<em>World Resources 2005</em>: Table of Contents

Foreword PART I THE WEALTH OF THE POOR Chapter 1 Nature, Power, and Poverty

• Linking Ecosystems, Governance, and Poverty
• The Persistence of Poverty
• Growth Alone Is Not Enough
• Environment Matters to the Poor
• Nature as an Economic Stepping Stone
• Better Governance Is Vital for Higher Incomes
• The Environment as a Route to Democratic Governance
• Linking Environment and Governance in the Global Poverty Fight
• From Vulnerability to Wealth

Chapter 2 Ecosystems and the Livelihoods of the Poor

• How Important is Environmental Income?
• Who Gets More Environmental Income: Rich or Poor?
• Environmental Income by Ecosystem
• The Role of Livestock
• The Social Benefits of Ecosystems
• Building on the Strength of Ecosystems

Chapter 3 The Role of Governance

• Resource Tenure and Property Rights: Access and Ownership
• Decentralization: Can It Help the Poor?
• The Rights to Information, Participation, and Justice: The Importance of a Voice

Chapter 4 Four Steps to Greater Environmental Income 1. More Income Through Better Ecosystem Management

• Better Management Requires an Ecosystem Approach
• Income Benefits of Better Management

2. Getting the Governance Right: Empowering the Poor to Profit from Nature

• Securing Property and Resource Rights through Tenure Reform
• Poor-Friendly Decentralization: Community-Based Natural Resource Management
• Keeping Community-Based Management Pro-Poor
• A Continuing Role for the State

3. Commercializing Ecosystem Goods and Services

• Provide Marketing Assistance
• Understand the Limitations of Transportation
• Make Credit Available
• Capture Greater Value
• Partner with the Private Sector
• Keep Sustainability in Mind

< p>4. Augmenting Nature