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dc.titleEnvironment and Biodiversity: Priorities for Protecting Natural Capital and Competitiviness in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorQuiroga, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorPerazza, Maria Claudia
dc.contributor.authorCorderi, David
dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Onil
dc.contributor.authorCotta, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorWatkins, Graham George
dc.contributor.authorLópez Sancho, José Luis
dc.contributor.orgunitEnvironment, Rural Development and Risk Management Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2016-10-12T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-05-15T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis work is divided in three parts. The first is an assessment of thepresent state of performance in the management of the environment and the natural capital of the region. This section will identify the primary threats to sustainability and the challenges that the region faces in order to overcome them. In the second section, we will analyze the policies that are necessary to achieve high environmental performance with a focus on governance, multisector mainstreaming, the participation of the private sector, and social inclusion. The study reviews the debate on trade offs between economic growth and the environment, showing that investing in physical infrastructure and economic development, while conserving the environment and natural capital, is a viable and smart sustainable development strategy. In fact, it is argued that the natural capital is itself a form of "ecological infrastructure" generating valuable goods and services that contribute to economic competitiveness, income generation, and better quality of life, especially for vulnerable groups. The study ends with a short section of conclusions.
dc.format.extent64
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012819
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Environment-and-Biodiversity-Priorities-for-Protecting-Natural-Capital-and-Competitiviness-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Medio-ambiente-y-biodiversidad-Prioridades-para-la-conservación-del-capital-natural-y-la-competitividad-de-América-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEnvironmental Protection
dc.subjectBiodiversity Conservation
dc.subjectProtected Area
dc.subjectEcosystem Service
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectEnvironmental Management
dc.subjectReforestation
dc.subjectFishery
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subjectWastewater
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impact
dc.subjectEnvironmental Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ23 - Forestry
dc.subject.jelcodeQ24 - Land
dc.subject.jelcodeQ25 - Water
dc.subject.keywordspolíticas medioambientales;environmental policy
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberMonographs
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