Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review

Access to finance is a key element of sustainable and inclusive landscapes. We conducted a literature review to identify the factors that contribute to or hinder inclusive financing for micro/small/medium-sized enterprises and projects across sectors in ways that collectively contribute to more sust...

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Autores principales: Louman, B., Girolami, E.D., Shames, S., Primo, L.G., Gitz, V., Scherr, S.J., Meybeck, A., Brady, M.A.
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127828
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author Louman, B.
Girolami, E.D.
Shames, S.
Primo, L.G.
Gitz, V.
Scherr, S.J.
Meybeck, A.
Brady, M.A.
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Girolami, E.D.
Gitz, V.
Louman, B.
Meybeck, A.
Primo, L.G.
Scherr, S.J.
Shames, S.
author_facet Louman, B.
Girolami, E.D.
Shames, S.
Primo, L.G.
Gitz, V.
Scherr, S.J.
Meybeck, A.
Brady, M.A.
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description Access to finance is a key element of sustainable and inclusive landscapes. We conducted a literature review to identify the factors that contribute to or hinder inclusive financing for micro/small/medium-sized enterprises and projects across sectors in ways that collectively contribute to more sustainable landscapes in the tropics. The key factors in the design of inclusive landscape finance are landscape governance, the financial literacy of local stakeholders, access to finance technology and services, and inclusive finance facilities and associated mechanisms for integrated (i.e., multi-project, multi-sector, spatially coordinated) landscape finance. The most frequent challenges are the types of existing financial products, the lack of livelihood assets among recipients (such as capital and income), the lack of transparency in finance mechanisms, the small scale of potential business cases, and the high risks perceived by finance providers and their customers. From this review, we propose components specifically focused on financial inclusion that complement the framework for integrated landscape finance developed by the Finance Solutions Design Team for the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People Initiative. We suggest how the revised framework can be applied in designing and assessing the inclusiveness of finance mechanisms for integrated landscape management and to guide further research.
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spelling CGSpace1278282025-12-08T10:29:22Z Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review Louman, B. Girolami, E.D. Shames, S. Primo, L.G. Gitz, V. Scherr, S.J. Meybeck, A. Brady, M.A. finance small scale farming landscape conservation Access to finance is a key element of sustainable and inclusive landscapes. We conducted a literature review to identify the factors that contribute to or hinder inclusive financing for micro/small/medium-sized enterprises and projects across sectors in ways that collectively contribute to more sustainable landscapes in the tropics. The key factors in the design of inclusive landscape finance are landscape governance, the financial literacy of local stakeholders, access to finance technology and services, and inclusive finance facilities and associated mechanisms for integrated (i.e., multi-project, multi-sector, spatially coordinated) landscape finance. The most frequent challenges are the types of existing financial products, the lack of livelihood assets among recipients (such as capital and income), the lack of transparency in finance mechanisms, the small scale of potential business cases, and the high risks perceived by finance providers and their customers. From this review, we propose components specifically focused on financial inclusion that complement the framework for integrated landscape finance developed by the Finance Solutions Design Team for the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People Initiative. We suggest how the revised framework can be applied in designing and assessing the inclusiveness of finance mechanisms for integrated landscape management and to guide further research. 2022-10-01 2023-01-23T07:44:01Z 2023-01-23T07:44:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127828 en Open Access MDPI Louman, B., Girolami, E.D., Shames, S., Primo, L.G., Gitz, V., Scherr, S.J., Meybeck, A. and Brady, M. 2022. Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review. Land 11(9), 1444. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091444
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small scale farming
landscape conservation
Louman, B.
Girolami, E.D.
Shames, S.
Primo, L.G.
Gitz, V.
Scherr, S.J.
Meybeck, A.
Brady, M.A.
Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review
title Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review
title_full Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review
title_fullStr Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review
title_short Access to Landscape Finance for Small-Scale Producers and Local Communities: A Literature Review
title_sort access to landscape finance for small scale producers and local communities a literature review
topic finance
small scale farming
landscape conservation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127828
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