Happiness and Well-Being

Can Happiness Be Measured??

I am working on a group project dealing with Gross National Happiness (GNH) and the Happy Planet Index (HPI).  This group will serve to link individuals and organizations with resources relating to global happiness measures.

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Created: Oct 17, 2007

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Taxonomy: Livelihood, Economic, and Other Incentives

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Definition:
Actions to use economic and other incentives to influence behavior.
Keywords:
Livelihood, economic incentives, inked enterprises, livelihood alternatives, substitution, market forces, conservation payments, nonmontary, value, biodiversity, conservation, action

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This class of actions has been gaining in popularity in the past few years. Includes Linked Enterprises and Livelihood Alternatives, Substitution, Market Forces, Conservation Payments, Nonmonetary Values as sub-categories.

This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Conservation Actions’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation action use the Conservation Pages.

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