PHE approaches can take many forms, and in general involve conservation and health organizations partnering to deliver voluntary family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services in remote areas with high biodiversity. The goal of these projects is to engage communities living in and around biodiversity hotspots in activities that integrate livelihoods, food security and natural resource management with improved access to health services including Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), nutrition, and a range of other services. The projects helped local communities and policymakers understand the relationship between having healthy families with an improved stewardship of natural resources.
Our research provides an evidence base of successful examples that integrate biodiversity indicators into conservation and development planning. This working group, including CI, JGI and WWF, is focusing on two strategic approaches to achieve its goals:
