RESOURCES

MARKETS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Conservation Union (IUCN), 2007. This report argues that, at a fundamental level, all economies and businesses depend directly or indirectly on the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable supply of ecosystem services and states that conserving ecosystems and sustaining the services they provide is a pre-requisite for prosperity. The report seeks to demonstrate that market mechanisms are a powerful complement to existing strategies for conserving ecosystems. Internet: http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=d&id=MjY2ODQ

E-AGRICULTURE. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), September 2007. E-agriculture is an interactive web-based platform in support of agriculture and rural development. It is a global initiative to enhance sustainable agricultural development and food security by improving the use of information, communication, and associated technologies in the sector. Internet: http://www.e-agriculture.org/

MAKING AGRICULTURE WORK FOR THE POOR. By Martin Prowse and Admos Chimhowu. Overseas Development Institute Natural Resource Perspective 111, October 2007. This paper look at the links between poverty, agriculture and land, reporting on panel data analysis in five countries - Vietnam, Uganda, India, Nicaragua and Ethiopia. It suggests that three 'pillars' can help to make agriculture work for the rural poor - infrastructure, education and information. Internet: http://www.odi.org.uk/nrp/NRP111.pdf

FINANCE FOR ALL? POLICIES AND PITFALLS IN EXPANDING ACCESS. World Bank, November 2007. This report has developed indicators to measure access to financial services, synthesises research that evaluates the impact of access on growth and poverty reduction, and sets out principles for effective government policy on broadening access and building inclusive financial systems. Internet: http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=7506837