Economic considerations in community-based project planning and implementation - volume 5 / by Padma Lal and Meg Keen
Biodiversity Conservation
Padma Lai and Meg Keen present a review 01 economic issues that should be considered in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of coniniuttity-based resource management and environment conservation projects in island ecosystems in this, the fifth volume. They describe economic issues that require detailed consultation with community members during the design, implementation and monitoring ofprojects such as those to be supported under the Programme. This includes the identification of institutional issues, socio-economic implications for communities (benefit/cost analysis and cost effective analysis), and suggested strategies for promoting broad community participation and support in conservation and sustainable resource use initiatives (incentives and transaction costs).