How to create economic development with biodiversity conservation?
Description
Sierra Gorde Alliance is a model of social entrepreneurship in Sierra Gorda, Mexico, where they correlate economic development with biodiversity conservation. They developed the skill set and economic value for the landowners whose forests provide environmental services- – scenic beauty as well as carbon and water capture.
Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda I.A.P. (GESG) leads a movement of civil society organizations that form the Alliance for the Conservation of the Sierra Gorda. Together with partners they promote a living laboratory of best cultural practices, with interdisciplinary teams. Our robust analysis of social & environmental return on investment demonstrates the impact on donors
Learn how Martha Isabel “Pati” Ruiz Corzo and her team showed that the impossible is possible.
What will you learn?
-Does biodiversity have a monetary value?
-How to capture it?
-How to monetize nature's value?
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