conservation and development
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Conservation & Development
Reconciling economy and ecology in a mechanismo for commercial conservation
Environmental vision
Nature is priceless
valuing is protecting
Social vision
Conserving natural landscapes starts with the improvement of
living conditions for the rural poor
Economic vision
All elements of the landscape are interdependent.
Fertile soil is the last resource.
Financial vision
The sale of Conservation Credits contributes to rural development
How the GCS works
Annual quantification and certification of Conservation Credit Units (CCU) of the Conservation Areas and sales promotion
CCU sales to sponsors of Conservation Areas
Benefit sharing– Landowner for continued protection– Conservation management– Stakeholder Fund for improvement
of livelihoods and microcredits
• Corporate Social Responsibility• Individual biodiversity donations• Project investors
– Primary sector for the contraction of new productive areas
– Secondary sector: Water management, electrification, construction…
– Services sector: Telecommunication, road infrastructure, tourism…
Who buys CCUs?
• Costa Rican Ministry for the Environment receives GCS chairman
• San José national workshop identifies 13 GCS projects in CR
• National GCS working group formed
• Funding secured for the 3 top projects to be developed
Latest news
Costa Rican Vice Minister Lorena Guevara receives Robert Dilger, GIZ, Michael Dutschke, GCS and Michael Schlönvoigt, GIZ
More information:
www.globalconservationstandard.org
Dr. Michael DutschkeChairman
Tel. +49 178 33 55 749