Abstract
The UNEP-WCMC lead is Helena Pavese and the project will be managed for Defra by the Sustainable Development programme officer based in the Embassy in Brasilia. There will be a steering group which Defra will sit on. The project aims to assess the contribution of the Brazilian protected areas for the national economy in order to help better integrating conservation in the sustainable development agenda. This project will enable the Brazilian government to understand the economic benefits of investing in the establishment of protected areas and conservation strategies more generally. One of the main activities involved in this project will be to review existing national and international approaches and methodologies to assess the economic contribution of protected areas. Significant effort has been put in place by the Brazilian government, over the past decades, on the creation and establishment of protected areas. During a time of growing demands on resources and shrinking governmental budget, understanding the contribution that the Brazilian Protected Areas make to the Brazilian economy will help to ensure that all benefits arisen from these areas are effectively absorbed and sustained longer term.
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