Objective The strategic objective of GEM-CON-BIO is to explore the interactions between governance modes and sustainable development objectives in view of identifying what governance processes and institutions can best contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. To achieve its objective, GEM-CON-BIO will investigate types and modes of governance that are related to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, identify the critical characteristics and threshold factors that exist the environment of an ecosystem management authority (environmental, social and economic factors), as well as who controls them, and conduct research on a range of thematic and case studies, with particular emphasis on innovative and market-based approaches to govern the use of ecosystems and individual species.Lessons will be drawn from community and private sector experiences, from region-specific practices and conditions and from efforts to link ecosystems in order to achieve a broad management and governance level (regional, national and global). Co-management approaches, currently flourishing all over the world, will be an important focus of discussion. Research will draw conclusions on the strengths, weaknesses and impact the governance structures had in each case, and assess the transferability of best practices to wider contexts.A participatory process through a science-policy interface will lead to the development of a set of policy guidelines applicable at different levels of government and in a variety of biodiversity contexts. Results will be disseminated to those involved in the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies - at the European, national, regional and local level, involving public authorities, legislators and citizens and their organisations. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancenatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiodiversity conservationnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management Keywords Environment biodiversity collective action commons community economy management natural resource sustainable development Programme(s) FP6-CITIZENS - Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society: Thematic Priority 7 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research Programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) CITIZENS-2004-4.2.2 - Governance for sustainable development Call for proposal FP6-2004-CITIZENS-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI - RESEARCH COMMITTEE Address Administration building - university campus Thessaloniki Greece See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all IUCN- BUREAU AUPRES DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE, ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Boulevard louis schmidt 64 Brussels See on map Links Website Opens in new window STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Universitetsvaegen 10 Stockholm See on map Links Website Opens in new window ECOLOGIC - INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY GGMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pfalzburger strasse 43-44 N/A Berlin See on map Links Website Opens in new window ANATRACK LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Princecroft willis llp, fleet court, new fields, stinsford road Poole See on map Links Website Opens in new window TERO LTD Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address 21 antoni tritsi st., building b 60211 Thessaloniki See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN Hungary EU contribution € 0,00 Address Egyetem ter 1 Debrecen See on map Links Website Opens in new window DANUBE DELTA NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Romania EU contribution € 0,00 Address Babadag street 165 Tulcea See on map Links Website Opens in new window SAXON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Tauchnitz-str. 1 Leipzig See on map Links Website Opens in new window CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT Iran EU contribution € 0,00 Address 142 azerbaijan avenue Teheran See on map Links Website Opens in new window FUNDACION YANGAREKO Bolivia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Plaza libertad oficina 235, 899 calle libertad, equina canada stongest Santa cruz de la sierra See on map CIFOR - CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH Indonesia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jl.cifor, situ gede, sindang barang 6596 jkpwb Bogor See on map Links Website Opens in new window
