Biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in india
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GIZ is working with its partners in support of two important initiatives to encourage sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) India initiative
The project is assisting the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change in implementing this initiative. Its purpose is to assess the value of biodiversity and ecosystem services so that they can be taken into consideration and mainstreamed as factors in development planning and decision making.
The initiative focuses on three ecosystem types: forests, inland wetlands, and coastal and marine ecosystems. Besides gathering existing knowledge about the value of ecosystems, TEEB India Initiative carries out field-based primary assessments of biodiversity and ecosystems, with relevance for policy makers. This approach is oriented toward the stakeholders and should help identify desirable changes at all levels of decision making, including the local level.
A number of pilot case studies are being used to demonstrate the application of economic approaches in terms of improving policies and decision making. The outcomes of the initiative should develop the overall efficiency and targeting of conservation programmes implemented by the ministry.
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