACTION COSTS
URBAN CENTERS
WAGES
WATER TOWERS
WATERSHED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CRIME
WILDLIFE TRADE
World Bank Group
Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG
description The World Bank Group (WBG) has a long experience in engaging in biodiversity with world-class expertise in the field. It has been the single largest funder of biodiversity investments since the late 1980s. The WBG investments have largely been of two kinds: (1) investments in biodiversity, aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of species, habitats, and ecosystems that sustain healthy ecosystems, while enhancing people's livelihoods and safety nets. These investments have also been providing jobs and economic development in frequently impoverished rural areas for example by supporting protected areas and an increasingly important tourism industry; and (2) investments that add value to projects in other sectors, such as irrigation, hydropower, and infrastructure, by increasing their environmental sustainability. The WBG is a global center of excellence that provides economy wide technical and economic knowledge and expertise on biodiversity and ecosystems. It has the standing and convening power to facilitate participatory dialogue between client countries and networks of other relevant stakeholders on matters of biodiversity and climate change concern, such as loss of ecosystem resilience, forest law enforcement and governance, wildlife trade, and overexploitation of natural resources.
topic_facet ACTION PLAN
ACTION PLANS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER
AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMAL
ANIMAL PROTEIN
ANIMALS
ANNUAL DEFORESTATION
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ARTISANAL FISHERIES
BATS
BEES
BENEFIT SHARING
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
BIODIVERSITY VALUE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOLOGICALLY RICH ECOSYSTEMS
BIOMASS
BIRDS
BRAZILIAN AMAZON
CASH CROPS
CASH INCOME
CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS
CLEAN WATER
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLOUD FORESTS
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
COASTAL FORESTS
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES
COMMUNITY FORESTRY
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSERVANCY
CONSERVATION FUND
CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
CORAL
CORAL REEFS
CORALS
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM
CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROPPING SYSTEMS
DEFORESTATION
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS
DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECIES
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT
ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM GOODS
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY
ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE
ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE
ECOSYSTEMS
EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION
ELEPHANT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNALITIES
EXTINCTION
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FAUNA
FENCING
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FLOOD CONTROL
FLORA
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD CROPS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
FOREST LAW
FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST SECTOR
FORESTS
GENETIC
GENETIC RESOURCES
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HABITAT
HABITAT CHANGE
HABITAT DEGRADATION
HABITAT FOR FISH
HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
HABITAT LOSS
HABITATS
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS
ILLEGAL LOGGING
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
INSECT
INSECTS
INTRINSIC VALUES
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES
INVASIVE SPECIES
ISSUES
LAKES
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE CONVERSION
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPES
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVING ORGANISMS
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
LOSS OF SPECIES
MANGROVES
MARINE RESOURCES
MICRO-ORGANISMS
MICROORGANISMS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
NATURAL AREAS
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL REGENERATION
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
OCEANS
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PALM
PARK AUTHORITIES
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT
PASTURE MANAGEMENT
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PLANTATION FORESTRY
POACHING
POLLINATION
POLLINATORS
POLLUTION
PREDATORS
PROTECTION
PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
RANGELANDS
RED LIST
REFORESTATION
REPTILES
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROADS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SEDIMENTATION
SOIL CARBON
SOIL EROSION
SPECIES
SPECIES OF MAMMALS
STREAM FLOW
STREAMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY
SWAMPS
THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
TIMBER
TOURISM
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TRADEOFFS
TRANSACTION COSTS
URBAN CENTERS
WAGES
WATER TOWERS
WATERSHED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE CRIME
WILDLIFE TRADE
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG
title_short Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG
title_full Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG
title_fullStr Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG
title_full_unstemmed Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG
title_sort investing in natural capital for eradicating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity : a biodiversity roadmap for the wbg
