conservation and development

Conservation & Development

Reconciling economy and ecology in a mechanismo for commercial conservation

Environmental vision

Nature is priceless

valuing is protecting

Social vision

Conserving natural landscapes starts with the improvement of

living conditions for the rural poor

Economic vision

All elements of the landscape are interdependent.

Fertile soil is the last resource.

Financial vision

The sale of Conservation Credits contributes to rural development

How the GCS works

Annual quantification and certification of Conservation Credit Units (CCU) of the Conservation Areas and sales promotion

CCU sales to sponsors of Conservation Areas

Benefit sharing– Landowner for continued protection– Conservation management– Stakeholder Fund for improvement

of livelihoods and microcredits

• Corporate Social Responsibility• Individual biodiversity donations• Project investors

– Primary sector for the contraction of new productive areas

– Secondary sector: Water management, electrification, construction…

– Services sector: Telecommunication, road infrastructure, tourism…

Who buys CCUs?

• Costa Rican Ministry for the Environment receives GCS chairman

• San José national workshop identifies 13 GCS projects in CR

• National GCS working group formed

• Funding secured for the 3 top projects to be developed

Latest news

Costa Rican Vice Minister Lorena Guevara receives Robert Dilger, GIZ, Michael Dutschke, GCS and Michael Schlönvoigt, GIZ

More information:

Info@globalconservationstandard.org

www.globalconservationstandard.org

Dr. Michael DutschkeChairman

Tel. +49 178 33 55 749