Publication
Compensation for Ecosystem Services (CES): A Catalyst for Ecosystem Conservation and Poverty Alleviation?
Details
Author(s):
S. Wymann von Dach; U. Höggel; F. Kakridi Enz
Type of Document:
Research Report
Publisher/Journal:
Not Available
Date of Publication:
2004
Place of Publication:
Not Available
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Description
Content: Definitions: Understanding the concept – The multifunctionality of ecosystems – Compensation for ecosystem services (CES)
The challenges: CES: a challenging mechanism – Potential linkages between poverty alleviation and CES – Evaluating ecosystem services – Geographic expansion brings together very different stakeholder groups – Development of markets – Opportunities and risks of CES
At the policy level: Necessary conditions at the policy level – Shortcomings at the global level – The need for action at the national level
In the field: Steps for implementation
Bibliography: Recommended reading
Also available in: Spanish: http://www.inforesources.ch/pdf/focus_3_04_s.pdf French: http://www.inforesources.ch/pdf/focus_3_04_f.pdf
