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Contents: Introduction Why PES? Existing PES systems Water as a key commodity for PES Invasive alien plants (IAPs) Economic Impacts of IAPs “Working for Water” Payments by water users (involuntary) Payments by Municipalities Payments by public companies Who pays, for what Voluntary? Sellers and conditionality Site selection Monitoring – has WfW achieved its objectives Sustainability Other benefits of WfW WfW as beginning of something bigger Water vs other services Plans for PES in SA – 1. Cape floristic region – 2. Maloti-Drakensberg grasslands – 3. Olifants River (IIED) Key Challenges