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BUILDING CULTURAL DIMENSIONS INTO ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE By Jeffrey A. McNeely. International waters. Climate change. Biodiversity. GEF’s priorities cannot be addressed separately. All depend on healthy and resilient ecosystems, which in turn depend on healthy cultures.
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BUILDING CULTURAL DIMENSIONS INTO ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE By Jeffrey A. McNeely
International waters Climate change Biodiversity GEF’s priorities cannot be addressed separately. All depend on healthy and resilient ecosystems, which in turn depend on healthy cultures.
GEF seeks to address root causes. But root solutions – namely people and cultures – need more attention
1. Recognize that cultural and biological diversity are part of the same package Biodiversity hotspots