SCB meetings (July 2002)

Direct Payments as an Alternative Approach to Conservation Investment

A Symposium at the 16th Annual Meetings of the Society for Conservation Biology
Canterbury, England, Monday (13:00) 15 July 2002*

Goals

To bring together scientists, practitioners and policymakers to explore the theory and use of direct performance payments for ecosystem conservation.

To contrast this innovative approach to the more commonly used indirect interventions taking place around the world.

Organised by

Paul Ferraro, Department of Economics, Georgia State University, USA
Agi Kiss, Environment and Social Development Unit, The World Bank, USA;