Incentive measures for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity: case studies and lessons learned

Article 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on incentive measures, creates an obligation for Contracting Parties to, “as far as possible and as appropriate, adopt economically and socially sound measures that act as incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.” The Conference of the Parties at its sixth meeting, in 2001, adopted a programme of work on incentive measures, and the issue has been firmly on the agenda of the Conference of the Parties since then.