The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics

Despite ongoing debates about the viability of sustaining economic growth while maintaining environmental integrity, international sustainability agendas increasingly propose reconciling socio-economic development and global environmental goals. Achieving these goals is impeded by limited funding an...

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Main Authors: Reed, J., Oldekop, J., Barlow, J., Carmenta, R., Geldmann, J., Ickowitz, A., Narulita, S., Rahman, S.A., Vianen, J. van, Yanou, M., Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Published: Elsevier 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111697
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author Reed, J.
Oldekop, J.
Barlow, J.
Carmenta, R.
Geldmann, J.
Ickowitz, A.
Narulita, S.
Rahman, S.A.
Vianen, J. van
Yanou, M.
Sunderland, T.C.H.
author_browse Barlow, J.
Carmenta, R.
Geldmann, J.
Ickowitz, A.
Narulita, S.
Oldekop, J.
Rahman, S.A.
Reed, J.
Sunderland, T.C.H.
Vianen, J. van
Yanou, M.
author_facet Reed, J.
Oldekop, J.
Barlow, J.
Carmenta, R.
Geldmann, J.
Ickowitz, A.
Narulita, S.
Rahman, S.A.
Vianen, J. van
Yanou, M.
Sunderland, T.C.H.
author_sort Reed, J.
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description Despite ongoing debates about the viability of sustaining economic growth while maintaining environmental integrity, international sustainability agendas increasingly propose reconciling socio-economic development and global environmental goals. Achieving these goals is impeded by limited funding and a lack of information on where financial flows to integrate environment and development are targeted. We analyze World Bank and Global Environment Facility data to investigate the extent and distribution of such funding across the tropics. We find a misalignment between funding flows and need with highly biodiverse, low development (HBLD) countries receiving no more funding than non-HBLD countries. Countries with low biodiversity receive more funding than highly biodiverse countries and there was no statistical association between a country's development status and funds received. Rather than environment-development need, funding appears to be driven by governance and political-economic factors. Future research should investigate how such factors and funding flows are associated with conservation and development outcomes.
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spelling CGSpace1116972025-11-12T05:30:31Z The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics Reed, J. Oldekop, J. Barlow, J. Carmenta, R. Geldmann, J. Ickowitz, A. Narulita, S. Rahman, S.A. Vianen, J. van Yanou, M. Sunderland, T.C.H. conservation biodiversity sustainable development finance Despite ongoing debates about the viability of sustaining economic growth while maintaining environmental integrity, international sustainability agendas increasingly propose reconciling socio-economic development and global environmental goals. Achieving these goals is impeded by limited funding and a lack of information on where financial flows to integrate environment and development are targeted. We analyze World Bank and Global Environment Facility data to investigate the extent and distribution of such funding across the tropics. We find a misalignment between funding flows and need with highly biodiverse, low development (HBLD) countries receiving no more funding than non-HBLD countries. Countries with low biodiversity receive more funding than highly biodiverse countries and there was no statistical association between a country's development status and funds received. Rather than environment-development need, funding appears to be driven by governance and political-economic factors. Future research should investigate how such factors and funding flows are associated with conservation and development outcomes. 2020-12 2021-03-02T07:33:00Z 2021-03-02T07:33:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111697 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Reed, J., Oldekop, J., Barlow, J., Carmenta, R., Geldmann, J., Ickowitz, A., Narulita, S., Rahman, S.A., Van Vianen, J., Yanou, M. and Sunderland, T.C.H. 2020. The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics. One Earth, 3(6): 753-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.11.008
spellingShingle conservation
biodiversity
sustainable development
finance
Reed, J.
Oldekop, J.
Barlow, J.
Carmenta, R.
Geldmann, J.
Ickowitz, A.
Narulita, S.
Rahman, S.A.
Vianen, J. van
Yanou, M.
Sunderland, T.C.H.
The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics
title The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics
title_full The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics
title_fullStr The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics
title_full_unstemmed The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics
title_short The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics
title_sort extent and distribution of joint conservation development funding in the tropics
topic conservation
biodiversity
sustainable development
finance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111697
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