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014-06
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19780816/investing-natural-capital-eradicating-extreme-poverty-boosting-shared-prosperity-biodiversity-roadmap-wbg
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spelling dig-okr-10986199982024-08-08T13:52:19Z Investing in Natural Capital for Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity : A Biodiversity Roadmap for the WBG World Bank Group ACTION PLAN ACTION PLANS ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AMPHIBIANS ANIMAL ANIMAL PROTEIN ANIMALS ANNUAL DEFORESTATION AQUACULTURE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS ARTISANAL FISHERIES BATS BEES BENEFIT SHARING BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION BIODIVERSITY VALUE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOLOGICALLY RICH ECOSYSTEMS BIOMASS BIRDS BRAZILIAN AMAZON CASH CROPS CASH INCOME CAUSES OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS CLEAN WATER CLIMATE CHANGE CLOUD FORESTS COASTAL AREAS COASTAL COMMUNITIES COASTAL FORESTS COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMMUNITY FORESTRY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION FUND CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS CORAL CORAL REEFS CORALS CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS CROP PRODUCTION CROPPING SYSTEMS DEFORESTATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS DIVERSITY OF ECOSYSTEMS DIVERSITY WITHIN SPECIES DRINKING WATER ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXES ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT ECOSYSTEM CHANGE ECOSYSTEM GOODS ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE ECOSYSTEMS EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION ELEPHANT ENDANGERED SPECIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXTERNALITIES EXTINCTION FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FAUNA FENCING FISH FISHERIES FISHING FLOOD CONTROL FLORA FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CROPS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOREST FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST LAW FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST SECTOR FORESTS GENETIC GENETIC RESOURCES GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HABITAT HABITAT CHANGE HABITAT DEGRADATION HABITAT FOR FISH HABITAT FRAGMENTATION HABITAT LOSS HABITATS HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS ILLEGAL LOGGING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES INSECT INSECTS INTRINSIC VALUES INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES INVASIVE SPECIES ISSUES LAKES LAND MANAGEMENT LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND USE CONVERSION LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPES LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVING ORGANISMS LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS OF SPECIES MANGROVES MARINE RESOURCES MICRO-ORGANISMS MICROORGANISMS NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL AREAS NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL HABITATS NATURAL REGENERATION NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OCEANS OIL OPPORTUNITY COSTS PALM PARK AUTHORITIES PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT PASTURE MANAGEMENT PERVERSE INCENTIVES PLANTATION FORESTRY POACHING POLLINATION POLLINATORS POLLUTION PREDATORS PROTECTION PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS RANGELANDS RED LIST REFORESTATION REPTILES RESOURCE USE RISK MANAGEMENT ROADS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SEDIMENTATION SOIL CARBON SOIL EROSION SPECIES SPECIES OF MAMMALS STREAM FLOW STREAMS SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY SWAMPS THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY TIMBER TOURISM TOURISM INDUSTRY TRADEOFFS TRANSACTION COSTS URBAN CENTERS WAGES WATER TOWERS WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WETLANDS WILDLIFE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE CRIME WILDLIFE TRADE The World Bank Group (WBG) has a long experience in engaging in biodiversity with world-class expertise in the field. It has been the single largest funder of biodiversity investments since the late 1980s. The WBG investments have largely been of two kinds: (1) investments in biodiversity, aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of species, habitats, and ecosystems that sustain healthy ecosystems, while enhancing people's livelihoods and safety nets. These investments have also been providing jobs and economic development in frequently impoverished rural areas for example by supporting protected areas and an increasingly important tourism industry; and (2) investments that add value to projects in other sectors, such as irrigation, hydropower, and infrastructure, by increasing their environmental sustainability. The WBG is a global center of excellence that provides economy wide technical and economic knowledge and expertise on biodiversity and ecosystems. It has the standing and convening power to facilitate participatory dialogue between client countries and networks of other relevant stakeholders on matters of biodiversity and climate change concern, such as loss of ecosystem resilience, forest law enforcement and governance, wildlife trade, and overexploitation of natural resources. 2014-09-09T15:36:18Z 2014-09-09T15:36:18Z 2014-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19780816/investing-natural-capital-eradicating-extreme-poverty-boosting-shared-prosperity-biodiversity-roadmap-wbg https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19998 English en_US Agriculture and environmental services discussion paper;no. 11 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC