UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

Investments put increasing pressure on natural resources and need to be carefully managed to avoid environmental and social impacts. One possible impact of direct investments is the land use change into mono crop plantations

Biodiversity is a basis for food availability and provides essential livelihoods for local people

Reforestation and re-planting helps to avoid soil degradation and erosion

Poor people often live in areas prone to environmental degradation and in risk of natural disasters

Forests remain an important source of livelihoods and deforestation can lead to food insecurity