RG-T2344 : Building Capacity in the Economics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

The proposed TC will contribute to the following GCI-9 lending program priority targets: (i) poverty reduction and equity enhancement, as the TC will create new opportunities for sector specialists and their counterparts to integrate biodiversity and ecosystem services into their work in critical economic sectors that support sustainable development and (ii) climate change, sustainable (including renewable) energy, and environmental sustainability, as the TC will focus on illuminating areas of how existing work in economics, transport, and water can further integrate the economic value of biodiversity and ecosystem services into those sectors within the LAC Region. In addition, the proposed TC will contribute to the sector priority, ¿Protect the environment, respond to climate change, promote renewable energy, and ensure food security.¿ Lastly, the proposed TC supports the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Program, as the TC will contribute to one of the main goals of the Program, to increase capacity within the IDB and its member countries on the economics of biodiversity and ecosystem services.