The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) organized a consultation in Caracas, Venezuela, from 4-5 November 2009, as part of a regional initiative entitled “Biodiversity and Ecosystems: Why these are Important for Sustained Growth and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean,” to prepare a report on the role of biodiversity in wealth generation and support of wellbeing in the region.

Participants at the consultation: discussed Venezuelan policies; identified key sectors for promoting investment in biodiversity and ecosystem services and barriers to such investments; examined insights from case studies from Paraguay and Indonesia; and recommended inputs to the regional report on principal arguments to use, ways to convince decision-makers and dissemination strategies.
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