BEGIN:VCALENDARVERSION:2.0METHOD:PUBLISHBEGIN:VEVENTORGANIZER:MAILTO:support@siriusinnovations.comDTSTART:20080922T000000ZDTEND:20080925T000000ZTRANSP:OPAQUESEQUENCE:0DESCRIPTION:New initiatives related to biodiversity put economics in the forefront to raise awareness for conservation needs, and to link biodiversity with sustainable development and poverty reduction. These initiatives value ecosystem services (e.g. Sukhdev Study), identify biodiversity business opportunities (e.g. IUCN, Shell, et al Study) or develop appropriate economic instruments and policies. By bringing together expertise from a number of these initiatives, this workshop aims to contribute to mutual exchange, to stimulate joint learning from different approaches and case studies and to  ...SUMMARY:Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction - Taking an Economic PerspectiveCLASS:PUBLICEND:VEVENTEND:VCALENDAREND:VCALENDAR 