From Smukler et al. 2012

Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction: The Ecological Dimensions of Poverty and Applications of Ecology for Development Solutions Jane Carter Ingram, Lead, Ecosystem Services, Wildlife Conservation Society with FabriceDeClerck, CATIE (now at Bioversity) and Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Rockefeller Foundation

Integrating Ecology and Poverty ReductionEdited by Jane Carter Ingram, Wildlife Conservation Society, FabriceDeClerck, CATIE (now at Bioversity) and Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Rockefeller Foundation Foreword by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs

Ecological Theory and Tools for Identifying and Managing Synergies , Tradeoffs, and Unintended Consequences From Smukler et al. 2012

Ecological Theory and Tools for Understanding the Nutritional Value of a Landscape High in protein High in Carbohydrates High in Vitamin c Remans et al. 2012

Ecological Theory and Tools for Understanding and Managing Disaster Regulation Functions From Ingram and Khazai, 2012

Applying Ecological Science for Development: Understanding Gendered Interactions with Ecosystems Gutierrez-Montes et al. 2012

Apply Ecological Science to Reduce Conflict Over Competing Land Uses and Goals Sachedina and Nelson, 2012

Summary: Ecological Dimensions of Poverty • Ecological science and tools have traditionally not contributed substantially to poverty reduction efforts • Ecological knowledge, theory, and tools have enormous, under-used potential for contributing to achieving multiple development goals • Ecology can highlight the tradeoffs and unintended consequences that may happen as a result of siloed development decisions

Summary: Applications of Ecology in Development Solutions • Ecologists and the science they conduct have to be viewed as objective • Ecologists must understand the prevailing social, economic, and political contexts in which they are working • Ecological research has to be conducted at the scale of the development problem and decision making, acknowledging that human-environment interactions may change across scales

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From Smukler et al. 2012

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