Managing Private investMent in

natural resources: a Primer for Pro-Poor growth and environmental sustainability environment for the MDgs unDP-uneP Poverty-environment initiative Managing Private investMent in natural resources: a Primer for Pro-Poor growth and environmental sustainability unDP-uneP Poverty-environment initiative environment for the MDgs v The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a global UN effort that supports country-led efforts to mainstream poverty-environment linkages into national development planning. The PEI provides financial and technical assis-tance to government partners to set up institutional and capacity-strengthening programmes and carry out activities to address the particular poverty-environment context. Managing Private Investment in Natural Resources: A Primer for Pro-Poor Growth and Environmental Sustainability is also available online at www.unpei.org