2011 CERC ES and Poverty Course (New York, USA)
January 19 ‐ February 16, 2011, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. This course, entitled "Ecosystem Services for Conservation and Poverty Reduction", was a collaboration between The Earth Institute, Columbia University and the Wildlife Conservation Society and was supported by USAID through the TransLinks cooperative agreement.
2011/1 CERC Course - Ecosystem Services (ES) for Conservation and Poverty Reduction (New York, USA)
January 19 ‐ February 16, 2011, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. This course, entitled "Ecosystem Services for Conservation and Poverty Reduction", was a collaboration between The Earth Institute, Columbia University and the Wildlife Conservation Society and was supported by USAID through the TransLinks cooperative agreement.
Syllabus_ESandPovertyReductionCourseWinter2011.pdf
This course will address the importance of ecosystem services for rural communities in developing countries and will assess the potential of approaches, such as Payments for Ecosystem Services, to contribute to poverty reduction and conservation by providing financial incentives to maintain ecosystem services.
