IUCN Pangani project: case study in TEEB report 04 August 2011 |
News story The Pangani River Basin Management Project,
implemented by IUCN and partners, has recently been included as
a case study in the TEEB report. The Economics of Ecosystems and
Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative
drawing attention to the global economic benefits of
biodiversity. The Pangani case study was included in the TEEB
report to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and
ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the
field to enable practical actions. “The Pangani project
highlights the importance of environmental flow assessments and
economic analysis of ecosystem services for improving the
management of the river basin, while at the same time
communicating greater lessons in the value and contribution of
ecosystems and biodiversity to human wellbeing” said Katharine
Cross, Water and Wetlands Programme Coordinator Ad interim for
East and Southern Africa. In East Africa, the Panga