The terminology “biodiversity” was first introduced when Mongolia ratified the Convention on Biodiversity (1992), and it has been mainstreamed in policy and planning documents as a synonymous term for the umbrella environmental issues including environmental protection1, preserving ecological balance, conservation of protected areas, protection of endangered flora and fauna species. Biodiversity is a complex system consists of all aquatic and terrestrial living organisms, their genetic diversity, habitats in biosphere and ecosystem diversity. In this sense the National Biodiversity Programme (NBP) is an umbrella programme covering environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources and restoring of depleted resources.
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Incentives, Subsidies and Economic Instruments for Biodiversity in the Dominican Republic
Developed under BIOFIN, this study examines how existing economic incentives, subsidies, and financial instruments influence biodiversity and identifies opportunities to better align economic development with nature conservation. The assessment identifies 46 instruments with potential implications for biodiversity, including 15 that present opportunities for improvement or reform, 23 with potentially positive impacts, and eight potential public […]