| sustainable financing plans for conservation in Uzbekistan |
Protected areas have traditionally relied on funding from
central government and international donors to operate.
These sources of finance have, however, rarely proved
sufficient to ensure that an adequate budget is available
for biodiversity conservation. Protected areas across
the world are facing a pressing funding crisis, prompting
the search for new and secure sources of finance which
can sustain them into the future. One of the key needs
is not just to identify a more sustainable financing base,
but also to work to operationalise financial and business
principles into protected area management planning.
We have been working with the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan to
develop a Sustainable Financing Plan for the national
protected area system, and business plans for Surkhan
Strict Nature Reserve and Amu Darya Biosphere
Reserve, as well as building capacity and awareness on
the use of financial and economic tools for conservation
among conservation and finance planners and
decision-makers.
central government and international donors to operate.
These sources of finance have, however, rarely proved
sufficient to ensure that an adequate budget is available
for biodiversity conservation. Protected areas across
the world are facing a pressing funding crisis, prompting
the search for new and secure sources of finance which
can sustain them into the future. One of the key needs
is not just to identify a more sustainable financing base,
but also to work to operationalise financial and business
principles into protected area management planning.
We have been working with the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan to
develop a Sustainable Financing Plan for the national
protected area system, and business plans for Surkhan
Strict Nature Reserve and Amu Darya Biosphere
Reserve, as well as building capacity and awareness on
the use of financial and economic tools for conservation
among conservation and finance planners and
decision-makers.
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