LTC Outputs
Zoning
for conservation and development in protected areas,
by Lisa
Naughton (LTC Director; Geography)
Ecological
complexity and the management of common property resources,
by Matthew
Turner (Geography)
Gender
and shifting water governance,
by Leila
Harris (Geography) and Whitney Gantt
Balancing
the needs of people and wildlife,
by Adrian
Treves (Nelson Institute)
Term: October 2006-September 2011
Funding: US Agency for International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement to increase social, economic and environmental benefits through sustainable natural resource management.
Amount: $5 million
Project contacts: LTC Director: Lisa Naughton, Communications director: Kurt Brown
Participating institutions: Wildlife Conservation Society, Earth Institute, Enterprise Works, Forest Trends.
Summary: Understanding the complex relationships among Nature (air, land, water, species, communities), Wealth (natural assets for poverty reduction), and Power (environmental governance) is fundamental if development efforts aimed at alleviating poverty and managing natural resources sustainably are to prove successful.
Many of the world's poor are isolated from the benefits of economic growth but live in areas of global importance to biodiversity. As pressure to exploit natural resources in these areas increases, so too will adverse social and environmental consequences. Poverty and income inequities diminish investments in economic growth and result in severe declines in environmental health.
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